Good deal Michael, hope to see you there.
73 -- Roy Storey W5TKZ Chairman, 2014 Field Day Committee On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 4:31 PM, Michael Wrenn via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >>> >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > >
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