[K3PZN-List] 17 Days Until Field Day

Thu Jun 7 12:07:58 EDT 2007

Bill

FB - i am already trained on the TT1340 -- i hope
yours drifts less than mine !  

I like John's idea for the GIOTA station, something we
kinda kicked around last year.  

We need to identify how we will get power to each of
the GIOTA rigs.  In my shack I use a simple interface
that provides a pair of three way terminals and also a
terminal strip - so it handles a pair of wires well,
but not any of the endless variety of connectors.  

It looks like our GIOTA line is something like:

TT1340    40 meters

NC2030    20 meters, has integral keyer and CW freq
readout

KX1 ?  typically 20 and 40m, some have 80m.  maybe
Rich is bringing.  if so i look forward to trying it. 

HW7   maybe this is also 80/40/20 ?  
PM?

TunaTin/receiver is likely 40m.  

Best use of this station may be to pounce on calling
stations -- but this begs the question of how we will
access our CW log from our other stations?  Has our IT
expert solved this one already?  Does our logging
software allow frequently making a copy of the log and
manually providing it via USB drive?  I fear otherwise
this station will be a nuisance on the bands making
mostly duplicate QSOs.  

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Bill - if you can provide a paddle for the (my) K2 at
your operating position (and work with others to
provide batteries), i am volunteering to support John
in equipping/setting up the GIOTA station.  

(my K2 has gained a lot of weight since last year, but
on the good side the volume control is now much nicer
as i finally made the mod to get rid of its static-ky
behavior - i will bring a power cable for the low
power interface - short cable with bare wires at the
battery end, e.g. removed from my power box that might
be used at GIOTA).  

73, curt

--- Bill Mellema <mellema at qis.net> wrote:

> John:
> 
> You add my TenTec 1340 CW  40 M QRP rig with a keyer
> to the available gear 
> list.
> 
> Things are coming together...
> 
> 73's
> 
> Bill N3WM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 02:31 PM 6/6/2007, you wrote:
> >All:
> >
> >Last year's Field Day was run as a NIMS-compliant
> training exercise.  This 
> >year,
> >let's do Field Day just for fun.  Of course, we'll
> try to get the best score
> >possible, but let's also spend some time playing
> with the radios.  That's the
> >idea behind the GIOTA (Get It On The Air) operating
> position.
> >
> >Preparations continue.  Thanks to all those who are
> helping, lending 
> >equipment, etc.
> >
> >WX3B has admitted to working the same magic he
> normally reserves for 
> >generators
> >with one of the club's Windom antennas.  Can I have
> a volunteer to check 
> >it out
> >and make a repair if necessary?
> >
> >We can score 100 bonus points per station for each
> of three 
> >Non-traditional Mode
> >Demonstrations.  PSK31 and packet are not eligible
> modes.  SSTV, ATV, or APRS
> >are examples of qualified modes.  N8PK has
> volunteered an APRS 
> >setup.  Anyone else?
> >
> >We still need a Food Captain.
> >
> >Here's the current slate of Station Captains and
> committed equipment:
> >
> >Station/Captain/Radio/Power Source/Antenna
> >
> >HF CW1/N3SB/Elecraft K2/ ??? /EOC Antennas
> >HF CW2/N3WM/Elecraft K2/ ??? /EOC Antennas
> >HF CW3/ ??? /Elecraft K2/ ??? /EOC Antennas
> >HF DIG1/K3KWO/IC-703/Big Battery Array/Outbacker
> >HF DIG2/N8PK/PSK20/ ??? /20 m Dipole
> >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/N3III/FT-817/Small Battery Array/Small yagis
> >2m PH/ ??? /IC-W32/Internal/Rubber Duckie
> >220MHz PH/ ??? /Alinco DJ-280/Internal/Rubber
> Duckie
> >70cm PH/ ??? /TH-79/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:
> >
> >Elecraft K1
> >Elecraft KX1
> >Heathkit HW-7
> >Heathkit HW-9
> >Norcal 2030
> >TenTec Powermite 3A
> >Tuna Tin 2/TenTec 1254 combo
> >
> >Non-Traditional Mode Stations:
> >
> >APRS/N8PK
> >
> >Folks, feel free to sign up to "captain" one of the
> VHF/UHF bonus phone
> >stations.  Let me know what GIOTA rigs you might be
> bringing.
> >
> >Did I mention that we need a Food Captain?
> >
> >73 de W3JJH
> >John
> >
> >Keep up with the latest info concerning the CCARC
> Field Day
> >at www.k3pzn.org
> >
> >
>
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> BREAK 
> >-----------------------------------------------
> >Next CCARC meeting Monday June 11, 7:30 PM at the
> Emergency Services 
> >Training Center in Westminster.
> >
>
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