Well that's a bummer. But a Friday night setup will still beat Saturday morning. Best of luck. I'll be there to help with the antenna setup if I can get away from work.
Seven Three, Michael - K5WRN http://www.qrz.com/db/K5WRN On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 4:27 PM, Roy Storey <[email protected]> wrote: > Michael, > We were trying for Thursday but the fire field has something going that > will run late, so we scratched Thursday. > > > > 73 -- Roy Storey W5TKZ > Chairman, 2014 Field Day Committee > > > On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 4:03 PM, Michael Wrenn via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Roy, >> >> I'm just curious why you are not utilizing rule 3.3: >> >> 3.3. No class A or B station may begin its set-up earlier than 0000 UTC >> on the Friday (Thursday >> afternoon or evening local time) preceding the Field Day period. >> Cumulative set-up time shall not exceed a total of 24 hours. >> >> This Rule allows you setup the antennas in the cool of Thursday eve or >> Friday so that you don't kill your people Saturday morning. >> >> Seven Three, >> >> Michael - K5WRN >> http://www.qrz.com/db/K5WRN >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 3:20 PM, Roy Storey via BVARC <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> QST...QST 18 days left. >>> >>> Here is the plan at this time for Field Day. >>> >>> Friday afternoon we will start to stage antennas, radios, feedlines >>> etc. at the fire field. We will have to work around the fire fighters still >>> in training on certain parts of the field. That means we can assemble beams >>> away from them to be ready for Saturday morning. >>> >>> Our radio room (see site map attached - grid square #2), will >>> probably have classes underway so we will have to wait for that to clear. >>> After the classrooms are clear, we are free to move tables and start >>> setting up our radios. The building and the field are locked overnight so >>> our equipment is safe. We will do as much as we can till dark. >>> >>> At 7AM local time Saturday, we will begin to erect antennas and get >>> the radio room and other sites ready for the FD activity by 1PM local. We >>> then start and will continue operation until 1PM Sunday. We then will start >>> the tear down and secure our equipment and the site around 4 to 5PM. >>> >>> Some things seldom go according to plan but, Jack Van Demark (WN5A) >>> (our cook again this year), assures me that is not the case in the food >>> department. >>> The current plan for Saturday lunch is sandwiches from Subway. Dinner is >>> still being fussed over but it looks like it's coming down to brisket and >>> fajitas. >>> >>> Lunch will be around 12 o'clock and dinner at about 6. >>> >>> More bulletins as we get closer to "Gentlemen! -- Start Your Radios!" >>> >>> Questions? [email protected] >>> >>> 73 -- Roy Storey W5TKZ >>> Chairman, 2014 Field Day Committee >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> BVARC mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> >> >
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