[GCARC] Field Day 20M SSB band chairman needed

[Tony Starr]

I would like to add that 20m SSB is a very productive band / mode which has
been entirely under-utilized at W2MMD for the past several years, so it is
one that we really need to cover.  Activity is primarily daytime and early
evening, but propagation to the west can remain good past midnight.  Due to
the many single and two transmitter operations who switch to 40m and 80m at
night, we typically shut down the 20m stations during the overnight hours,
as the band tends to die down at that time.  This is a good band for the
operators who are not "night owls".   We also have some good antenna
options available for 20m, so all you really need is a radio and a shelter
of some sort.  I have in my possession a very nice Cushcraft A3S beam that
was donated to our club by the Mid-Atlantic radio club, and I would like to
see it used for 20m SSB. I know from personal experience that an A3S placed
atop an aluminum extension ladder makes a fine Field Day antenna that will
blow the socks off a vertical or half-wave wire antenna.  If you have the
interest, and the ability to field such a station, I urge you to contact
Vinnie as soon as possible.  Thanks and 73.

Tony Starr  K3TS

On Sun, May 1, 2022 at 10:42 PM Vinnie Sallustio <Yankees_1996 at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> I have not heard back from the previous years 20 SSB chairs, so I am
> putting it up for grabs.
>
> I am in need of a band chairman. Preferably, one that has run a Field Day
> station. Understand, I am only talking chairman. That is the person that is
> responsible for setting up and taking down the station, arranging
> operators, etc. If you do not have a band chair experience and want to give
> it a shot, it is a big responsibility. You will need all the equip,
> shelter, furniture, operators, etc, that is needed in a station. If you can
> do this, I will be more than happy to give you the band. The only reason I
> would want an experienced person, is to guide the newbies, so they have the
> experience the following years.
>
> This is 24 hours of operating, though many tear down later Sunday morning.
> You have to be there thru Sunday morning.
>
> Operators need not have experience. We just want you to operate.
>
> Please let me know.
>
> Vinnie N4NYY
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