[HCARC] Field Day Help Needed

Wed May 15 22:33:53 EDT 2013

Bill,

I would be fascinated to learn how to reach satelites with 2 meters.  I have 
24 of the 4 foot long fiberglass antenna poles (military surplus) that 
interconnect with each other and the necessary rings to guy them.  I also 
have a Discone antenna that says it is good for 2 meter, etc Ham 
wavelengths.  I used it for listening with my old scanner before the city, 
etc went to encrypted digital.  As I have told Jeff, I have a new 1000 foot 
role of 3/16th Dacron that is useable for temporary guying, tying up 
dipoles, etc.

Bill - education time for me - in what way is the OLH site different from 
last years site at the racetrack for 2 / 6 meters??  Does it have to do with 
elevations, or ????

Gary J
N5BAA
HCARC Secretary 2013

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Tynan" <billandmattie at windstream.net>
To: "Harvey N. Vordenbaum" <tower2 at stx.rr.com>; "'Gary and Arlene Johnson'" 
<qltfnish at omniglobal.net>; <hcarc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: [HCARC] Field Day Help Needed

>I have:
> 100 ft of LMR-400 that we used last year.
> IC-706 which we can use on 6 meters (If something better doesn't show up 
> such as the IC-746 that Jim Linley brought the last few years.)
> A rotator
> An extendable pole, but it's very heavy and more than I want handle.
> Other stuff but I don't have time to enumerate right now. (I leave for 
> Dayton in the morning.)
>
> I do not have a 2 meter beam, but I don't see much use in including 2 
> meters, especially at the location we have this year.
>
> We might think about getting the extra 100 pts with a satellite contact. 
> I'll consider that.
>
> 73,
>
> Bill, W3XO
>
>
>
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> From: "Harvey N. Vordenbaum" <tower2 at stx.rr.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 7:41 PM
> To: "'Gary and Arlene Johnson'" <qltfnish at omniglobal.net>; 
> <hcarc at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [HCARC] Field Day Help Needed
>
>> The club has two laptop computers now. Marilyn's HP w/XP, and Jerry's 
>> Acer
>> w/XP.  I could loan a Dell also w/XP.  These already have ham programs
>> installed such as N1MM, etc.
>> Reminder: the Club has a large banner which has been hanging over the 
>> radio
>> room so long you probably don't even see it anymore. Maybe it could serve 
>> as
>> a sun shade. :-)
>> Marilyn had one made which is > 6 ft. long.  Dale made a storage 
>> container
>> for it.
>>
>> Check in the radio room for information poster boards.
>>
>> In addition to the Club's TS570SAT there is also Al's TS440SAT.
>>
>> I have a 5 el 6 M antenna as well as rotators.
>> K5hv
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>> [mailto:hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
>> On Behalf Of Gary and Arlene Johnson
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:08 PM
>> To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net; Jeff & Beverly Lavender
>> Subject: [HCARC] Field Day Help Needed
>>
>> I went and finalized the arrangements for Field Day at Our Lady of The 
>> Hills
>> School (OLH), located off of HWY 27 just before the airport.  The rental 
>> fee
>> for the basketball pavilion, etc has been paid so we are good to go.  OLH 
>> is
>> very supportive of us using their facilities.  Coach Chris Ramirez is our
>> contact point and he could not be more helpful.  I have his direct cell
>> number if anyone needs it.
>>
>> Visited Jeff Lavender at work (Yamaha Dealership/Repair in Kerrville 
>> across
>> from the dog pound - sort of) and he indicated he still needs people to
>> assist in getting antennas up, in commiting to bring radios (we have 4 I
>> think - Jeff's Yaesu 897 for the GOTA Station, my Yaesu FT450AT that I
>> bought from Gale Heise, The Clubs Kenwood ??, and one other.  I also have 
>> a
>> Yaesu FT-4700RH dual band 2 meter/440 mhz base station radio if needed). 
>> He
>> still needs a couple of laptop computers too and we need to get a group
>> together to decide on antennas.  Jeff has to work a good bit of Field Day
>> this year and will not be available on Friday the 21st (antenna set up 
>> day)
>> until approx 6 pm and Saturday the 22nd until about 4 pm.  Therefore, he
>> needs a volunteer to run the Gota station for him until Saturday 
>> afternoon
>> at approx 4 pm.
>>
>> We are approved by OLH to put signs advertising Field Day on their 
>> fencing
>> that runs along Hwy 27 to help with advertising Field Day.  I have 
>> purchased
>> a Cricut Expressions Letter cutting machine that can be used to make
>> professional looking signs.  Jeff says that regular contact paper (vinyl)
>> works for letters and I have a roll of red and black.
>>
>> We get points for a public display and I would like to set up a table for
>> non-Ham visitors and I am sure we either have some good handouts or can 
>> get
>> good handouts from ARRL.  On this table it would be nice also to have 
>> some
>> QSL Cards from exotic places to display.  My first club meeting was the
>> meeting over a year ago where Barb and others displayed their unique QSL
>> cards.  That would be an interesting display to set up - sort of the
>> mystique of Ham Radio.
>>
>> There is still plenty of time before Field day, but lets all get our
>> thinking headed towards making this a great Field Day and lets give Jeff 
>> as
>> much help as possible.
>>
>> Gary J
>> N5BAA
>> HCARC Secretary 2013
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