[MRCA] [MMRCG] Fort Miles / Delaware Goes to War Event
Tim
timsamm at gmail.com
Mon Apr 25 17:22:35 EDT 2022
Great job Ray! Well done fun....Tnx for the report & Pix...
I'm looking forward to some mountain ops as the snow starts to clear out
here. Maybe even a trip out to the Coastal Defense sites near San Fran -
maybe set up a sked with you guys next time... Cheers!
Tim
N6CC
On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 10:23 AM Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu>
wrote:
> Additional information, attached is a picture from the Friday location.
> Wonder if having the antennas in the pine trees make a difference? Although
> the 40 meter net was solid and the sixty meter net out in the open was
> sketchy?
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> Also liked the sign just behind the mutt, and extra credit to who ever
> finds the Howitzer in the background.
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> Ray F/KA3EKH
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> *Subject:* [MMRCG] Fort Miles / Delaware Goes to War Event
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> What was supposed to be achieved by this project?
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> The Annual Delaware Goes to War event was last Saturday at Fort Miles,
> Cape Henlopen State Park Delaware.
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> The last two years it was canceled due to Covid, but they did have the
> event this year featuring a large group of WW2 reenactors that occupy the
> center of the complex along with a number of period correct vehicles and
> equipment. Outside of their perimeter we have a Military Vehicle show of
> M-38, M-151vehicles and other post war vehicles.
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> I always try to take every opportunity to drag out the mutt and operate
> from the field and the Fort Miles site is a favorite because it’s only a
> hour from home and also the site of the annual AA83 event in November.
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> What was actually achieved?
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> I arrived Friday and unloaded the mutt. Did not have anything scheduled
> for Friday but did set everything up and had an opportunity to test all the
> gear. Set up across the parking lot from normal location to try something
> different this year being the old location is right next to the 3-inch
> guns, they do a couple blank shots on Saturday and that requires having to
> leave the vehicle because of the proximity, also very loud!
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> The new location was not bad, was able to get local power from the
> bathroom building about sixty feet away but the new location did result in
> having all antennas in the trees.
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> Did try a couple CQ calls on forty and sixty meters but no success. Also
> monitored six and two meters while on site but no activity there.
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> On Saturday I did check into the MMRCG Net on 7.296 and talked with a
> couple stations before the Net, good copy on all stations on that net and
> looks like no one had any issues copying me.
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> After the Net was asked to move over to the old location with the rest of
> the post war vehicles, we only had four or so vehicles show up and think
> they wanted us to look like a larger group so they gave me a space right up
> next to the gate and I moved over to the other side of the parking lot. No
> big deal being I had to drop the inverted V that I use of forty and swap it
> out with a V cup for sixty anyway.
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> Worked the Moose & Squirrel Net on 5.357 without much issue although copy
> not as good as the early net on forty. After the net spent most time up on
> seventeen meters working Ham stations using the vertical on the mutt.
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> The event ended at four that afternoon and don’t know why because Friday
> was warm to hot with lows in the seventies with Saturday being cooler and
> got cold later in the afternoon so that was a incentive to pack up and get
> out as soon as the event ended.
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> Packed up and was clear of the site by five thirty.
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> What aspects of the project work?
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> For once every radio worked. The GRC-106 with external inverted V antennas
> for forty and sixty and the onboard whip for seventeen. The big RT-524
> along with the PRC-77 and the URC-110 for VHF/UHF all the power
> distribution and all that stuff along with the mutt running well. Did have
> to change the water pump over the winter and also installed a new rocker
> arm cover and think I have finally fixed the oil leak over the top of the
> engine.
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> Antenna mast, set up and tear down have gotten to be almost second nature
> and relocating from one location was both quick and easy.
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> What didn't work and why?
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> Think the biggest failure was not getting any contacts on Friday. Maybe if
> I played around with seventeen or twenty meters could have done some
> regular Ham QSO but would have been good to have some mill radio people
> active.
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> What would you change if given a second chance?
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> Work harder on getting others active. Try to develop a Coastal Fort, or
> Field Operation Net that operates when these events take place. Always a
> good turn out for the regular scheduled nets on sixty and forty but not
> much interest beyond that.
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> Also, I now know that need to set time and frequencies, have been told
> several times that on Friday people were looking to work me but without
> setting a schedule in advance and just relaying on maybe nothing happens.
> So, for Hagerstown next month will try to do better.
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> Submitted by Ray F/KA3EKH
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