[K3CAL] FIELD DAY 2019

[Andy Byzet]

Are you coming on Saturday to help set up? Yea
  To operate? What mode(s) Yes, digital, ssb
  To bring a station? What kind: GOTA, CW, SSB, digital. Bringing a station
for ssb and digital
  To bring an antenna? What kind? Bringing a portable hamstick dipole
  To stay overnight? I will operate over night
  To come on Sunday? Will leave Sunday morning
  Come for breakfast?   Yes
  Operate on Sunday? Operate early morning sunday
  Help tear down? I can try but I will be sleep deprived

On Fri, May 3, 2019, 9:23 AM Dave via K3CAL <k3cal at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> 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
> provided
> Station Boss:  Coordinates stations; GOTA, CW, SSB, digital, etc.
> Antenna Boss: Coordinates availability of multiband antennae
> Food 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 H
> KB3RAN
> CARA President
>
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