[FARC] Field Day 2013 Plans

[m.e.whitmore at comcast.net]

Steven,

Baker Park which is in the city of Frederick would probably give us the most
exposure to the public.  There are lots of dog walkers, tennis players, swimmers,
and joggers.

There are several parts of the park.  The area next to the swimming pool has
some covered picnic tables that we might be able to use.

The main part of the park has a covered cupola that I think has a rest room
in the basement.

The third part is the Culler Lake area with an open area between the Little League
baseball diamond and Schifferstadt.

I don't know what the rules and regulations for use of the park are.  Camping over
night may not be allowed which means we would have to remove our equipment Saturday
night and set up again on Sunday.

There may be a better chance of getting permission to use Pinecliff or Gambril but
I don't think we would see many visitors.

Another park is Staley Park which is near TJ High School and adjacent to Motter Ave.

It would be a good idea to find out about what is and is not allowed at all of these
places as soon as possible. If some of them are not available that will help to narrow
down the choices and make it easier to pick one.

73's
Mark


----- Original Message -----
From: "W3SFG" <W3SFG at w3sfg.net>
To: "Maryland ARC Frederick" <farc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 1:07:44 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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