[K3CAL] FIELD DAY 2019

[Dave]

Field Day 2019 is only 50 days away.  I'm looking for lots of fun, food and fellowship at Drum Point Clubhouse on June 22 and 23rd.  As you remember from a couple years ago, this site has lots of room and has a beach, pier, and boat landing areas for recreation besides radio ops.  There are enough tall trees to get long wires up in the air and ground space for hexbeams and such.  The clubhouse itself has air conditioning, bathrooms, and a kitchen area with refrigerator and range.
Every successful venture needs good planning.  I need a few folks to step up and help with planning our Field Day.  As we discussed at our May CARA meeting last night there are several essential roles that need filling.  Please consider and volunteer for these roles to make Field Day a fun and successful weekend.  These positions just require a little time to coordinate with folks who are planning to come to see what they are bringing and then figure out placing the resources.  Not a major effort on anyone's part.  
Field Day Coordinator:  Overall checking to see that resources are being providedStation Boss:  Coordinates stations; GOTA, CW, SSB, digital, etc.
Antenna Boss: Coordinates availability of multiband antennaeFood Boss:  Sees that we have food for Sat lunch, dinner and Sunday breakfast for X number of people.  And who is bringing/ordering food.Safety Boss:  Checks and verifies that we have a safe environment for our ops.  Authority to shut down or modify ops to make them safe.


We need to decide whether to feed ourselves, potluck meals, buy prepared food, buy and cook food or some other means for having food and water for an overnight operation.We need a generator and power distribution system for the radios and/or complete stations including computers.  We need a logging system.  After FD we need our score turned in for credit.I have added our location to the ARRL Field Day site database so we can be found.
We have done many Field Days in the past.  You know it doesn't take a lot of work but it does take a little just to get the details right.  Please let me or the board know if you are able to fill one or more of these roles.  
I also need a show of hands of how many to plan for on Field Day.  Please, please respond and let me know if you are planning to spend some time with us.  
  Are you coming on Saturday to help set up?  To operate? What mode(s)  To bring a station? What kind: GOTA, CW, SSB, digital  To bring an antenna? What kind  To stay overnight?  To come on Sunday?  Come for breakfast?    Operate on Sunday?  Help tear down?
Thanks.  We'll have our June 6th  meeting devoted to Field Day final planning.  I'm hoping to have enough response from this mail to make it an effective meeting.  
Dave HKB3RANCARA President 
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