[K3PZN-List] FD CW Station #2 - WB8YYY signs on as CAPTAIN!

Curt Milton wb8yyy at yahoo.com
Fri May 14 15:37:52 EDT 2010 

Anthony 

Great to hear from you.  We decided that FD would be in YOUR back yard !  Well, not quite - plan is to operate from Gamber Fire Company grounds on route 32.  

yes it will be great to have you operating one or more rigs, helping with cooking and eating ... and some of us will even camp out overnite there.  

73 Curt

 


----- Original Message ----
From: Anthony Comulada <comulada at verizon.net>
To: Carroll County Amateur Radio Club <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Fri, May 14, 2010 2:53:15 PM
Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] FD CW Station #2 - WB8YYY signs on as CAPTAIN!

Ok, sounds like everything is coming together for this years field day. However, since I have missed the last couple of meetings I seem to be a bit out of the loop on where it is this year. Last I heard we were conducting the operation somewhere other than the club shack and possibly joining forces with the C.C. contesters club. 

Can someone bring me up to date on the FD details? It looks like it's going to be a fun one this year for sure and I'd like to be there if at all possible...

Thanks,



Anthony KB3RJH

-----Original Message-----
From: James Nitzberg <wx3b at yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 2:15 PM
To: Carroll County Amateur Radio Club <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] FD CW Station #2 - WB8YYY signs on as CAPTAIN!

Dear Field day Enthusiasts,

How about that, I hope Mr. Sluz (NY3A) is reading these notes, it looks like CW station #2 is going to THRIVE!

Welcome to the CW #2 team Captain position, Curt.


73,

Jim  WX3B

--- On Fri, 5/14/10, Bill Mellema <mellema at qis.net> wrote:

> From: Bill Mellema <mellema at qis.net>
> Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] FD CW Station #2 - and the Other Fine Stations to Be Assembled
> To: "Carroll County Amateur Radio Club" <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Friday, May 14, 2010, 1:23 PM
> 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"
> >
> > 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 ?? 
> >   
> > 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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