[HCARC] Fw: Field Day - Preliminary Plans - Please Comment on This First Stab!!!

[Gary J - N5BAA]

PLEASE PRINT AND BRING THIS TO CLUB MEETING IF POSSIBLE

Larry Altman (N5QGD) volunteered to honcho publicity.  Steven Fleming and Paula Mulford (KG5HRD) have N5BAA banner material and will help N5QGD.  


UPDATED 6/4/15  Please respond and add as needed.  NEED A VOLUNTEER TO HONCHO FOOD – PLEASE DON’T BE SHY.



INFORMATION TABLE NEEDED AS WELL AS A TRAINING IDEA (soldering or Balun Construction maybe) – TONY???



SATELLITE CONTACTS – Harvey and Bill Tynan??



Contact to ARRL broadcast



Passing Net messages??



INVITE Dignitaries??


Radios:

Club Icom-746

Icom 706MKIIG for UHF/VHF station – N5BAA

Yaesu FT-450AT – N5BAA

Yaesu FT-450AT Tony Moore KG5AAO

Yaesu FT-897 – WOHIP

Yaesu FT-897 –  John Hughes (KF5VNB)

ICOM IC706MK 2 FOR 6 & 2 M – K5HV 



 

Power Supplies:  

Club has:   50 A ASTRON 12V, KENWOOD 30A 12 V

N5BAA has 2 30 amp and 1 20 amp.

 

Antennas:

OCFD (Dale Gaudier version) – KG5AAO

OCFD 6-40 meter – N5BAA

Cushcraft A4S

HexBeam – 20/15/10/6 – N5BAA

Wire for 80-10 meter Loop – N5BAA  (what to do for 80 meters if loop doesn’t work – Dale Gaudier 80 meter antenna??)

6 meter beam – K5HV/W3XO   W3XO has rotator.

 2 M BEAM-5 EL.

Need plenty more – the more the merrier!!

 

Tuners:

MFJ-249E tuner – N5BAA  (need more??)

 

Band Pass Filters – N5BAA has some – will check the bands available.

 

LapTop Computers for Logging:

N5BAA has one, Club has ?? 2  WINDOWS XP’S , Lew King (W5LEW)



Masts/Towers:

Club Tower Trailer – N5BAA

Free Standing Mast – KF5AIE  (Really Cool Idea)

Three 32-40 foot AB-1386 crank up masts (2 N5BAA, 1 K5AFC)

One push up mast – N5BAA

24 aluminum 4ft Masts sections – N5BAA

8 4ft Aluminum Mast Sections – Stephen and Paula 

Mast Section Tripods – N5BAA, WOHIP

 

More – Why Not – What do you have you want to use??

 

Coax – bring whatever you can.  N5BAA has a 500 foot spool of LMR-240 too and crimp fittings.

 

Coax Patch Cords - 

 

Generators:

Primary -

Backup -

 

Tables:  Bob Richie (K5YB) has 2,  N5BAA has one   NEED MORE

 

Chairs:  10-12 plus whatever people bring for themselves  K5YB has 4   NEED MORE

 

Pop Up tents (in case of rain) – these are the 10x10 tops like you see at the flea markets.  They can go close to the ground if absolutely necessary – who knows this year!!!

 

Screen tent for food – N5BAA has one.

 

Extension Cords – Heavy Duty and Long:

N5BAA has two 10 gauge and and about 50-75 feet long

Shorter heavy duty extension cords:  Paula and Steve KG5HRD have 3 10 gauge by 25 feet

 

Ladder:

Extension -

Step -

 

Antenna Launcher – Both N5BAA and KG5AAO have one.  Need to remember the air pump or small compressor.  N5BAA has compressor

 

Rope for antenna mast guying and for dipoles. – N5BAAhas 540 ft of 1/8th Dacron plus some 3/16 black



N5BAA has about 20 military stakes of various kinds

 

Food:

N5BAA has chopped BBQ Brisket available.

 

Water/Cold Drinks -

 

 

Coolers:

 

73,

 

Gary J

N5BAA