(Webmaster’s note: The text below is a verbatim excerpt of the most recent email message FWRC President Steve Nardin, W9SAN sent regarding plans for Field Day. Sorry about all the capital letters. That’s how Steve typed the email and I didn’t have time to reformat.)
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OTA PLANNING MEETING 13 JUNE 2013
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Current helpers:
Food: W9LAN + KB9DOS + KB9DEB (others needed)
GOTA Station: W9BJG
PR Material: W9BJG
cOMPUTERS: need helpers (logging programs and networking; screen reader SW)
CONFIRMATION RECEIVED: DOLNICK IS OURS FROM JUNE 21 @ 7 PM TO JUNE 23 @ 4 PM
THANKS TO DAVE JONES, KC9TIK, & LARRY TEMENOFF, KB9OS!!
FIELD DAY & QRP NIGHT & FWRC MEETING: JUNE 21, 22, 23 DOLNICK LEARNING CENTER
VEC LICENSE TESTING ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON SATURDAY, HOG ROAST
SUNDAY MORNING, FIELD DAY BREAKFAST
(WITH BLUEBERRY PANCAKES!!)
ALSO LOOKING AT BOY & GIRL SCOUT VISITS
ARRL FIELD DAY LOCATOR SYSTEM: W9SAN LOADED TODAY; WORKING OK! WWW.ARRL.ORG
NEED TO PLAN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR SATURDAY AFTER VEC TESTING.
PR INFO PACKAGE READY TO GO OUT: W9BGJ
RELATED: I HAVE 11 x 17 FIELD DAY POSTERS. DOES ANYONE HAVE A PLACE THEY COULD POST
ONE OF THESE? PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME!
(A BLACK AND WHITE PDF FILE OF THIS WILL BE SENT OUT FOR ALL TO PRINT AS NEEDED)
STATIONS PLANNING:
KC9MUT: 20 M SSB W/YAGI
W9BJG: GOTA
K9FMX: 40 CW
KB9W: DIGITAL STATION
W9SAN: VHF STATION; 6&2
KU8T: SET UP STATION
NEED OTHER STATIONS FOR 80 / 160 / 15 / 10 METERS
BATTLE CRY: BEAT INDY!!!! WIN INDIANA!!!!
FRIDAY NIGHT: Arrive approx 5 pm with equipment
Start club meeting at 7 pm
If possible, start setting up stations; QRP radios to the air
If tents setup, owners should stay all night
SATURDAY: Arrive to start setup at 8:30 am
VEC testing from (9) to (11)...someone please get me this information
Field Day starts at 2:00 pm
Hog Roast at 5:30 pm
Run and log contacts all night!
SUNDAY:
Field Day Breakfast, 10:00 am (?) probably
Shut down operations at 2:00 pm
Take down stations and be gone by 4:00 pm
Other items: please e-mail W9SAN@ARRL.NET
Planning on attending either activity? Please let me know! Thanks.