[CALV-AUXCOMM] Planning for the 10M Exercise on May 15th & Planning Net

Sun May 5 17:23:17 EDT 2019

I will check Fishing Creek, then towards the end, maybe try Mt Hope. Just use jeep power, no gen set so I can move quicker. Got a new idea on simpler antenna setup, easy setup/ takedown. Will try to test out maybe Wednesday when we go to Drum Point to map repeater coverage.

Sent from my iPad,
Best Regards, 
Jim Tetlow

> On May 5, 2019, at 5:06 PM, Shawn Donley <n3ae at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> My idea was to get a spot somewhere near North Beach/Chesapeake Beach but not so low elevation as to make success unlikely.  
> 
> But ...
> 
> Looking at the Calvert map, I spot near the water may have a path mostly over water to the south (CRE, Drum Point), with perhaps Cove Point in the way.   
> 
> If you want to give the over-the-water path a test, go for it.
> 
> OBTW.  I'd hoped we could have one station on the grounds of the Cove Point lighthouse but it's not open to the public on the date and hours of our exercise.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On May 5, 2019 at 3:53 PM James Tetlow <k3uga at comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Ooooops, countdown has started, guess I better get going! I have a question though. Ace hardware is pretty crowded during the day...even in the middle of the week. Mt Hope is high elevation, but can get pretty congested too. let me check them out to be sure. Also a good test might include a bad low area (North Beach /Chesapeake Beach)? ( not my qth.) I would have to find an open area there, possibly the parking lot at the community center in Chesapeake Beach along Fishing Creek? That’s low, maybe 6 ft above sea level. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad,
>> Best Regards, 
>> Jim Tetlow
>> 
>>> On May 5, 2019, at 2:40 PM, Shawn Donley <n3ae at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> All,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> We're just 10 days away from our 10M SSB simplex experiment.   To date, I've received  responses from the following operators who would like to participate:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> AB3LE ...   fixed op from home QTH
>>> 
>>> N3PPH  ...  portable/mobile op
>>> 
>>> KB3RAN ... portable/mobile op
>>> 
>>> K3UGA ...   portable/mobile op
>>> 
>>> KH6CUJ  ... portable op  ??
>>> 
>>> W3PQS ...  portable/mobile op
>>> 
>>> KB3SXB ...  fixed op from the Drum Point Community Center
>>> 
>>> 
>>> If I missed someone, please let me know.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> See the rough plans below.  I'D LIKE TO HAVE A PLANNING NET ON THE 146.985 REPEATER THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING, May 8th, AT 07:30 PM to discuss.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> The plan is to spread the portable/mobile operators around the county.  Looking for your assistance in determining the actual locations.  This means having you do some recon prior to May 15th.   You will need to find a spot suitable for your antenna plans and hopefully in a location that doesn't draw too much attention.  I'm working on the basis of forgiveness rather than permission, but if you see a good spot and want to ask the owner for permission, feel free.  Bring your RACES badge if you have one.  I'm assuming your antenna choices are somewhat self-contained, perhaps using a mast held down by your vehicle to support a dipole, but not something that looks like a 18A field day op.     School parking lots are off limits.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Here's my initial suggestions.  The specific locations suggested below may or may not work out, but something in the general area is desired. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> N3PPH  ....   American Chestnut Land Trust trail parking area off of Double Oak Rd
>>> 
>>> 
>>> KB3RAN...   Jefferson Patterson Park
>>> 
>>> 
>>> K3UGA ...     Sneade's Home Center upper parking lot or Mt Hope Community Center parking lot.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> KH6CUJ ..    Bowen's Grocery parking lot  (I'll ask Gordon Bowen for his OK).
>>> 
>>> 
>>> W3PQS ...    Dunkirk District Park
>>> 
>>> 
>>> N3AE ...       Hallowing Point Park
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> During the actual exercise on the 15th, we will also use the 146.985 repeater for coordination.  Proposed starting time is 0900 departure from your QTH but with intent to be on the air (10M SSB  at 28.350MHz) by 10:30.   We'll run the comm test for an hour or less and then meet somewhere for lunch around 12:00.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Critical data needed from the event:
>>> 
>>> 1.  Your exact location (latitude/longitude)
>>> 
>>> 2.  Antenna type and height (include info on polarization....horz or vert or in-between; i.e. sloper)
>>> 
>>> 3.  Antenna compass orientation (for antennas with directivity)
>>> 
>>> 4.  RF Power used
>>> 
>>> 5.  Your ability to copy the other stations
>>> 
>>>        Green = Good copy of the other station
>>>        Yellow = Difficult copy of the other station
>>>        Red = No copy of the other station
>>> 
>>> 
>>> If the weather forecast the night before looks bad, I'll postpone the exercise to another date and notify everyone by email.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks to all that have volunteered to participate.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> OBTW ... the intent of this exercise to to see how well 10M SSB covers the county using a mix of portable, mobile and fixed stations.  Not interested in how you power your station.  Batteries, vehicle or AC mains....doesn't matter.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Shawn
>>> 
>>> N3AE
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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