[K3PZN-List] Re: More Field Day Musings

[Pat Kilroy]

Hi John,

To complete the info under "HF DIG2" please add the
following:

o Power Source = single 7.2 AH gel cell (w/ weeks capacity).

o Antenna = (to be found/made/donated) 20-meter anything.
   Suggestions?

Additionally, ...

o Feedline = no idea of how long or where to get. (Help?)

o The rig specifically is a Small Wonder Labs PSK-20:
   See http://smallwonderlabs.com/swl_psk31.htm for
   features, photos, and ops manual.  Note: this unit is
   "rock bound" on 20m.

o The rig will be pre-interfaced to a laptop running
   WinXPP, with FD07 user name and password posted on the
   lid, with another 7.2 AH gel cell (w/ hours capacity).

o Unlike the PSK-20 unit which features very low current
   drain, the laptop ought NOT run continuously unless I
   can borrow another gel cell or two, pre-charged at my
   QTH, or tap into another battery (for which must be
   identified in advance so as to have proper connections
   ton hand) from he club.

o On the above laptop I use DigiPan 2.0 software for
   PSK31 along with its own (very basic) logging.  See
   http://www.digipan.net/ for description, features --
   and a FREE download for you.  For a "better" logger
   then we must talk, or have a separate PC.  For "better"
   PSK31 software, well, we might be stuck with DigiPan.
   (I like it, but is there a problem with any other PSK31
   operator with DigiPan at my station?  Please speak now.)

Before Field Day, I have a slow-charge Smart Battery
Charger to use for any lead-acid (gel cell) battery
type under the 40 AH size, with a very good charging
characteristic track record, that anyone would be
pleased to have me charge.

Will you have a layout plan for stations, with feedline
dress, antenna selection, and noting power (both 120VAC
and 12VDC) distribution taps, all by station position?

So, I can help, but I also need a little help, as noted
above.  Please keep me posted.

Cheers,

Pat Kilroy, N8PK
HF DIG2 Captain

At Tuesday 6/5/2007 04:01 AM, W3JJH wrote
RE: More Field Day Musings :
>[snip]
>Station/Captain/Radio/Power Source/Antenna
>
>HF CW1/N3SB/Elecraft K2/ ??? /EOC Antennas
>HF CW2/N3WM/ ??? / ??? /EOC Antennas
>HF CW3/ ??? / ??? /EOC Antennas
>HF DIG1/K3KWO/IC-703/Big Battery Array/Outbacker
>HF DIG2/N8PK/PSK20/ ??? / ???                      <--- Pat Kilroy, N8PK
>HF PH/W3JJH/Argonaut V/Big Battery Array/132 ft ladder-line fed inverted-vee
>VHF PH/KB3GHE/FT-817/Solar Array/Club VHF-UHF Quad
>VHF CW/ ??? /FT-817/Small Battery Array/Small yagis
>2m PH/ ??? /IC-32W/Internal/Rubber Duckie
>220MHz PH/ ??? /Alinco/DJ-280/Internal/Rubber Duckie
>70cm PH/ ??? /Internal/Rubber Duckie
>23cm PH/ ??? /IC-T81/Internal/Rubber Duckie
>GOTA/ ??? /Index Labs QRP+/Big Battery Array/Outbacker
>GIOTA/W3JJH/See List/Medium Battery Array/132 ft ladder-line fed inverted-vee
>
>GIOTA Rigs so far:
>Ten Tec Powermite 3A
>Heathkit HW-7
[snip]


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