[Elecraft] 4-pound Field Day, anyone?

[kevinr]

You could use the multiplier of 1 / 4# .   A 1 pound total rig would 
land you a mult of 4x.  Imagine getting down into the oz rig range; the 
multiplier would be very good for even a few contacts.  It may get down 
to tapping wires to attain the least possible weight. Using one's own 
lunch to provide power would be extra.  Remember to take a few limes 
along with the copper and zinc strips.
    73,
        Kevin.  KD5ONS





On 4/28/2013 4:50 PM, Robert G Strickland wrote:
> I understand and support the idea of lighter weight, more fun. That 
> said, do we want to establish the 4# figure as "it?" Seems that 
> anything under 10# is in the spirit of lighter/funner. I don't know 
> the weights, but suppose I take my K2, an external tuner ['cause I 
> don't have the K2 internal tuner], appropriate battery(ies), some sort 
> of wire antenna, and a support [no trees where I'm going], I'm 
> probably over 4# yet sit "light weight." It's sort of like the 5W QRP 
> standard. Why not 10w and under? Why not 1W and under? Granted, it's 
> unmanageable to have a "class" for every pound under some figure. That 
> said, perhaps we could "weight" some "light" configurations and find 
> the middle point, or some such figure, and then determine "classes" 
> from there. Just a thought. Like the general idea very much.
> ...robert
>
> On 4/27/2013 07:39, Edward R Cole wrote:
>> Intriguing idea.  In my case it will take the form of a lightweight
>> psk-31 station.  Our local club does FD every year so I may just use one
>> of their antennas or rig a 20m dipole (probably a sloper).  I will break
>> the 4# barrier by bringing my old P90 IBM thinkpad that has a psk-31
>> program and this will force me to make up a soundcard I/F for the KX3.
>> I have a pile of 12v 4AH gelcells which will suffice for power. Our
>> club call is AL7LE but there is some talk of using a better callsign of
>> one of the members (might be KL7RA).
>>
>> Back in 2005 (I think) I set up a FD psk-31 station using my FT-847 and
>> the same laptop.  It was powered with a 30w solar panel + diehard
>> deep-cycle marine battery.  My antenna was a 20m mobile whip.  I was set
>> up in 20-minutes while the club usually takes about 2-hours to get the
>> first station running.  Club name is the Moosehorn ARC.
>>
>> 73, Ed - KL7UW
>>
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