[HCRA] Field Day with the HCRA
Larry Krainson
wb1dby at gmail.com
Mon Jun 6 09:21:31 EDT 2022
Hi Steve,
I added you to the list.
Yes, bring your 817 and there will be a number of us that can help you and
have either a battery or power supply hook up for your little Yaesu.
Larry, W1AST
- ARRL WMA ACC
- HCRA President
- Visit my Ham Radio club website at: www.HCRA.org
<http://www.hcra.org/>
- Team K2H - 13 Colonies Massachusetts State Manager
- Project Big E 2022 Organizer
On Sat, Jun 4, 2022 at 9:54 PM Steve Berian <smpvs at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Larry and All
>
> I expect to be able to come Friday late afternoon & evening, and maybe
> some time Saturday.
> Is it the same place as last year?
>
> I'll bring my radios {AnyTone DMR handheld and my new Yaesu FT818ND}, and
> a whip antenna.
> Hope some folks there will be able to help me use them.
> Need to rig up a power supply for the Yaesu before arriving.
>
> Be COOL, Safe & Well ! *and PRAY for the swift end to the Russian
> against Ukrainian War of 2022!!!*
> Steve Berian
> Facility Engineer, St Mark Armenian Church, Springfield, MA
> Registered BSA Scouter since 1972
> Committee Chairman, Scout Troop 105, Hartford, CT
> KC1KEZ- Member of the Springfield, MA Radio Amateur Civil Emergency
> Service Team
> POB 1012, E Longmeadow, MA 01028 USA
> C: 413-304-1093; E: smpvs at hotmail.com
> ------------------------------
> *From:* hcra-bounces at mailman.qth.net <hcra-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on
> behalf of Larry Krainson <wb1dby at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Saturday, June 4, 2022 8:46 AM
> *To:* Lauren Kelley <laurenkelley413 at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* HCRA Email List <hcra at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [HCRA] Field Day with the HCRA
>
> ______________________________________________
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> ______________________________________________
> Hi Lauren,
>
> Great on you staying all weekend. I'll be there with my little camper and I
> think W1TRK will be in his tent and I think one or two others too.
>
> For staying over, you'll need your own breakfast and lunch on Saturday and
> we usually all pitch in for dinner Friday night for pizza or something. The
> rest of the meals the club provides.
>
> There will be plenty of people here that can help you get comfortable with
> the logging program and how everything works. Often on SSB especially,
> there will be someone at the mic and another person logging. Often the
> logger coaches the person at the mic.
>
> We're not high stress contesting. It's more a teaching and fun contest that
> a run at first place. So you can make your own pace and enjoy it too.
>
> Obviously dress for the weather. I used to tell my scouts be prepared for
> 10 degrees colder than predicted and 10 degrees hotter as they weather
> people seldom get it correct. Always have rain gear and the lawn tends to
> be damp in the mornings, so appropriate footwear, bug repellent, sun
> screen, folding chair, sun hat plus the usual.
>
> I put you down for pulled pork that you'll be bringing.
>
> The group will start setting up around 1 pm on Friday. I probably won't be
> there that early myself, probably more like 3-4 and will be there through
> the end on Sunday.
>
> We're good on computers, radios and generators now. But feel free to bring
> anything you think you or the club might need or want. It's better to have
> and not use.
>
> Thank you for volunteering. You will have an enjoyable weeked!
>
> Larry, W1AST
>
> - ARRL WMA ACC
> - HCRA President
> - Visit my Ham Radio club website at: www.HCRA.org
> <http://www.hcra.org/>
> - Team K2H - 13 Colonies Massachusetts State Manager
> - Project Big E 2022 Organizer
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 3, 2022 at 9:24 PM Lauren Kelley <laurenkelley413 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hey Larry,
> >
> > this is lauren ke1dw. Tonight I’m helping at a scout camp out and missed
> > the meeting. I’m available for the entire weekend and will help set up,
> > operate, and will bring some food like pulled pork to share. I was
> hoping
> > to fill in and watch operators before i jump in as I haven’t done a lot
> of
> > contesting. My last field day was 2002 or so. I am a skilled operator
> > though and have done cw. I would be interested in hearing about the setup
> > like if a computer is used to reply. I will be staying over in my van
> >
> > Lauren ke1dw
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On May 31, 2022, at 6:19 PM, Larry Krainson <wb1dby at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > ______________________________________________
> > > -------Hampden County Radio Association-------
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> > > ______________________________________________
> > > Attention All Hams,
> > >
> > > June 24-26th is Field Day weekend. It is the most fun ham radio weekend
> > > event that everyone looks forward to. Will you be participating this
> > year?
> > >
> > > Friday, June 24th at 1pm we start setting up. We need someone that can
> > tow
> > > 5000 lbs or more to tow the trailer from Southwick to the Field Day
> site
> > > and then Sunday afternoon, tow it back to its storage location in
> > > Southwick. Can YOU help tow?
> > >
> > > We need help assembling antennas, erecting towers and organizing where
> > the
> > > stations will go. Can YOU help assemble?
> > >
> > > Are YOU available?
> > >
> > > Usually in 3-4 hours, 3 antennas can be built and mounted on the
> portable
> > > towers and raised part of full way up.
> > >
> > > Join us Friday night as we stay over at the Field Day site. Can YOU do
> > > that?
> > >
> > > Saturday morning is complete antenna setup, setup tents and stations
> and
> > > test everything. Plans are for 2 SSB stations and one CW station. Can
> YOU
> > > help set up Saturday?
> > >
> > > Can you operate? The fun begins at 2pm Saturday and runs 24 hours to
> 2pm
> > > Sunday. If you want to operate a certain block of time and a certain
> > mode,
> > > let me know when that is. We will have 40m SSB, 20m SSB and 40m CW.
> When
> > > would YOU like to operate?
> > >
> > > Each year the HCRA does a Field Day picnic. Join us for hamburgers and
> > > hotdogs and all sorts of good to go withs. We ask that you bring
> > something
> > > to share with everyone else food wise. What can YOU bring? Will YOU be
> > > there? We need to know so we have enough food.
> > >
> > > We also need ops for the middle of the night between 11pm and 7 am. Are
> > YOU
> > > available then? A bunch of us will be camping out Saturday night too.
> > Join
> > > us? Bring your tent, RV or whatnot and spend the night at the Field Day
> > > site.
> > >
> > > Sunday brings more operating to 2pm and then tear down. Are YOU
> available
> > > to help?
> > >
> > > Please either reply to this email or email Larry, W1AST at
> > W1AST at arrl.net
> > > if you are available to help in any way for Field Day.
> > >
> > > We do have a workers and operators raffle again this year. Anyone who
> > helps
> > > or operates for 3 hours or more automatically gets a free raffle ticket
> > and
> > > could win a pair of Heil Proset headphones or a Soldering Station. The
> > > prizes will be drawn once everything is taken down and stored back in
> the
> > > trailer.
> > >
> > > YOU can make a difference and have fun at Field Day this year. Make new
> > > friends and long lasting memories. Join the HCRA for Field Day 2022.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > >
> > > Larry, W1AST
> > >
> > > - HCRA President
> > > - Visit my Ham Radio club at: www.HCRA.org
> > > <http://www.hcra.org/>
> > > - ARRL WMA ACC
> > > <http://www.hcra.org/>
> > > - Team K2H - 13 Colonies Massachusetts State Manager
> > > - Project Big E 2022 Organizer (https://nediv.arrl.org/project-big-e
> )
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