[TAC] Field Day is coming this weekend!

Tim Eklin tim.eklin at gmail.com
Wed Jun 20 23:06:45 EDT 2007


I'll be there this year...Tim W8JJ

On 6/20/07, hank  k8dd <k8dd at arrl.net> wrote:
> As in the past years, everyone is invited to stop out at the
> Field Day site at the Burtchville Township Park.
>
> Friday:     AC8W, K8DD & K8WMW will be at the park in the
> afternoon - probably around 4 or 5 PM - looking around
> to see where the antennas will go.    Stop in and offer your
> opinions!
>
> Saturday:     Setup should begin about 9:00 AM at the park.
>
> Field Day starts at 2 PM (1800 UTC)
>
> Sunday:      Field Day ends at 2 PM (1800 UTC) and tear down
> begins.  Takes about a 60 to 90 minutes.
>
>
> Field Day is coming!   June 23 - 24th
> Same location as last year - Burchville Twp Park.
>  http://www.k8dd.com/files/tac  has information and
> maps how to get there.
>
> We have lost a couple of ops in the past year ....
> John K8JM moved to SW Ohio for work.
> Buck N8CQA became a silent key.
>
> In the past we have had a 2A Field Day, a combined
> EMARC and TAC Field Day and that has worked out
> quite well.
>
> If you don't have any plans for FD, or don't want to
> drive a long distance, or don't have a club to go to
> FD with, how about coming out to the EMARC / TAC
> Field Day.  Even if you have to drive a long distance,
> how about coming out to the EMARC / TAC FD?!!?
> Let me know if you're thinking about coming out and
> I'll put you on the list!
>
> At this point the plans are to have two stations.  Each
> with a laptop running WriteLog and networked together.
> Easy to operate - there will be help to show you how it
> works - memory keyer for the CW ops, radio control, etc.
> It's so easy even Stan and I can figure how to make it
> work!
> So far the antennas planned are:
> 40M - Half wave dipole, 2 element wire beam.
> 80M - G5RV
> 20 - 15 - 10M - a 2 element yagi on a 30' mast.
>                       - possibly a 3 element TA-33 yagi on a tower.
> 6M - 3 element yagi on a 30' mast.
>
> 73    Hank    K8DD
>
>
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