[HCRA] Winter Field Day

[John Ewell]

Ok folks, I realize that the idea of winter field day is to operate in
challenging conditions. However, in the interest of safety, trying to get a
group together right after or during a snowstorm is not considerate. So the
WFD activity at Hampton Ponds with Harold N1FTP and John N1JIE is cancelled.
I have heard that Chris W1TRK and Aaron KF1G are going to be out. Best
wishes and good luck to them. Hopefully, they will share pictures and
comments with us.
I may give it a try from my truck tomorrow, depends on the weather. I can
do that from the driveway 😉
Sorry everyone. At my age, I tend to look at safety and prudence in
activities more than I did in my 30s 😜
I will try to put together a POTA / portable activity for new hams as we
get closer to summer.
73, John N1JIE

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On Sun, Jan 23, 2022, 14:26 John Ewell <ewelljohn188 at gmail.com> wrote:

> In the last Zero Beat Harold (N1FTP) and I (John N1JIE) let everyone know
> we would be glad to have others participate in the Winter Field day with
> us. We have the ability to setup 2 radios, covering Tech and General
> frequencies, so that new hams (and hams that are not new)  can try out
> portable operations and a POTA park activation.
> So far, we have not heard from anyone that is interested. If you want to
> participate, please contact us so that we know you will be there.
>
> The Winter Field Day (https://www.winterfieldday.com/) is this coming
> weekend Jan 29 - 30 from from 1900 UTC (2pm EST) Saturday to 1900 UTC
> (2pm EST) Sunday. Due to the Penguin Plunge at Hampton Ponds State Park
> on Saturday Jan 29, we will be operating on Sunday January 30 only. We will
> be setting up at the pavilions next to the main parking area shortly after
> the park opens (about 0830) on Sunday. We will stay until anybody that lets
> us know they are coming is done, or until we are done. If nobody contacts
> us, we will likely be done in a couple hours.
>
> We will be glad to go over our experience with portable operation, and how
> our rigs are setup for anyone that is interested. We will also try to help
> get enough contacts (10 minimum) to get a POTA activation if you are
> interested in POTA. Review the November 21 HCRA meeting video about POTA
> activations. and go to https://parksontheair.com/ to sign up. POTA signup
> does not have to be done in advance - those folks keep up with contacts,
> and once you sign up and submit your log, you will get credited for the
> activation.
>
> We will be using paper to log, but the log MUST be submitted
> electronically in cabrillo format. We can help you with that if it is new
> to you. There are many electronic logs available.
>
> We will be operating as a 1O (1 station Outdoor) when only 1 station is in
> use. If we get multiple folks using both radios, we will go to 2O (2
> station Outdoor) for everyone. I'd prefer to have only 1 station operating
> at a time (and may just setup an antenna switch to do that).
>
> *For club members that will be operating from home - keep an ear on 10M
> frequency (around our monday nite freq) for any techs that will be
> operating. We may also get a 2M antenna up, so 2M simplex (near but not on
> 520) may be heard also. Spotting and text / phone is not allowed to get
> contacts so we may be challenged. But I hope to get enough contacts on 10M
> to have fun. *
>
> *If you are interested, again, contact Harold and I. If not, we will have
> fun, and will document in the March Zero beat in a bit more detail than
> last year.*
>
>
> 73,
> John N1JIE  (n1jie at arrl.net)
> Harold N1FTP (n1ftp at yahoo.com)
>