[K3PZN-List] 2008 Pre-Field Day

Fri May 23 08:26:17 EDT 2008

John

wow!  thanks for sharing plans.  don't wear yourself
out preparing your mobile radio shelter -- but the
concept is exciting.  

ok i am slow, but i realize for digital modes your
gear is cabled for certain kinds of rigs - and i dont
remember anything Icom (??) at our station.  the main
idea is the rigs that have higher blocking dynamic
range and lower phase noise will interact less -- and
as you know its only 10's of Hz between CW and digital
subbands -- but of course we can engineer a solution. 

i wonder if anyone has a map of the site ?  

73, curt

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

> 
> 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> > > > > >>
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