[FARC] Field Day 2013 Plans

[Ben Nardi]

Hi all,

Yesterday I received a phone call from John Hart k3kwo, who is a member of 
the Carroll County Amateur Radio Club, regarding the upcoming Field Day. He 
wondered if we would be interested in a joint effort with them in hopes of 
generating more interest. I thought that was a good idea and told him we 
would discuss it at our next meeting on the 15th(tax day). He mentioned that 
he has a communication pod that can be mounted on the back of a truck that 
contains a complete station along with generator. He also mentioned a site, 
Liberty Park, I think, on RT26, as a place they had used before but was open 
to pretty much anything. At any rate a joint effort is something that could 
add a little extra spark. Synergy I think it's called...

There is a campground in Cunningham Falls State Park in the William Houck 
area near the Lake but the last time I was up there the campground part was 
still closed. I will check again to see what it looks like.

Regards,
Ben w3zup

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W3SFG" <W3SFG at w3sfg.net>
To: "Frederick, Maryland ARC" <farc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 1:07 PM
Subject: [FARC] Field Day 2013 Plans


> Fellow FARC Members:
>
>
>
> As discussed at our meeting on Monday, 18 March, it is time to begin 
> making
> plans for participation in Field Day 2013. Last year, we had a nice 
> location
> in a parking deck at Frederick Memorial Hospital, but there seemed to be
> some interest in trying something that would both create a more 
> "outdoorsy"
> experience for our members and afford easy access and high visibility for
> the public. I'm not familiar enough with the parks around Frederick to 
> make
> recommendations, but would be happy to do some legwork to scope out
> prospects or investigate permitting options (e.g. Gambrill State Park,
> Pinecliff Park). Jeff Fishman mentioned that we might also be able to use
> some space his family owns near the Golden Mile (on Waverly Drive). Any
> thoughts?
>
>
>
> Information about Field Day is available here
> <http://www.arrl.org/field-day> .
>
>
>
> It may  be instructive to look at the simple planning page set up by the
> Randallstown Amateur Radio Club 
> (http://icengineering.com/n3ic/rarc/fd13/),
> which sets up a class 2A station each year at the Washington Monument 
> State
> Park.
>
>
>
> Hopefully we can plan an activity that will afford us a chance to 
> socialize,
> mentor new hams (and give some a first-time chance to work on HF), develop
> skills (station setup, safety, contest operating, etc.), and give the club
> some exposure to the public and prospective members. It would be wonderful
> if we could plan some sort of class and testing session ("ham in a day")
> that we could offer to interested guests.
>
>
>
> I look forward to hearing everybody's thoughts. It looks like this may be
> among the topics of discussion at our next meeting
> (http://frederickarc.org/?p=419), but I think it will be helpful to
> circulate some ideas before then.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
>
>
> Steven, W3SFG
>
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