[W2CRA] Field Day this weekend!!!

[Kurt Cathcart, KR2C]

All,

Field day is this weekend!  I'm looking forward to seeing you all 
there.  Please remember that this event is open to everybody.  If you 
hold a technicians class license and want to get your feet wet on some 
of the HF bands this is a good opportunity to do so.  There should be 
plenty of Elmers to help out.

We plan on doing the build up this Friday at around 4:00pm.  We will 
start as soon as we have enough people to safely get the work done.

Here are a few last minute things we might need for Field Day.

    * Coolers. We cannot have enough
    * Ice. If you bring a cool can you also throw in some ice?
    * Water.  We will need to stay hydrated all through the event.
    * A desk lamp or 2
    * small power strips
    * We are still short of a Saturday night dinner.  I'm looking for ideas.

Also, please be advised that the club is also having a sister project.  
If you have some time to help sort out the club trailer we would like 
some club members to help out.

-Kurt
KR2C




On 5/28/2011 10:44 PM, Kurt Cathcart, KR2C wrote:
> All,
>
> It's been about 10 days since my e-mail requesting some leadership 
> assistance for Field Day.  I've been contacted and updated by a few 
> members but as of yet nobody has offered to take  on a role yet.  
> While I don't expect that these plans to run 100%, we do need people 
> to step up and help with the planning for this even.  I'm trying to 
> develop a template so that a Planning and Implementation Guide (PIG) 
> can be written.  This will make future planning for Field Day much 
> easier in the future.  I cannot do it without you help though.  If 
> interested in helping with the success of Field Day please contact me 
> at Kurt at KuhlRoad.net.
>
> -Kurt
> KR2C
>
>
>
>
>
> On 5/19/2011 9:51 PM, Kurt Cathcart, KR2C wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> It looks like my absence from the general club meeting has got me
>> volunteered to co-chair the field day event.  We don't have much time to
>> organize and get ready and I'm far too busy to do it myself.  I look to
>> you all to help me out.  What I suggest is to divide and conquer.  We
>> should divide ourselves into "teams" so that the burden of
>> responsibility doesn't fall on to any one person.  As in any good team,
>> we have team captains.  Right now I'm asking for volunteers to be these
>> captains.  this is all off the top of my head so if you have further
>> suggestions, please let me know.  Here is a list of teams I'd like
>> captains for:
>>
>>      * Facility
>>      * Food
>>      * Stations
>>      * Build Up/Tear Down
>>      * Organization
>>
>> I would expect that that captains further break down their
>> responsibilities to other members of the club and/or family/friends to
>> get their tasks done.  Please read the job descriptions and let me know
>> if you would like to volunteer your time to be a captain.  If you are a
>> more seasoned member and are physically unable to captain a team, please
>> don't feel that you are exempt.  Your experience from participation over
>> the years would not only be valuable to our captains but since I've only
>> ever participated in 2 field day evens in my short tenure your vast
>> wisdom would be of great value to me.  I need all of your help.
>>
>> *Facility*
>>
>>      * Secure permission for the field day site on the days of our 
>> event.
>>      * Get the trailer moved to the event site or organize members with
>>        pickups to move needed "stuff" toe the event site.
>>      * Ensure that we have the necessary towers/poles and equipment to
>>        raise antennas. (work with Station captain on what is needed)
>>      * Arrange for generators and gasoline
>>      * Plan for shelter. tents/campers/lanscape trailer, etc.....
>>      * Lockdown plan for over night unused gear
>>      * Arrange for funding for generator rentals and gas
>>      * Get gear back to trailer
>>
>>
>> *Food*
>>
>>      * Solicit donations of food or money for event
>>      * Make sure Grill is in working order and has propane
>>      * Water or drink for Build up/ Tear Down
>>      * Coffee/donuts for morning operators
>>      * Hotdogs/hamburgers for lunch/ dinner
>>      * Garbage removal from site
>>
>> *Station*
>>
>>      * Plan for operation stations.  What class will we run for the 
>> event?
>>      * Plan for antennas.  beams? dipoles? verticals?  combination?
>>      * GOTA Station
>>      * Station modes.  SSB/PSK/RTTY/CW VHF or Satelite
>>      * Work with Facility captain on site layout and hookups
>>
>> *Build Up/Tear Down*
>>
>>      * Organize manpower necessary to build Field Day site
>>      * Work with Facilities captain on getting needed equipment from
>>        trailer to site
>>      * Assisted with obtaining forgotten resources during the event
>>      * Organize manpower to tear down site at the end of the event.
>>      * Work with Facilities captain to get gear back to trailer
>>
>> *Organization*
>>
>>      * Work with all captains to help organize the event
>>      * Advertise our event to the public.
>>      * Work the Station captain with the GOTA station
>>      * Develop an operator schedule
>>
>> I'm sure that there is a bunch that I missed.  Again, I'm looking to be
>> "Elmered" here by the veterans.  We can always add to the list.  Field
>> Day will soon be upon us.  let me know as soon as you can how you can
>> help out.
>>
>> -Kurt
>> KR2C
>>
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