[K3PZN-List] Gamber antenna placement - for comments

Mon May 17 20:41:22 EDT 2010

I will be there from Friday to Sunday.  I obviously can't spend the entire night patrolling and can't be responsible for other gear left on site, but it will add a presence.  I will have a 50' tower, 3 element beam and my FT1000MP.  The wife and kid will probably work for a good part of Sat night.  The son or I will probably either start or run for a while on Sat afternoon.  We can probably accomodate other ops Sat afternoon.  I will probably have lots of opening on Sun, but will try to operate as much as needed to keep the station on the air.

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Subject: Re: Gamber antenna placement - for comments
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 20:21:07 -0400

Hi All,
  Jim has done a great job of making the appeal,  I will make it again.  If you are coming to field day, even for a short time, please let us know how long you will be there, what you want to do and what if any gear you want to use.  I am compiling all of the emails that are flying and will consolidate the information so we can start working on schedules and see what gaps we have as far as operators and gear.   I am also going to start making some contacts with media and local officials to get us some publicity for the event.   Stay tuned.  More to follow.

Best 73

Bill

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Subject: Re: Gamber antenna placement - for comments

GOTA - I'll setup my 10-15-20 vertical for those bands. I'd like to get a 80/40M dipole up but that will depend on how things work out at the time. The vertical antenna has a control cable for switching the coils I think I have 75' of that cable so that's the limiting factor (without the cable it defaults to 20M). 

I should have digital modes available on the GOTA station as well. 

Andy

On 5/17/2010 17:04, Jim Nitzberg wrote: 

Thanks Curt – for your enthusiastic response.  

Your idea is an excellent one – as long as I can get “the house” provided by K1RH to mid field.  This would also require that John W3JJH and John K3KWO be 300 feet away from shelter – so they would need to procure some coax! 

Mike, N3VOP is setting up a VHF station, and he can set it up where he’d like, there are no interference issues there. 

Andy, WO3L is in charge of GOTA…. 

I’m still recruiting for 15m, 40m and 75m SSB however Clint and I are prepared to POUNCE if there are no takers! 

73, 

Jim 

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Subject: Re: Gamber antenna placement - for comments 

Jim 

Thanks for the effort.  I was hoping you would have access to big station's lessons learned.  I like that the modes are segregated because both clubs have BPF sets to deal with co-located bands.  

I do feel that CW and digital need the maximum separation (John will thank me)- because these modes can be only 10 kHz or less apart.  Better to put SSB in the middle if that is possible.  The roofing filters in the SSB rigs will likely work better with the further frequency separation.  

I do sense (unless things suddenly change) that we may be handicapped in spectrum !  Its hard for me to see we will have enough open bands to go much above 6A - unless we want to assume 10m sporadic E than maybe 7A - so I suggest we don't set up more gear than we can use.  

If we set up a GOTA - I sense it will be mostly SSB - so perhaps it should be in the CW neighborhood.  

VHF/UHF could occupy some operators if we get some interesting propagation - and perhaps could also perform interesting demonstrations to visitors - so perhaps it could be optimally located as a greeting post ? 

73 Curt 

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Subject: RE: Gamber antenna placement - for comments 

This time, with the picture attached! 

73, 

Jim 

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Subject: Gamber antenna placement - for comments 

Dear 2010 Field Day enthusiasts from CCARC and CCC, 

I am pleased to submit this picture for your comments and consideration.  It is an ariel view of Gamber, and I have placed some pins in “suggested” antenna locations 

of different band modes.  

Our goals with this placement are: 

1.       To put as MUCH separation between the different band modes as possible without tangling our antennas in power lines 

2.       To put the station antennas in a North/South line, so that the elements can be sideways to each other when they beam due west 

a.       (This is an old trick from W3AO to minimize inter-station interference) 

3.       To recognize the fact that two SSB stations will be entirely self contained within K1RH’s motor home, and does not need to be near any buildings. 

I have copied team leaders and station captains on this email and encourage you to give me your thoughts! 

73, 

Jim Nitzberg   WX3B 

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