[K3CAL] Final checklist June 15, 2015/possible correction

[Chip Dahle]

  I stand corrected...

Thanks
73
Chip 	K3AWD



On Jun 16, 2015, at 1:36 PM, Eric Christensen wrote:

> Actually, we can start setting earlier.
>
> <QUOTE from http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2015/2015%20Rules.pdf 
> >
> 3. Date and Time Period:
> Field Day is always the fourth full weekend, beginning at 1800 UTC  
> Saturday
> and ending at 2100 UTC Sunday.  Field Day 2015 will be held June  
> 27-28, 2015.
> 3.1. Class A and B (see below) stations that do not begin setting up  
> until
> 1800 UTC on Saturday may operate the entire 27-hour Field Day period.
> 3.2. Stations who begin setting up before 1800 UTC Saturday may work  
> only 24
> consecutive hours, commencing when on-the-air operations begin.
> 3.3. No class A or B station may begin its set-up earlier than 0000  
> UTC on the
> Friday (Thursday afternoon or evening local time) preceding the  
> Field Day
> period. Cumulative set-up time shall not exceed a total of 24 hours.
> </QUOTE>
>
> If we delay setting up our stations and antennas until Saturday at 2  
> PM (EDT)
> then we can operate until 5 PM (EDT).  If we start setting up  
> earlier (after 8
> PM (EDT) on Thursday) then we can start operating at 2 PM (EDT) on  
> Saturday
> and then close up shop at 2 PM (EDT) on Sunday.
>
> --Eric
>
>
> On Tuesday, June 16, 2015 11:02:57 AM Chip Dahle wrote:
>> Monica
>> 	I believe that there is a 'misunderstanding' on the title page of  
>> the
>> final version of the checklist.
>>
>> 	on the checklist, the 'Start time is listed as "noon"...I believe
>> that by ARRL 'direction' , Field Day can't start til 6:00PM  UTC
>> ("Corodinated Universal Time or Greenich Mean Time
>> [GMT}......sooooooooo  guess what ??...math is needed to convert UTC/
>> GMT to Calvert County 'local'...the quick answer is to get the UTC
>> time and subtract 4 hours (compensates for Daylight Saving Time...so
>> (again according to ARRL 'direction') we can't  start til 2:00 PM /
>> 1400 hrs local Calvert County time.
>>
>> 		Also , I believe that ((again according to ARRL 'dirtecton') , we
>> can operate til "2100 hrs UTC/GMT" which translates to 5:00 PM/1700
>> hrs. local Calvert County time. Based on last years performance/lack
>> of interest.. no one knows when we will quit on Sunday
>>
>> 	here's the link to all of this on the time side
>>
>> 	http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
>>
>> ..unlike some folks in the club, I TRY to provide a reference when I
>> pontificate...as in all things like this, check with Ed ...to see if
>> he agrees
>>
>> Thanks
>> 73
>> Chip 	K3AWD
>>
>> On Jun 15, 2015, at 11:30 PM, Monica Noell wrote:
>>> I have attached the final version of the Field Day Checklist.  The
>>> checklist has the member's names and their contribution commitments
>>> for Field Day.
>>>
>>> If you have not signed up for anything but want to come and
>>> participate, PLEASE DO!!!!
>>>
>>> If you have questions, please contact me or one of the other members
>>> listed in the checklist.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Monica Noell
>>> KC3DAS
>>> mnoell1 at verizon.net
>>> <FIELD DAY CHECKLIST version seven
>>> 6
>>> -15
>>> -2015
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Thanks
73
Chip 	K3AWD