Cathy,
Chris K has been handling the antenna side of things for the most part, so
I'll let him answer regarding the Mosley. I have a partial roll of P-cord
I'll bring. I may try and stop by the Army Navy store and pick up some more
to be safe.
From my understanding of alternate power operation, we will need a
dedicated operating position that only uses alternate power. To prevent
increasing our operating class from 3A to 4A, the ARRL allows us to remove
another station from the air while the alternate power station is
operating. In order to obtain the 100 point bonus, We need to make at least
5 contacts that must be logged separately. The regulations are referenced
in the ARRL Field Day rulebook, section 7.3.8, for anyone who wants to read
them.
Personally, I think having PV panels on site will be a great way to
demonstrate how alternative/renewable energy can be utilized by the radio
amateur.
73,
Chris Craig
K1MHZ
On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 11:13 PM Chris Knox <n1gbb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The 2 meter beam would be great. I am trying to find as much P cord asSent from a mobile device: please excuse any spelling errors or brevity.
possible for hanging wire antennas.
I will be going through a more detailed list tomorrow
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 17, 2017, at 20:30, Catherine James <catherine.james@xxxxxxx>wrote:
what, if anything, you still need. It sounds like we have transceivers,
Chris, is there any hardware that we still need to source? Let me know
generators, power cords, feedline, and most of the antennas and antenna
hardware.
from Chip W1AIM. Will we have a place for these? Will we have masts or
In particular, I have just picked up a 2 meter beam and a Mosley HF beam
towers? Or do you have all of the antennas covered? I don't want to bring
them if they won't be used.
will give us the alternate-power bonus and let us demonstrate to visitors
I will bring a 100 watt solar panel and 35 amp-hour AGM battery. That
that emergency operation is possible without a generator, but it's not
enough energy to run a 100 watt radio for an extended period.
needed for some minor item.
I live 5 minutes from the Field Day site, so I can easily run home if
73,
Cathy
N5WVR
(FN34se)
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On Sat, 6/17/17, Christopher Craig <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
All of the above information is assuming that we will be running
as a 3A station for the 2017 event. Chris and I have been in
communication almost daily, working hard to make sure this
field day is successful and fun for everyone involved.
Please share any questions or concerns you may have.
73,
Chris Craig
K1MHZ
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