[SMCARA] Plan B

Tue Jun 23 16:37:03 EDT 2015

How about we just use common sense and our own ears and eyes to keep an eye on the weather. 

Hmmmm ..... 

KC3ERI 
Christopher M. Olson 
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> On Jun 23, 2015, at 4:22 PM, Tom Shelton, ND3N <gl1800winger at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> Geez,
> 
> I'm sorry I brought it up.  But happy it inspired so thought and discussion.   
> 
> Bad weather happens and it's good to plan for it.  Many years ago when I lived in California, we had a major earthquake during field day.  We immediately ceased our field day efforts, along with most of the clubs in and around LA county, and shifted to emcomm, passing messages in and out.   One of our club members was a CHP officer who was called into work and was part of the team checking bridges for damage (and there were a few).  The CHP radios were busy with other higher priority traffic, so he would contact us as each bridge was inspected, and we fed the info on HF to the CHP HD in Sacramento.   It took a few hours for everything to settle down, then we got back to FD.  Fortunately,  it wasn't raining.
> 
> 
> Tom Shelton, ND3N
> 240-434-3811
> 
> If it ain't broke,  let's fix it until it is...
> 
> 
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Rene Ramirez <w3bnyren at gmail.com> 
> Date:06/23/2015  3:35 PM  (GMT-05:00) 
> To: "robert.mcneely" <robert.mcneely16 at yahoo.com> 
> Cc: "<SMCARA at mailman.qth.net>" <smcara at mailman.qth.net>, Richard B <nonelidd at gmail.com> 
> Subject: Re: [SMCARA] Plan B 
> 
> I has an airhorn on my lawn tractor.  I'll bring it along Saturday.
> 
> On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 3:10 PM, robert.mcneely <robert.mcneely16 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> I agree with Rene on this. We can have someone s I understand a horn and
>> signal shutdown  and resume when safe to do so. Rather than trying to move
>> everything inside.
>> 
>> Also if we did set up inside with the food and testing etc. Wouldn't it be
>> just a tad bit cramped in the bingo hall?
>> KC3CCN
>> Co- Field Day Coordinator
>> 
>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Rene Ramirez <w3bnyren at gmail.com>
>> Date: 06/23/2015 11:48 AM (GMT-05:00)
>> To: Richard B <nonelidd at gmail.com>
>> Cc: "<SMCARA at mailman.qth.net>" <smcara at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: Re: [SMCARA] Plan B
>> 
>> This has generally been the M.O of field day.  Someone sounds a horn or
>> something signifying shutdown.  disconnect the antenna and cover the rigs
>> in plastic/tarps until the storm blows over.
>> 
>>> On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Richard B <nonelidd at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Personally,  I belive we should just accept that inclement weather is a
>>> possibility. If it occurs, we shut down, drink coffee in the bingo hall
>> and
>>> discuss the P5 station that got away.
>>> When the weather clears,  resume normal operations.
>>> Attempting to move radios inside, reconnect antennas  (lighting rods) and
>>> reconfigure power connections is an onerous task.
>>> Just about the time we are up and running inside, it would be time to
>>> perform a keystone cops shuffle to shift back.
>>> That's my .02 cents worth.
>>> --
>>> 73 DE N1LID (Boz) Tuesday, 23 June 2015, 10:54AM -04:00 from Chris
>> Ordiway
>>> < kc3dig at gmail.com> :
>>> 
>>>> I don't put much stock in weathermen any more, 4 days out is barely a
>>>> guess in my book. Unless we're sure of t-storms I'd rather setup
>>>> outside, but I agree with Tom that we should have a Plan B. Something at
>>>> least semi-coordinated. It may mean the difference between losing an
>>>> antenna (or worse) or losing a lot of time on the air trying to figure
>>>> out what to do with all of the gear once we stuff it indoors. Having an
>>>> idea of where to put things (the back room Dan mentioned? with tables
>>>> setup?) will save us a lot of tripping over each other *if* we have to
>>>> move fast.
>>>> 
>>>> Chris Ordiway - KC3DIG
>>>> 
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