Monday, June 25, 2018
OARS Field Day 2018
Check out the new photos from Field Day on the "OARS Field Day 2018" page. If you have Field Day photos that you want to share, send them to w7plc@arrl.net and I will post them on the "OARS Field Day 2018" page.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Joe Walsh PSA
Legendary rock guitarist Joe Walsh, WB6ACU, of the Eagles is
featured in a just-released set of ARRL audio and video public service
announcements promoting Amateur Radio.
Walsh, who visited ARRL Headquarters last year for taping, wanted to deliver
two main messages in his PSAs: get involved in Amateur Radio, and become a
member of ARRL. The messages highlight the tremendous service that radio
amateurs provide to communities and convey how ARRL advocates on behalf of
Amateur Radio on a wide range of legal and political issues.An ARRL Life Member and long-time radio amateur, Walsh personally has been a strong supporter and advocate of ARRL and Amateur Radio, and his ham shack is just as impressive as his home recording studio. “I want to give back to the hobby that has given me so much enjoyment,” he said.
The PSA's:
Monday, June 4, 2018
Field Day Plan
2018 Field Day Planning
Agenda
Operation Hours will be from
11:00 23 Jun 2018 to 11:00 24 Jun 2018.
Complete rules are available at http://www.arrl.org/field-day
Schedule
Thursday, June 21: Setup of non-operational radio equipment, tents, canopies, rope off
parking area, safety station, etc, can
start at noon. Setup of operational radio equipment can start at 5:00 PM.
The new rules give us an
additional 18 hours of setup time, but out of the 42 hours we can only use 24
hours for setting up radio equipments and antennas. We need to define two 9 hours periods where
NO setup will occur, We need to set the
morning start times for Friday and Saturday, as this will define the end of the
setup time for the night before. e.g Start at 6am stop at 9pm the night
before. Start at 9am stop and midnight
the night before.
This quite time does not
preclude testing of antennas, just making changes to them.
We should consider having a
night watch on site during the quite period.
Friday, June 22: Continue setup of equipment.
Q; Is the club going to
provide food for the Friday night setup;
Pizza?
Saturday, June 23: Morning, continue setup and testing of equipment. Field Day operations
begin as 11:00 AM
Field Day Pot Luck Dinner
will be at 5:00 PM
Sunday, June 24: Breakfast at ?
Operations commence at 11:00
AM, after that secure equipment and pick up simple things, then go home and get
some rest, write up an “After Action Report” offering your views on how it
went, what we did right, where we could improve. Send to w7plc@arrl.net
Monday, June 25: Starting at noon, Take down everything else: Tent, safety lines,
masts, correctly coil all lines to avoid tangle, pull stakes, etc. Inventory all items, return loaned
items. Start thinking about 2019!
Stations
Field Station: Captain,
Bruce, WA7BAM
12 x 12 tent, table, chairs, 2KW generator
Flex 6300 radio, tuner, power supply
Antennas: Sloper, delta, NVIS, vertical, G5RV
Shop Station: Captains, Art
KL7SK/Lee, KI7SS
Power: Duane's 4 KW with x-cords
Antenna: SteppIR on bucket truck, NVIS. OCF 80M dipole?
Radio: Flex 6500 or FT950
Garage Station: Captain,
Duane, WB7ROZ
Power: Duane's 4 KW with x-cords
Antenna: 40-meter beam, NVIS, 80-meter loop, G5RV, vertical
Radio: FT100D setup for PSK31
Personal radios can be
substituted for station radios quickly
Operations
Bonus points: Need people to make these happen, who want to do one
of these?
Visitors table and visitor
log, need photos
Alternative energy (solar)
demonstration, need 5 contacts with a
second (paper) log in addition to normal computer log, and photos of charging
station
Educational session?? need photos
Formal NTS traffic message to
the section manager, and up to 10 messages to friends, relatives
Satellite QSO, Phil will
bring equipment, need to log contacts,
should try to make at least 3 contacts,
Photo would be nice
W1AW bulletin, has been done
through PSK station in the past, may be
a challenge depending on band conditions
Social media, post to Facebook when we get on the air, post
scores throughout day, and when we shut down.
Youth Operator, 20 points for each Youth Operator (age 18 or
younger) that completes at least one QSO, maximum of 100 points, That is 5
different Youth Operator. We need there
names.
Paper Logs: We have paper
logs for
Visitor sign in log, in
addition to the visitor table, lets put a visitor log at each station.
Operator/Helper sign in/out
log
Station reversion time sheet,
you want to work a station at 2 AM, sign up so people know that you will be
there.
We have these logs please use
them.
Personal Items:
Bring your food and water,
remember to stay hydrated.
If you want to use headphones
do you have adapters, most radios use 1/4” phone jacks, some do not.
Keyers and any other
operational aids.
If you bring something be
sure to mark it, and live it in the car until it is needed.
Mast teams:
Winch pull: Duane, Art, need at least two others
Manual pull: Bruce, need at least two others
Antenna mast setup
schedule:
Winch team:
1.
Sloper 74' mast
2.
Delta, 63' for
driven element
3.
2-fiberglass 40'
for 40-meter beam
4.
70' delta
reflector
5.
60' delta
director
Manual team:
1.
2-40' garage G5RV
2.
2-40' field G5RV
3.
? 2-40' shop G5RV
4.
2- tripods plus 2
sections for the 2 verticals, guys R8
5.
2-tripods 20'
push up for 80-meter loop
Additional short masts:
1.
Shade tarp, think
positive, need three to four people to set this up.
2.
Sloper
termination points
3.
Garage NVIS
antenna
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