[GCARC] Field Day 11th Hour Update...

[Marc]

Howdy, 

Are you guys still setting up today and if so do you help? 

As 2:30 PM it’s Thunder and lightning in North Wilmington DE. 

-Marc
WM2Y 

> 
> On Thursday, June 22, 2023, 9:29 PM, Tony Starr <tstarr1450 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Greetings All:
> 
> We stand on the edge of greatness...  Field Day greatness, that is.
> Because any weekend spent participating in Field Day is the epitome of
> greatness.  Here is a late update on the site:
> 
> I marked all of the HF antenna locations except 10 meters, and I also did
> not mark the 2m or SATCOM stations, mainly because they are up near the
> clubhouse. Thanks Bill, N2FZ, for pounding the stakes in for me!  All of
> the more remote locations have been marked, so that when you arrive on site
> you know where to put your antenna.  As I stated before, I don't
> really care where you set up your shelter, but I would like to see your
> antenna at least close to where your stake is.
> 
> When I got home from the site, I had enough daylight to hitch up the truck
> to the trailer, so that will save me some time.  I am working tomorrow from
> home, until about 2:30, and then I plan to just toss my bags in the truck
> and go. I expect to be on the site sometime after 3:00, and begin
> dis-gorging the huge amount of hardware that is in my trailer. Weather
> permitting, we would like to at least get a couple of the larger masts put
> up tomorrow, to save us work on Saturday morning.  If anyone can come out
> to help tomorrow afternoon, it would be appreciated.
> 
> One thing we did not see on the site, is any sign of anything being set up
> for the wine festival.  I don't know if the event is rain or shine, but
> they might have taken advantage of the dry weather tonight to at least drop
> off some equipment, but we saw nothing going on.  Perhaps they have a rain
> date, I really don't know.  I do know that we will be out there, rain or
> shine, and will be operating unless the threat of lightning forces us to
> shut down our stations for a time.  I ask that everyone try to have a
> handheld radio on their site, tuned to 147.54 FM simplex, so that we can
> communicate such important messages as LIGHTNING APPROACHING,  ALL CLEAR TO
> RESUME OPERATING, and DINNER IS SERVED, GET IT WHILE IT IS HOT!  If you
> don't have a handheld, contact me and I will get you one to use.
> 
> That is about all for now.  I hope to see some of you after 3 PM tomorrow,
> some of you after 9 AM on Saturday, and some of you after 12 Noon on Sunday
> for set-up and tear-down, and I hope to see all of you having a great time
> at all times in between those times.  If you are coming out to help with
> antennas, bring work gloves, and if you have one, a hard hat. If you are
> coming out to operate, bring a set of headphones, and a 2m handheld radio.
> If you are just coming out to visit, bring a friend and join us.  We would
> love to get you in on the fun.  73 for now.
> 
> Tony Starr, K3TS
> FD Chairman 2023
> ______________________________________________________________
> GCARC mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/gcarc
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:GCARC at mailman.qth.net
> 
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> 
> 
> 
> ______________________________________________________________
> GCARC mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/gcarc
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:GCARC at mailman.qth.net
> 
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html