[K3PZN-List] Field Day 2006

Fri Apr 14 13:04:02 EDT 2006

Sounds like this topic is on vacation thru the holiday
weekend ... FB.  

Some further thoughts on potential co-location of a
"big FD" and "QRP battery FD event."  

1. location needs to be practical for two "sites" - a
big one and a small one.  while the QRP setup would
use battery for rigs, it would like to use "just a
little" generator power for logging PCs and lighting. 

2. a high end QRP operation could be 3 transmitters:

station 1 - 40m CW
station 2 - 20 and 80m CW
station 3 - "odd modes" - this could use PSK31, SSB
and potentially VHF ?  

note the bulk of QRP QSOs in this time of low sunspots
and summer QRN will clearly be CW, but this third
station could add some interest!  

3. real important - got to do just a little
engineering toward having 3 simultaneous transmitters
on the "key bands" - i expect the bulk of QSOs will be
on 20, 40 and 80 maybe in that order.  2 100 watt
stations (CW and SSB) and one from the QRP crew need
to thrive.  a little effort to orient the 40 and 20
antennas optimally, and maximize 80m separation are
required.  we likely will want to use higher end QRP
rigs, and some coordination of "run" frequencies on
CW.  all do-able.  

4. we have to find enough batteries, and opt for rigs
with reasonable power consumption particularly on
receive.  i know the club has dispersed enough gel
cells over the years, so we should be covered.  

5. need to optimize distribution of operators across
the two efforts.  the QRP gang will likely have less
transmitters and require fewer ops - but we still need
a bunch.  possible incentive - i am sure we will set
up and tear down much faster!  

6. antennas - more important on QRP side!  my ideas
are wire vertical for 20m, dipole for 40m, and an
end-fed half wave on 80m.  obviously we can be as
creative as we want to be over here!  

73, curt

--- Curt Milton <wb8yyy at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I heard the QRP FD suggestion via Rich and couldn't
> believe my ears!  Some of us in the area had
> discussed
> a QRP FD operation, but it hasn't gotten off the
> ground yet.  I could likely round up 4-6 operators
> who
> would be interested in participating from
> neighboring
> clubs (particularly BARC and CARA).  
> 
> QRP is not everyone's cup of tea.  Its almost insane
> for SSB operation in June, more so with low
> sunspots. 
> We don't want to diminish the fun of the "heavy
> metal"
> gang who wants big beams and power!  
> 
> The idea of a co-located smaller QRP operation (with
> a
> different crew and call sign) is appealing.  It
> would
> be an interesting demo of what can be done with
> less. 
> If we swiped the club's best CW ops we could roll up
> a
> nifty score, but that wouldn't be the motivation.  A
> suitable QRP adjunct might be 2-3 transmitters, CW
> and
> maybe PSK31, running rigs under battery power.  I
> still favor PCs for logging and these are allowed to
> operate off the generator.  We would need enough
> separation from the main operation so we can
> simultaneously use the primary bands (80/40/20), but
> close enough we can mingle.  
> 
> If there is club interest in hosting an adjunct QRP
> operation I am interested in helping it occur, and I
> can recruit some area QRP operators to add to our
> own
> crew (KE3FL?, N3III, etc.).  
> 
> 73, curt
> 
> 
> 
> --- W3JJH <w3jjh at arrl.net> wrote:
> 
> > Field Day is coming!  How do we want to do it this
> > year?
> > 
> > Where?  The Springfield Hospital grounds have been
> > offered as a possible site. 
> > Does anyone have a suggestion for another
> location?
> > 
> > 19A again?  
> > 
> > There's a suggestion that we run an all QRP,
> > battery-powered site in order to
> > get the 5X multiplier.  How many of you would like
> > to try a QRP field day?
> > 
> > There's another suggestion to run two nearby
> sites. 
> > One would be QRP/battery,
> > and the other would be 150W/generator.  One site
> > would use K3PZN, and the other
> > would use another call sign.  Is anyone interested
> > in that?
> > 
> > There's a suggestion to revive the 6pm Saturday
> pot
> > luck.  The club could
> > provide burgers, hot dogs, and drinks.  Do we want
> > to do that?
> > 
> > We need station captains.  So far, I have only one
> > volunteer (for an HF digital
> > rig).  Unless we're want to be a 1A, we need some
> > more folks to step forward. 
> > Slots are open for HF CW, HF phone, HF digital,
> VHF,
> > satellite, GOTA, and
> > special mode demos.
> > 
> > Please send you comments or offer to be a station
> > captain to me at
> > w3jjh at arrl.net.  Include "Field Day" in the
> subject
> > line.  I'll post
> > information concerning Field Day on my amateur
> radio
> > web page
> > www.wjjhoge.net/w3jjh.html.
> > 
> > 73 de W3JJH
> > John
> > 
> > 
> >
>
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