Field Day Planning Sheet

June 22, 23, 24 2001

TCARC Field Days 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please send comments & responses to TCARC@YAHOOGROUPS.COM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category

What

Who

Cost

Still Needed?

Date & time

1800Z, Jun 23 to 1800Z, Jun 24

 

 

 

Class

probably 6A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Site

Etna Fire Station (AB2DY)

AB2DY

$100

 

 

 

 

 

 

Someone to buy lots of cheap soda & ice, put it in a (clean) trashcan and bring on Saturday morning or noon.

Soda & ice

 

 

YES

 

 

 

 

 

Field Day Box

Field Day Box

KB2ETO

 

CONFIRM

Crankup Tower 

Same as always

KB2SGX

 

CONFIRM

Crankup Tower

Same as always

N2VJV

 

CONFIRM

Stepladder

Stepladder

N2VJV

 

CONFIRM

Grounding, towers

Ground rod x 2

 

 

YES

 

Ground Cable x 2

 

 

YES

Ground grid, operating positions 

Short rods & connecting wires 

N2VR

 

 

Antennas

 

 

 

 

 

R5 vertical (clubs)

KB2SGX

 

 

 

6m beam

N2VJV

 

 

 

440 antenna

N2VJV

 

 

 

A3 beam (clubs)

N2VR

 

 

 

2m antenna

N2VJV

 

 

 

G5RV (clubs)

FD BOX

 

 

 

40m dipole (clubs)

FD BOX (?)

 

 

 

V-Beam

NE2T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cables

2 x 100’ sections (club’s)

N2VR? 

 

 

 

2 x 150’ runs (FD box)

KB2ETO

 

 

 

 Lots more needed, bring any 50’ and up you have!

W2AD, anyone else? 

 

 

Connectors

Bring PL-259 barrel connectors if you have a few!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radios

 

 

 

 

-- 12V powered

HF - DX-70

N2VR

 

 

Bring 1 big batt w/radio!

HF - 20m QRP 10W SSB & battery

N2VR

 

 

 

HF – FT-757, tuner

W2AD

 

 

 

HF

NEEDED

 

YES

 

HF – CW station

 NE2T (?)

 

 

 

6 m

 

 

YES

 

2m

N2VJV 

 

 

 

440 (?)

N2VJV 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extension Cords

Will need about 4 - 50 footers for radios etc

 

 

YES

 

 

 

 

 

Logging

direct to computer as much as poss, otherwise paper log & enter

 

 

 

- computers

Laptops anyone?

 

 

YES

- software

TRLog (clubs)

NE2T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sat night barbeque

Two medium grills with charcoal should cover the need – Grill 1

 

 

 YES

 

Grill 2

 

 

 YES

 

 

 

 

 

To Do:

 

 

 

 

RF exposure calcs

Who would like to do?

 

 

YES

Bandpass Filters

N2VR make from own parts? Esp 10m

 

 

YES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category

What

Who

Cost

Still Needed?

Date & time

1800Z, Jun 23 to 1800Z, Jun 24

 

 

 

Class

probably 4A

 

 

 



Last Updated on 6/11/2001
By Laurence 'Mike' Hammer N2VR
Email: TCARC@YAHOOGROUPS.COM