[K3PZN-List] 2008 Pre-Field Day

[John Hart]

Curt,
 
I agree that most of the digital contacts will be on 20 and 40 mtrs with a few on 80 mtrs as 20 will probably die down in the early morning hours.  I have a good dipole to cover 160-80-40 mtrs, a rotatable dipole for 40 mtrs and then my old faithful vertical, the outbacker and ground stand.  I am hoping to have my radio shelter completely in service for Field Day so that I can locate in the back of the upper lot down near the burn tower.  As I remember, there is a power outlet on the front of the trailer office in the upper lot.  It should be good for 20 amps at 120 volts.  I might bring along one or two batteries to float on my switching supply ( 13.8 volts DC ) for the rig.  I have a very narrow filter for my IC-706 MKIIG (350 HZ).  This works well for both PSK-31 and RTTY.  If I have enought room on my operating table in the shelter, I could bring my IC-756PROII.  Both rigs are setup with very good digital interfaces for my laptop.  I have an extra laptop for logging and the CT Logging program is a much better program than the one that is built into the MixW digital software.
 
If everything goes well with the shelter rehab, I will have A/C, lighting, ventilation and adequate room for 2 station operators and room for 1 or 2 visitors.  I have no toilet provisions in the shelter, but the club station would not be too far away.  The shelter will be mounted on a flat-bed landscaping trailer towed by my pickup truck.
 
For this year's operation, can we run our stations on the BG&E Power system at the FTC or will we have to run full-time on one or more generators? 
 
I plan on stopping over to the FTC and check-out the upper lot over the next couple of weeks.  I would think that anywhere within the FTC Compound would be inside the 1000 foot diameter for the Field Day Site?
 
Talk to you all later,
 
John, K3KWO
 
> Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 05:54:23 -0700> From: wb8yyy at yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] 2008 Pre-Field Day> To: k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net> > John> > perhaps you most important input would be the bands> you need antennas for. perhaps the bulk of digital> activity will be on 20 and 40m ? i am thinking a pair> of dipoles might be ideal, but i also have a> vertically oriented 'half square' for 20m available. > plan B might be a vertical that I think Larry has (??)> as this would be a single antenna. (if we can cross> polarize our antennas it might help). > > i have always thought it strange we seperately logged> digital modes in CT .... should we consider letting> your digital software do the logging, and exporting a> file ? i dont think the logs go to ARRL anyway ! > > good news is this year you don't need 100 lbs of> batteries! > > rig: we should see if the digital station can use one> of the rigs having a narrow CW filter (that is usable> on RTTY). i am thinking we should use the highest> performing rigs we got to allow for coexistance. let> us know if you have already picked out a rig from the> club's collection, or you have something else in mind.> > > i would like to do some RTTY sometime during FD (but i> will need some training on your software). > > speaking of digital modes, lately i have been doing> PSK31 on 20 and 40m in the early evenings -- lots of> activity (except for last nite). > > see you all tonite. > > 73, curt> > --- John Hart <john_k3kwo at hotmail.com> wrote:> > > > > Hello all,> > > > I did not hear anything back last week from anyone> > on the possibility of changing the Pre-Field Day> > Meeting date from May 31 to May 24. Unfortunantly,> > I will be out of the area on the 31st. If the 31st> > is the only date for most of us then you will have> > to fill me in when I get back in the area the first> > part of June. > > > > I do look forward to the FD event and working the> > Digital Modes on at least 20 meters and maybe 40 and> > 80 too.> > > > If anyone is looking for some operating on the> > digital modes, let me know.> > > > John, K3KWO> > > > > >> -----------------------------------------------------> > BREAK> > -----------------------------------------------> > > > Next CCARC meeting Monday June 9, 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> > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- BREAK -----------------------------------------------> > Next CCARC meeting Monday June 9, 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