[CTSARA] Field Day Operator Privileges

[Jon Perelstein]

I want to remind everyone that the club wants to make sure that every
paid-up club member who wants to operate gets a chance to operate.  PLEASE
NOTE THE FOLLOWING RULES/CAVEATS

1.  This courtesy applies to FULLY PAID members only.  If you haven't paid
your dues this year, don't expect us to be worried about whether or not you
get to operate.

We are pleased to extent this courtesy to additional household residents of
fully paid members (for example, spouses that live with you, kids that live
with you, in-laws that live with you).  We will also extend this courtesy
to OUT-OF-TOWN guests of fully paid members.  In both cases, we are
extending the policy to those who have appropriate current ham licenses.
 If the person is not licensed, or is not a General class or higher, they
will operate from the GOTA tent.

2.  This courtesy only applies to people who help out at Field Day during
setup or who have shown themselves to be reliable enough in the past that
we can count on their promise to assist with take-down.  We will be doing
set-up on Friday pretty much all day from 9am - 5am and then again Saturday
morning from about 9 am until Field Day starts at 2 pm.  If you haven't put
in a couple of hours of set-up time or promise a couple of hours at 2 pm on
Sunday, don't expect us to be worried about whether or not you get to
operate.

3.  If you want to operate, make it known ON THE SIGN-UP LIST.  We will
have a sign-up list for HF (3A) and VHF operations.  Sign up and indicate
the times you would prefer, and then we will work out something.  Note the
"we will work something out" -- you are not guaranteed to operate at the
time you put down on the sign-up sheet.  For example, we're probably not
going to pull an experienced operator at the absolutely busiest/toughest
time (Saturday afternoon/early evening) just because you've decided that's
when you want to operate - especially if you decide at the spur of the
moment.  You are not guaranteed an immediate seat at your whim.

4.  If you want to operate on HF, you must have a General (or higher class)
license.  If you don't, YOU MUST ARRANGE to have a General (or higher
class) licensee sit with you to make it legal.  YOU must arrange it.

5.  We intend to monitor the performance of any and all of our HF/VHF
operators.  If you are operating in a way that is causing on-air problems
for other stations (other stations within our site or any other station on
the air from anywhere), embarrassment to the club, or rules violations, we
will require you to operate under the direction of a mentor or we will yank
them.  Our preference will be to go with the mentor approach, but if you
won't cooperate with the mentor, we will yank you so fast your head will
spin.

6.  If there are any issues - like someone refusing to give up a seat to a
scheduled operator who is on the schedule - you must immediately contact
one of the following people:  me, Terry Martin, Jonathan Solomon, Ernest
Laug.

If you don't want to follow the above, don't complain nine months later
that you didn't get to operate.

73s
Jon, WB2RYV