[GCARC] Field Day update

[Tony Starr]

Vinnie,

Yes, 10 meters has been great lately.  In the past six months, i have
nearly doubled my 10m DXCC numbers.  Just this past week I worked VK9
Norfolk Island. The sunspot numbers for Cycle 25 are already a year or two
ahead of the best predictions, and we are NOWHERE NEAR THE PEAK!  This
Field Day should be absolutely great compared to the past couple of years,
so it is more important than ever that we sign up enough operators to make
it happen.  We have put on a great show the past couple of years, but this
one promises to eclipse those efforts by a significant amount, due to
increased propagation.

I cannot stress this enough, we are looking for operators.  Phone, CW, or
digital, we plan to have it all going on this Field Day, so please try to
make it out to the event.  We always have a great time, and having good
band conditions will just make it all that much better.  SJRA (K2AA) is
planning on going back to a full-on field operation, but they have no
momentum, as a result of two years of half-hearted effort, so this is our
chance to deny them the opportunity to once again dominate the section.  We
are on a roll from last year, and we can keep it rolling.  Let's get out
there and take advantage of these improved conditions and keep W2MMD at the
top of the section listings like we were last year.  We have already proven
that we can have a great time and still dominate the section and class.
Let's do it again!

Tony K3TS

On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 8:48 PM Vinnie Sallustio <Yankees_1996 at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Gcarc,
>
>
>   1.  I think I will have a 10M station this year. The band has been very
> active, and I do not see any change. I will ask Al KB2AYU if he wants it
> with his 6M station. If not, I think I will take it on our 40M SSB station.
> The antenna will be a wire IMAX. Basically, an IMAX that had the fiberglass
> destroyed in a wind storm, replacing the fiberglass portion with a wire,
> because that is all the fiberglass was covering anyway. This is a great
> antenna for Field Day. When we used it in the last cycle, we had nearly 500
> contacts on it.
>
>   1.  40 CW station. I have not heard anything from the regulars on this
> station, if they were going to run it. Please let me know if you guys are
> good or not.
>
>   1.  40M SSB. We are still looking for operators. So far, only Dennis
> Sandole has volunteered. I am taking any operators, from beginners to
> seasoned contesters, and in between. Training will be provided. We need
> some coverage from like 6pm-12 midnight, overnight, and Sunday morning til
> about 11am.
>
>   1.  Food policy will be the same as the last 2 years. You will supply
> your own food for your station/stations. You can bring prepared food, fast
> food, whatever your station can manage. Some stations combined and shared
> food.
>
>   1.  Last year, I had 2 club members (one was a minister/reverend) that
> came at last minute and wanted to set up a station. I do not know their
> names, but you are more than welcome to join any station that needs you.
> You can be operators at our 40M SSB station, if you wish.
>
>   1.  No volunteers on a GOTA (Get on the Air) station as of yet.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Vinnie
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