[BCVHFA] Field day - this weekend

[Ernie Howard]

Don't forget that field day is this weekend at Smith Park in Middletown. 
We will be starting our setup tomorrow (Friday) at exactly 2 pm at the 
park. Some of us will be there at lunch time to finalize the setup and 
get the trailers, tents and campers there.

If you are planning on assisting in the setup, please be there when you 
can. Setup will start at 2 PM tomorrow (Friday) and continue until dark. 
We will start setup again at 8:30 AM Saturday and will continue until 
starting time at 2 PM. Tear down will start about Noon on Sunday and 
probably last until 5 PM.

At the present time we are geared up to run the following stations: One 
CW station, two phone stations, one VHF/UHF station and one 
demonstration/GOTA station. Please feel free to stop in and operate any 
time between 2 PM Saturday and 2 PM Sunday. We want to keep the radios 
humming for the entire 24 hours.

To get to our site, enter the main entrance of the park off of Tytus 
Avenue, one block west of Route 4/73 (Verity Parkway). Our site is on 
the right side as you enter the park. Turn right at the stop sign and 
park. Talk in on 146.61.

If you are arriving after DARK and before 6 am, the front gate will be 
locked. You can enter the park via a back entrance. That entrance is off 
of Route 122, about 300 feet west of Main Street. It is the City of 
Middletown 'Maintenance Services' and water plant entrance. Enter that 
drive and immediately turn right. Proceed through the parking lot and 
then turn right and go past the Electronics/Parks building. You will 
reach the salt storage barn, there turn left and you will be on the park 
road. Take that road until you pass through the first stop sign - then 
you are there. Zoom in on the left side of this drawing to see where the 
night entrance is located. http://www.qsl.net/w8blv/images/smithmapa.jpg 
  (loads slow)


Remember the covered dish family picnic at 6 pm Saturday. That is the 
time to eat, meet and greet each other. There is usually a crowd there 
until after dark.

Bring a lawn chair.....

Please pass this message along to those who may be attending.


Ernie W8EH

P.S. If you want a street map showing how to get to the park, go to:
http://maps.yahoo.com   Then enter "580 Tytus Avenue" and a zip code 
45042. It will bring up the map with a red star at the entrance.