[Collins] CARC Special Event Op

[Ian McLean]

Right you are Jerry!
73, Ian, VK3JQ

--- "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson"
<geraldj at storm.weather.net> wrote:

> On Tue, 2007-08-28 at 17:44 -0400, W8BVH wrote:
> > Does anyone else besides Ian have any info about
> the below mentioned post??? 
> > Is this Pacific time and will it be at the Boeing
> plant in WA???
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Ralph Howes
> > W8BVH
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Ian McLean" <i_mclean at yahoo.com>
> > To: <collins at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 6:02 PM
> > Subject: [Collins] CARC Special Event Op
> > 
> > 
> > > Folks,
> > >
> > > The following information is from Rod Blocksome
> via
> > > Lawrence KC0ODK .
> > >
> ----------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > This Wednesday, Aug. 29th at 10:00 AM a media
> event
> > > will take place in the Bldg 120 parking lot.
> > > Following that event, employees will be invited
> to
> > > view the displays for the rest of the day.
> > >
> > > We have been asked to set up the B-29 radio
> equipment
> > > to illustrate the fact that Collins equipment
> has been
> > > on the Air Force Tanker from the very beginning.
>  The
> > > first tanker was adapted from the B-29 and
> called the
> > > KB-29.  It carried the same radio gear.
> > >
> > > Boeing is bringing a "van" (semi trailer ?) with
> > > displays of the new tanker based on the 767. 
> Next to
> > > it will be a tent.  We will be in the tent on a
> 6-foot
> > > table.  I'm having signs made, etc.
> > >
> > > The icing on the cake will be if we can get the
> ART-13
> > > and BC-348 operating an on the air.  To this
> end,
> > > Steve Jones is rounding up the necessary items
> to put
> > > up a wire antenna to a nearby tree.  We are
> working on
> > > power sources.
> > >
> > > What we need is some folks to volunteer to
> operate
> > > from the club stations in either AM or CW or
> both.
> > > Also someone at one of the club stations can get
> on
> > > the Collins Collectors Reflector and keep them
> > > appraised of the demo frequency/mode so they can
> work
> > > the ART-13 as well.  Since AM in the daytime may
> be
> > > pretty iffy, we really need some CW ops for the
> demo
> > > and at least one club station.
> > >
> > > Here are the frequencies I propose we use (these
> > > according to general band plan/agreements):
> > >
> > > 80m AM:  3885 kHz
> > > 80m CW:  3710 kHz
> > >
> > > 40m AM: 7290 kHz
> > > 40m CW: 7110 kHz
> > >
> > > 20m AM: 14,286 kHz
> > > 20m CW:  14,060 kHz
> > >
> > > Our current plan is to check out operation of
> the
> > > equipment in the 112 ham station Tue afternoon. 
> Also
> > > establish the antenna, ground, and power at the
> site
> > > on Tue. afternoon.  Wed. morning between 7:30
> and 9:00
> > > AM we will haul the equipment over to the site,
> > > assemble, and hope it all still works.  We have
> to be
> > > finished by 9:00 AM
> > >
> > >
> I'm presuming its Iowa (CDT) time at the Collins
> plant in Cedar Rapids 
> since that's where Rod worked last. I also presume
> they will be using 
> CARC club call, W0CXX.
> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
> 
>
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