[SMCARA] Plan B

Tue Jun 23 16:56:02 EDT 2015

we kinda go thru this every year. X3

On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 4:37 PM, Christopher Olson <lilsmokeeater5 at yahoo.com
> wrote:

> 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
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > 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
> >>
> >>
> >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -------- 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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