[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Fwd: Announcements

[Joe K]

Oh, okay good to know, my original idea was an activity for club members to do during the field day, not anything to do with the antennas we were planning on using.

On Sun, Jan 19, 2025 at 15:24, Sean Gallagher <[comms at gallagher.us.com](mailto:On Sun, Jan 19, 2025 at 15:24, Sean Gallagher <<a href=)> wrote:

> Updates to original announcement below.
>
> We have reexamined the possibility of conducting an antenna workshop in conjunction with the running of Winter Field Day (WFD). The original concept was based on use of constructed antennas in the conduct of WFD but the best antennas for that site actually are high mounted EFHW as the site itself is down in Eisenhower Valley and there's not much to construct on an EFHW. Additionally, the rules have changed and WFD starts 3 hours earlier than last year's contest, so we want to be up and operational by 10-1030am.
>
> Moving forward, we will reschedule the antenna workshop for late February potentially combining it with a soldering workshop as you will need to know how to correctly attach cable end fittings to the coax cable to connect the antennas.
>
> Most importantly here, we have transitioned the lead for WFD to Skip Dronen, KO2THF, and he will be reaching out to you very soon with more details. If you have questions in the meantime, please contact Skip at hvrtaxi at hotmail.com mailto:hvrtaxi at hotmail.com.
>
> Thanks! Hope to see many of your smiling faces out at Station 210 for Winter Field Day!
>
> 73,
> Sean
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
>
>> From: Sean Gallagher <comms at gallagher.us.com>
>> To: "Alexandriaradioclub at mailman.qth.net" <Alexandriaradioclub at mailman.qth.net>
>> Date: 01/13/2025 7:27 PM EST
>> Subject: Announcements
>>
>>
>> We have a couple of upcoming events that we need your input on.
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>> The first event is Winter Field Day 25/26 January. We are going to attempt to run Winter Field Day in conjunction with a workshop on how to properly build / tune antennas.
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>> We need to know how many members are interested in and will participate in the Workshop.
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>> Secondly, we need to know how many members will participate in the actual Winter Field Day activity.
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>> This year, the organizers have extended the event time from 24 to 30 hours, starting earlier and ending a little later than previous years. Specific contest details are available at www.winterfieldday.org https://www.winterfieldday.org.
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>> So, again, I need to know your intentions on both items, and you can send those responses in one email and I will tabulate the data. I need to ensure that there is enough participation to make this event worthwhile. Our reservation request is in with the City and we should hear something tomorrow on whether we're approved or if there is a conflict.
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>> I would appreciate a response from all members, even if you are not able to participate. At least I'll know that we've reached you.
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>> I am the admin lead for this event and Skip Dronen is the Ops lead.
>>
>> As always, comments and questions are welcome.
>>
>> 73,
>> Sean
>> K4KBK
>>
>>
>>
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