[MRCA] MRCA Meet Activity Poll

[Ray Fantini]

Thinking of around noon on Friday dragging the mutt over to Beltsville Lake and setting up for operation on 5357 USB maybe at 1300 local, 51.0 FM at 1400 and 3885 AM at 1500. Think that's what we did last year. Anyone want to add anything else?
Then maybe do little radios Saturday on 3885 and 51.0
We going to do a "Show and Tell" in the building and what time will that be?
If we can set a schedule I can print up a couple signs next week and put them up in the building.

Anybody doing anything regards to the Friday night cookout? Or is it going to be the Pizza place again?

And last but not least in addition to the cables and the TTY stuff that I sold is there anything else that I need to bring? Please reply off list and remind me being memory is not what it use to be.

Ray F/KA3EKH



From: mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Radio Station KW1I
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2019 11:10 AM
To: mrca at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [MRCA] MRCA Meet Activity Poll

The 2019 MRCA Meet is two weeks away.  Please send to kw1i at earthlink.net<mailto:kw1i at earthlink.net> whether you plan to attend this year. I have already heard from some, but would like to get as many responses as possible in order to get badges produced.

Some minor schedule modifications are being considered. Exact timing has not firmed up, but we are planning for the Friday night cookout at the Howell Bldg to be a little earlier so that it can be wrapped up to give us 1-1.5 hours to allow a radio activity period after dinner. The next morning in a similar fashion we are going to have breakfast at the Howell Bldg a little earlier to provide time for a morning radio activity before the fleamarket becomes a major distraction.

Here are some equipment focused candidate activities that can be included in the Friday afternoon comm ops or one of the proposed periods either Friday evening or Saturday morning.  Please reply with your interest in participating in specific activities and include any questions, suggestions and comments.

Equipment                                                   Possible Activity

HF SSB Radios (5357 kHz)                          Short or long range, net ops, antenna comparisons

HF AM Field Radios  (3885 kHz)                   Short or long range, net ops, antenna comparisons

HF CW Field Radio (3570 kHz)                     Simple message reception, slow speed QSO

VHF FM Radios (51 mHz)                            Selection of local high points for net ops

PRR-9 / PRT-4 Helmet Radios  (51 mHz)       Range challenge

URC-4 Survival Radio (144.25 mHz)              Range challenge

SSB HF Pack Sets (5357 kHz)                       Fairground vicinity, net ops, data collection

Night Comm Ops                                        Getting on the air in the dark from fairground locations

Frequency Measuring Exercise                      Accuracy competition

Signal Corp Movie                                      Equip. types, comm. applications

Other __________________
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