[HCRA] HCRA Field Day - Schools St. Park, Agawam, MA - are you coming???

[AB1WT Jeff]

i wish i could help this year but i had surgery on my arm and i am not
doing very well. i hope i at least feel well enough to stop by and say hi.
jeff
ab1wt

On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 10:58 AM, Jim Mullen <kk1w.jim at gmail.com> wrote:

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> About seven days from now HCRA will be blasting the airwaves with "CQ
> Field" day from School St. Park in nearby Agawam, MA. Our plans
> have solidified to a 5A operation, perhaps even 6A, the usual superb four
> towers with beams on 40, 20, 15 and 10 and dipoles for 80/75. a Saturday VE
> session, lots of operators, KX2 raffle tickets and....
>
> *FOOD!* *Alan/AB1XW will be serving up dogs and burgers, "on the house"
> Saturday evening. A perfect way to stoke the fires for an all-night
> operation.*
>
> Read all the details and see the participants by clicking here
> <http://www.hcra.org/field-day/field-day-2016/>.  After looking through
> the
> list you'll see a few spots where we could use *YOUR* help. What would you
> like to do?
>
> 1. We can make 100 points by simply originating an NTS message to our
> Section Manager and up to an additional 100 points by sending 10
> radiograms. Are you ready for the challenge? It's easy and shouldn't take
> more than an hour at most. Want to give it a try? Contact Jim/KK1W for more
> info.
>
> 2. Are you a good teacher? There's another 100 points on the table for
> organizing an educational activity. It could be as simple as showing how to
> get active on digital modes or constructing a wire dipole. Interested,
> contact Jeff/NT1K or Jim/KK1W and we can get you going.
>
> 3. Finally, we can make up to another 100 points for "Youth Participation".
> Any operator under 18, that makes at least one FD QSO earns HCRA 20 points.
> If we get five youth operators we make another 100 points! How cool is
> that? Remember they (or you) don't have to be licensed to operate at Field
> Day. It's a perfect opportunity to expose youngsters to a hobby that could
> shape their future. No need to contact anyone about this, grab a kid and
> bring them to School St. Park. Time your visit just before Saturday
> evening and have a burger or hot dog for your (and their) efforts.
>
> Don't forget to pick up a KX2 raffle ticket while visiting Field Day. A
> mere $10 donation could bring you a spanking new Elecraft KX2!
>
> The weather forecast looks promising and plans are in place. What are you
> waiting for, all we need is *YOU*!
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