[K3PZN-List] Field Day Proposal

[John Hart]

To all,
This bickering is getting out of hand.  If the club does not feel that the Digital Modes are worth including in the overall operation for Field Day them we can drop them and put our emphasis on getting the most points to assure a good win in our Class.  I do like the Digital Modes and I have been setup in the same location 2-years running (setup on Friday each year) with no discussion of any sirius problems, that weren't corrected, between stations.  
 
Field Day planning sessions are good and need to be announced to all with enough lead time to allow everyone to attend.  I don't remember missing any, that I was aware of, last year.  I highly recommend that the FD Station Captains and Field Day Chairman, whoever they might be this year, workout these bugs long before June, otherwise some of us will be having this discussion again next year.
 
I would like to think that Field Day is more than just another contest.  It's a public demonstration of our abilities and a fun way to sharpen our skills in rapid emergency communications.
 
Just my thoughts for the moment,
 
John, K3KWO
 
> Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:16:01 -0800> From: k4cgy at yahoo.com> Subject: RE: [K3PZN-List] Field Day Proposal> To: k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net> > When was a rule implemented that allows combining> scores from two different station/locations for FD> scoring? Or do I not understand what you're talking> about.> Real secret is to keep antenna's of same band> stations at least 300 feet apart and antenna's that> are 2nd harmonic related at least 200 feet apart. 90> degrees to each other helps also. This is easy to do> if you put the antennas around the circumference of> the 1000 ft circle and the stations near the antenna> used. ie 40M SSB on one side, 40M CW on the other and> 40M digital 90 degrees to both, then there won't be a> problem. The worse problem I have had in the last few> years was when a lot of planning went into the> placement of the 40M SSB antenna to reduce> interference . The digital operators never showed up> for planning, digital stations set up after FD> started. Placed a vertical directly under my 40M SSB> antenna about 20 feet away--40 SSB was almost useless.> I figured that year I lost about 200 contacts while> the digital made less than 50. Not a way to win. > Keep the antenna's spaced and use good equipment and> there will not be any real problems.> > 73 Jim K4CGY> Charlottesville, VA> > > --- W3JJH <w3jjh at arrl.net> wrote:> > > > > > > I've suggested running two adjacent sites. One> > would operate CW and > > digital QRP/battery racking up 10 points/QSO. The> > other would operate > > 100 W phone. I betcha that the combined score would> > break the club > > record.> > > > 73 de W3JJH> > John> > > >> -----------------------------------------------------> > BREAK> > -----------------------------------------------> > > > CCARC Elections at the next meeting on Monday, March> > 10, 7:30 PM at the Emergency Services Training> > Center in Westminster.> > > >> ------------------------------------------------------> > AR -------------------------------------------------> > > > K3PZN-List mailing list supporting the Carroll> > County Amateur Radio Club> > K3PZN-List at mailman.qth.net> > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/k3pzn-list> > > > > James C. Owen, III K4CGY> > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > ----------------------------------------------------- BREAK -----------------------------------------------> > CCARC Elections at the next meeting on Monday, March 10, 7:30 PM at the Emergency Services Training Center in Westminster.> > ------------------------------------------------------ AR -------------------------------------------------> > K3PZN-List mailing list supporting the Carroll County Amateur Radio Club> K3PZN-List at mailman.qth.net> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/k3pzn-list