[K3CAL] Results of Field Day Meeting held 5-19-2015

[David Weaver]

Monica

Cammie will be making beans in her crockpot and also her homemade candy.

Please use this thread to add to what you will be bringing for field day to eat

keep Monica informed after all it is a potluck dinner.

Dave

W3PQS

 

From: K3CAL [mailto:k3cal-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Monica Noell
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2015 10:56 PM
To: Calvert Amateur Radio Association - K3CAL
Subject: [K3CAL] Results of Field Day Meeting held 5-19-2015

 

RESULTS OF FIELD DAY MEETING, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015

 

 

Hi All,

 

ATTENDEES:  The Field Day meeting we held on Tuesday, May 19 included Bob N3PPH, Dave W3PQS, Tom KB2BCG, Les KH6CUJ, Bob KF3AA, Steve N3IPN, Shawn N3AE, Ed KC3AEN, Ron WA4PRR, and Monica KC3DAS.

 

VENUE:  Broomes Island Community Center (BICC), Schoolhouse Road, Broomes Island, MD.  Dick N3VKW is the lead on coordinating this site.  Dick is also contacting all of the residents on B.I. to make them aware of our presence and to invite them to visit us.  Thank you again, Dick, for doing this!!  I have attached a PDF sketch of the BICC to this email.

 

QUIET GENERATOR:  I rented/paid for a 3kw Inverter Generator from Dunkirk Hardware Supply (the one behind the Giant/Walmart shopping center in Dunkirk).  Rental cost is $40.00.  Ed KC3AEN will be picking up this generator on Saturday morning, June 27.  

 

CHECKLIST:  We reviewed the most up-to-date checklist to verify everyone’s contributions so far and to add or delete.  We are still looking for anything you can bring to make sure that we have working equipment at all times.

 

Please review the checklist to see if there is any equipment that you think is needed and can bring.  I have attached a PDF of the latest checklist to this email.

 

FOOD:  No one has stepped forward to lead the food effort for the Field Day.

 

Eric W4OTN is contributing breakfast biscuits for Saturday and Dick N3VKW is contributing breakfast casserole for Sunday.  Don KR3A is lending us his large coffee urn so we will have ongoing coffee.  I am planning on bringing as much water as we can handle, but I am not buying soda or any other kind of drinks.  I also rented a popcorn machine to keep the snacks going over the weekend.  I am not using club money for this rental.  So far that’s it for food contributions.  

 

BICC has a full kitchen with a gas stove, refrigerator, and sink.  Although the center has utensils and cooking and storage ware, we need to bring our own.  Preferably disposable, i.e., paper and plastic!!

 

Les did tell us that he spent about $150.00 last year for food and drinks, and he did cook himself.  He had leftover drinks.  Les will be out of town this year for the Field Day.  We discussed doing pot luck, but I would LOVE for one of you to step up and at least coordinate that.  Coordination would involve mostly sending emails and keeping a list of what everybody says they will bring.  See the Food section in the PDF checklist.

 

GROUPS FOR TECH AREAS:  Bob N3PPh discussed having groups for the technical areas, such as computers, antennas, radios, etc.  If you want to concentrate your participation in one of these areas, let me know asap.  I will build a list of these groups with your names, so that these groups can set up their own meetings and coordinate what each will be doing in the group.

 

POSTERS AND INVITATIONS:  Dave KB3RAN sent out all of the invitations to Field Day the week of May 11.  Bob N3PPH is the contact and has received two regrets so far.  Thank you again, Dave!!

 

Ed KC3AEN has the posters ready to be distributed.  Dave W3PQS told us that last year he was successful in having the posters displayed in many of the smaller Calvert County businesses.  The large businesses such as the chain groceries and Walmart would allow the poster to be displayed only in employee accessible areas.  We need to get these distributed, so I’m asking you to contact Ed about getting the posters and taking them to any businesses, organizations, libraries, community centers, etc., that will display them for us.

 

DISCUSSIONS ON EQUIPMENT AND ANTENNA PLACEMENT:  Needless to say, this was the biggest concern of the meeting.  There are no trees close enough to the BICC to string antennas.  The only structure close to the center is the swing set, and we don’t need to see any little kids glowing in the dark from touching an antenna.  NOTHING can be attached to the building.




PDF ATTACHMENTS TO THIS EMAIL:  Up-to-date checklist, sketch of Broomes Island Community Center,  and sign-in sheet.  I will be forwarding an email from Bob N3PPH that has the photos he took of BICC on April 12 when we visited it.  You can view those photos online.  Sending them as an attachment to this email would clog the entire CARA contact list.

 

CONTACT ME!!:  At mnoell1 at verizon.net to add your name and contribution to the checklist and the sign-in sheet or to let me know which tech group you’d like to be a part of.  Also, don’t hesitate to contact me or one of the other attendees if you need further info.

 

THANK YOU!!

Monica

(410) 535-5493

mnoell1 at verizon.net

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