[K3PZN-List] FD CW Station #2 - and the Other Fine Stations to Be Assembled

[Bill Mellema]

Curt:

I appreciate your insight...I hope to help set up and operate CW in the 
evenings until around 11pm if needed. I offer my Omni VII station since 
it has both the 500 & 300 cw filters.I'll give Bill W2EGL a call as 
well. I think part of the fun at FD is getting a chance to operate 
different rigs and of course good food..

I'll see you at the BOD meeting next week..

Best 73's

Bill N3WM









On 5/14/2010 12:52 PM, Curt Milton wrote:
> I was challenged to consider being captain of station 2 - and I am willing to do it with some help.  This station will major on 40m operation, while that station pulled together by Steve NY3A will major on 20m. 
>
> An interesting theme from Dayton has captured my imagination: 
>
> 1300 - 1400  B. Scott Andersen, NE1RD
> 	* "The 100 pound DXpedition"
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> Operating from some far away place can be great fun. This talk describes how good planning and the right gear can make it possible to create an effective station with just the stuff in your checked bags. Portable, temporary, and ... (words censored for this audience) ... should be on the menu for your next vacation with the help of ultralight transceivers, new battery and solar technologies, and portable antenna solutions. Successes and lessons learned from operations on VP2M, V4, KP2, and the latest adventure to J6 will be highlighted. The 100 Pound DXpedition motto is: "Go light. Work the world."
> OK I am thinking to try to put together CW Station #2 for less than 100 lbs (which may be 2-3X per station at those DXpeditions perhaps!). 
>   
> While if my employment holds up I wish to purchase a new 20-some lb rig, I could supply a K2/100w/autotuner rig for FD use - if that is a rig folk wish to use.  Otherwise I am open to other choices.  I figure this is less than 10 lbs .... but yikes I don't own a light weight power supply so maybe I won't count this in the weight!).  I hope to deploy 4 or more different operators over the 24 hours -- time to locate my tent ! 
>   
> Could we also put together one of our ~ 3 SSB stations with a lighter-weight theme ??   Not that I wouldn't enjoy operating any rig at FD !  I have enjoyed so far using K3, FT-1000, Jupiter, Omni-whatever, IC-756 and K2 at previous FD's. 
>   
> I suspect CW station2 will use a 40m dipole, but it would be nifty if someone could assist me in developing a light-weight 15 or 10 m moxon beam for some other band operations ?  I really need some help with engineering. 
>   
> Networking -- as we benefitted from Andy's work last year, perhaps networking a few of our rigs could help us be more agile ?  I am open to using either Writelog or N1MM - and I have been warned to expect log diversity amongst the passionate participants. 
>   
> Non-contest modes - I would welcome more radio happenings at our FD site, to better engage the public and get more of our members involved.  My crazy idea was to establish a VHF point-to-point link with another FD site -- perhaps manning this 'intercom' on FM from our VHF station -- and being ready to pass audio and visual traffic thru the prime time hours.  Can anyone take this idea and run with it ?? 
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> GOTA - I confess given the choice, I would rather have an extra SSB station than a rig devoted to GOTA.  I would much prefer to mainstream the new hams into SSB Station 3 or 4, as well as participating and learning from the big gun operators at 1 and 2.  I think this makes for a better 'one field day' operation than being on its own.  Also it is better for reducing QRM since we won't be on the same band as the other SSB stations.  Please think about it !  The real deal is getting as many participants as possible to a rig making contacts. 
>   
> Site Design - an operation this big is a larger challenge.  But our site may give us more flexibility in planning antennas for coexistence.  Definitely we need a design that will allow 3 simultaneous 40m operations to thrive (SSB/digital/CW).  Does someone have the recipe - or is it time to query our neighbors for their trade secret ?
>   
> Ideas appreciated. 
>   
> Curt
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