[K3PZN-List] FD2008 Advanced Planning

[Curt Milton]

John and the group

nice post and good ideas.  i am suspicious we can make
some reasonable adjustments.  a group in NM (4
operators and 2 transmitters) had a phenomenal score
running QRP - but then I noticed they used some
state-of-the-art antennas operating E-class from a
home station.  

on 20m we can make an effective antenna that is around
88 feet long and it will work well horizontal ... the
balloon idea might be worth considering for 80m, if
our objective is to put lots of west coast stations in
the log.  but here in the east, it may not be worth
the effort since having a big signal east of the
mississippi may be more important.  

i merely said fewer nice antennas would be better than
what we had since every mode would enjoy them, and
sharing them may not be so bad.  you might even enjoy
trying a K2 on PSK31 to enjoy its nicer dynamic range!
 

the 20 foot screwdriver vertical the phone station
used was nicely effective !  next year let's work
smarter not harder.  and we will 'work' to put more of
the 'fun' into the event that W3JJH has promoted. 
maybe when/if John steps down as FD chairman he can be
the 'fun' captain. 

speaking of antennas ... my shack does not have great
ones ... this fall i may continue my 80m vertical
experiments.  if anyone has unwanted lightweight
pieces of aluminium around i could add some to the
remnants of a commercial multibander - i am
contemplating removing all of its traps and trying to
add a little stature to it.  right now its merely a
perch for bluebirds.  

i did make a QSO to VE2 with a TT1340 (same model rig
N3WM brought to FD.  I tried calling ES1QN with it,
but there were others calling so i went QRO and got
him then on the first call .... i am enjoying DX on
40m CW with the 100w addition to my K2 ... i heard
that 6m had a nice opening last nite so give that band
a try.  

73, curt
  

--- John Hart <john_k3kwo at hotmail.com> wrote:

> To all,
> 
> I fully agree that better antennas (some gain or
> more gain) is a better way 
> to go than more power at the transmitter.  Spreading
> out the antennas will 
> help with the cross-band and same-band interfierence
> between stations and 
> modes.  From a digital mode standpoint, cutting down
> on or eliminating the 
> blast from other modes would make it alot easlier
> and faster to rack up more 
> points.  This is especially true when operating
> PSK-31 as it is somewhat 
> sensitive to getting the waterfall track chopped up
> by CW or Phone.  During 
> FD2007, I moved my Outback Antenna about 40 feet
> towards the parking lot and 
> grounded it to my truck, this improved my overall
> recieve ability to read 
> PSK-31 signals over the local CW and Phone RF.  My
> Outback Antenna may not 
> be the best for Field Day, but it was quick to go up
> and easy to use.  Next 
> year, I hope to use something better and located
> farther away from other 
> antennas.  I'm sure we all can do better if we
> spreadout and use the full 
> 1000 foot diameter site that is allowed.
> 
> We need to experiment with some different types of
> gain antennas and see how 
> they would fit in at the FTC (as a location
> example).  Are we too close to 
> the airport for any balloon supported antennas for
> HF?
> 
> The Packet Station was a great idea and I liked the
> video projector approach 
> to allow everyone in the room to see the incoming
> messages.
> 
> Does anyone make any inexpensive narrow (25 to 50
> KHZ) bandpass filters that 
> we could add outboard to the front of our equipment
> during Field Day to help 
> with the RF overload from band to band.  The
> Dunestar devices are OK but I 
> understand that they are primarily designed for the
> transmit side of the 
> operation.
> 
> JUST A THOUGHT OR TWO,
> 
> John, K3KWO
> 
> 
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