[K3PZN-List] 10 Days Until Field Day

[W3JJH]

All:

10 days to go.  Only 9 until set up begins.  Set up will start promptly at 1400
on Friday, 22 June.  We will need to get the outdoor things done first.  That
includes putting up antennas.

Weather permitting, we will set up some of the stations on the lawn.  I plan to
put the HF PH, GOTA, and GIOTA stations there as well as the Go-Kit demo. 
VHF/UHF will be setting up on the picnic table by the double-door entrance.  The
DIG guys are setting up in the large training room.  The CW ops are setting up
in the club station.  The APRS demo will be set up at the club packet rig.

Batteries ... Since we will be a QRP/Battery all battery charging must stop at
1400 on Saturday when Field Day starts.  The only exception is for solar, wind,
or other natural power charging.  No commercial power.  No petroleum powered
engines.

Note that the demos are not logging QSOs so they can run from commercial power.
 Logging computers can run from commercial power.  However, a computer that is
encoding or decoding QSO data (such as PSK31) or keying a CW rig must run from
battery power.

Maybe I should threaten to serve MREs--we still need a Food Captain.

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 / Outbacker
HF DIG2 / N8PK / PSK20 / DIG1 Battery / 20 m Dipole
HF PH / W3JJH / Argonaut V / Big Battery / 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 / 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 / Outbacker
GIOTA / W3JJH / See List / Medium Battery / 132 ft ladder-line fed inverted-vee

GIOTA Rigs so far:

Elecraft K1 (40, 20, 15 m; also 30 m, but not for FD)
Elecraft KX1 (80, 40, 20 m; also 30 m, but not for FD)
Heathkit HW-9 (80 ... 10 m)
MFJ-9315 Cub (15 m)
Norcal 2030 (20 m)
TenTec 1340 (40 m)
TenTec Powermite 3A (40 and 20 m)
Tuna Tin 2 / TenTec 1254 combo (7030 and 7040 kHz)

Non-Traditional Mode Stations:

APRS / N8PK
Separate Packet Node / N3TOT

The HW-7 has dropped off the GIOTA rig list.  I've traded it, some other
goodies, and some cash, for a used K2 which I hope will arrive in time for Field
Day.

Meanwhile, would someone like to volunteer as Food Captain?

72 de W3JJH
John

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