Field day 2008

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Towers are set up in the memory mall with the B&W antenna stretched between them.
Towers are set up in the memory mall with the B&W antenna stretched between them.

This weekend, visit the Memory Mall and learn about amateur radio! Try your hand at contacting people across the country. Event occurs for 24 hours from 2pm saturday until 2pm sunday between HPA and Classroom building I. Participants can observe long distance emergency communications operation, learn about radio, and get on the air yourself if you would like to try it!

Field day is a national contest sponsored by ARRL Everyone interested in amateur radio is invited.


Rather than collect minutes for each meeting we talk about field day, I'm collecting it all on this one page.


Contents

[edit] other field day pages

Note that stuff on this page was discussed without reference to past years and previous minutes, which it would not hurt to review:

[edit] stuff we forgot at practice

  • more guy rope
  • more tables (4 total)
  • more chairs (need 8-10, john: 3-4; jeff: 2-3; steve: 1; doug: ?)
  • more coax
  • spare power cords for radios
  • soldering iron
  • large water jug / ice / gator aid (KI4HXM)
  • FANS
  • more pulleys?
  • fix logging software

[edit] supplies

  • get copy of rule sheet
  • radios:706,ts-2000,ts-520s,1-2 from doug, alinco,KD-700
  • 4 seats
  • 2 counted HF stations
  • 1 GOTA
  • 1 VHF station
  • antennas:
    • steve tower
    • B&W
    • new B&W (needs untangled)
    • wire antennas for ed
    • tripod with outbacker and ironhorses
    • colinears
    • bazooka
    • jpole
    • moxon
  • power supplies:
    • fuel cell
    • FSEC solar pannel
    • Astron 50,25,70
    • 2x80AH battery
    • Doug's deep discharge
    • generator
    • marine deep discharge
    • johns LA
  • acessories:
    • Coax
    • power cords
    • dc power cords
    • adapters
    • terminations tools
    • soldering irons
    • tool box
    • bug spray
    • fans
    • bug candles
  • wifi access:
  • inventory, goal, prep for field day,

[edit] t1

  • TS2000
  • yaesu 897
  • B+W
  • 90ah

[edit] t2

  • ic706
  • ts520
  • GAP? B&W? bazooka? inverted V
  • 90ah

[edit] gota

  • spare radios from T1 & T2
  • tripod
  • deep cycle or spare

[edit] VHF

  • alinco
  • moxon or j-pole
  • battery box

[edit] spares

  • coax
  • power cords
  • extension cords
  • adapters
  • power strips (?)
  • fans
  • inverters
  • fuses
  • chairs
  • tables
  • tools
  • power cable
  • coax / feed lines
  • signs
  • cinder blocks

[edit] Bonus attempt planning

  • 7.3.2 media publicity: look at ARRL press kit (word), call the Future and invite a reporter / photographer
  • 7.3.3 public location: also, we should advertise (good morning ucf, marquee?), listed on ARRL FD locator
  • 7.3.4 public information table: reserve a table for this
  • 7.3.5 NTS message to ARRL section manager: precompose this and fill in blanks the day of
  • 7.3.7 Satellite QSO: we should practice this (at tailgate?)
  • 7.3.8 DONE alternate power
  • 7.3.9 W1AW bulletin: psk31 setup and electronic radio hookup?
  • 7.3.10 educational activity: faq??
  • 7.3.11 Site visitation by elected governmental offical: SGA or outside?
  • 7.3.12 site visitation by agency rep: UCF Police?
  • 7.3.13 GOTA -- extra contact points
  • 7.3.15 Youth participation: find up to 5 people 18yrs old or younger who can make at least one contact

[edit] logistics

Satelite views of antenna orientation showing principal lobes from the inverted V and B&W antennas.

memory mall
memory mall


[edit] future improvements

  • more diligence with the log book
  • better pulley for tower
  • get more water proof boxes
  • small water proof box for promo material?
  • audio adapters!
    • mono to stereo
    • 1/4" to 1/8"
    • 1/8" to 1/4"
  • blankets, sleeping bags
  • get more practice / learn
    • digital modes
    • NTS message
    • satellite contacts
  • better setup for radio / computer interfaces
    • serial
    • audio
  • large style ratcheting C clamps (for holding tarps, etc.)
  • towel
  • midnight snacks
  • logger
  • S hooks for ground side of guy wires
  • reduce club cable collection
    • get rid of bad cables
    • terminate single ended cables
    • etc...
  • Temporary plastic covers for radios, and or better tents (sealed roof sections between tents)
    • for morning hours when there is dew, but no lightning or rain to make us go inside
    • loose enough to cover radios when they are in operation and allow fans/heat sinking to work properly
    • keep people dry
  • build a solar frier?
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