[HCARC] Field Day Planning Thank You

[Virgil Bierschwale]

I'm finally working again

Never done a field day and I want too

I'm willing to do what I can

Virgil
N5ivv


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On Mar 5, 2016, at 4:17 PM, John Canfield <bucket at janeandjohn.org> wrote:

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> 
> Gary,
> Wasn't at the meeting but I should be able to help again.  I'll bring my Honda generator and I'll make a sound deflector for it.  I've added a battery to it so no more rope pulling to start it, just turn the key. I can also bring a Palstar AT1KP tuner and my backup rig, a Kenwood TS-590s.
> If the club has a field day budget, I can recommend with no reservation end fed antennas by MyAntennas.  I have their 80-10M model and their 75M end fed. They are the ~130 foot versions. I get great signal reports and they are not finicky at all.  Both of mine are using trees for some of their support.  These are around  $135 and worth every penny. 
> 73 de JohnWB5THT 
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: Gary Johnson <n5baa at hctc.net> 
> Date: 03/05/2016  11:34 AM  (GMT-06:00) 
> To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net 
> Subject: [HCARC] Field Day Planning Thank You 
> 
> Just a note of thanks for all of the additional (plus the original) people who have signed up to help on Field Day.
> 
> I mentioned a group taking a critical look at antennas with an eye on assuming that 10 and 15 meters will be essentially useless for us this year as they were last year.  If those bands are open so much the better and antennas like the A4S and Hexbeam can access them easily.  We need, however more ideas for 40 and 80 meters.  Maybe we need to change the loop skywire to concentrate better on those bands.  I also have an Alpha Delta 160/80/40 Twin Sloper that needs the following mounting – “The DX-A has been designed for use on an unguyed metal tower with a beam on top. The beam provides a capacity hat effect and helps to tune the Twin Sloper. The DX-A will provide excellent DX results on other support structures, such as, poles, masts, trees, etc., but these installations may require the use of a wide range tuner”.  Mounting it from the tower trailer might work.  I have a robust Heathkit SA-2060 tuner which is available for use with whatever loop we put up.  Last year we just put up “Lots of Wire”.  This year we should refine the loop for more specific bands.
> 
> Maybe we can get Dale Gaudier to bring his wide band 80 meter dipole.
> 
> Again, we need to figure out how to maximize the stations we have on each band.
> 
> Just some thoughts,
> 
> Gary J
> N5BAA
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