I need to verify, but Dave Scott will be coordinating the GOTA station using the Ft Bend County EMCOMM trailer as we did last year. I think It worked out fairly well where it was located last year, but we did look at a spot closer to the main entrance. I don't recall the bands used but there was never any interference with the other stations. The trailer was manned by Dave and several KARS members throughout the weekend
--jv On Mon, May 20, 2019 at 8:24 AM Nizar Mullani via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > We are about one month away from our Mega FD event. We have a couple of > issues that need to be decided as we move forward with the planning. > > > > 1. GOTA station operation, management and promotion. > 2. Finalization of Antenna placement that includes location of GOTA > station > 3. 6 meter antenna, location and operation. > > > > GOTA station is very important during FD because it can account for many > points besides the QSO scores. We need someone to take on the task of > organizing the setup, operation and marketing of the station to the local > schools, Boy Scouts, ARRL officials, and other organizations. All of these > activities can add a lot of points to the total score. DO WE HAVE ANY > VOLUNTEERS?? > > > > We also need to finalize the exact location of the GOTA station at the FD > site, including filters and antennas, so we can finalize the layout of the > antennas for minimum interference between different stations. > > > > Finally, due to the low number of sunspots, a lot of our QSOs are going to > come from operating 40 and 80 meters. As you all know, the noise level on > these two bands will make it very difficult to hear stations calling us > without special listening antennas. Dave, K5GN, has a beverage antenna for > 40 meters that he is willing to bring and install. However, it needs to be > installed away from the other antennas, including the GOTA station. > > > > The 6 meter antenna location needs to be decided and the rig needs to be > manned. Do we have a person responsible for the antenna erection and > operation of the station? Will this rig be operated on FT8 or just SSB? > > > > If you are involved with any of these three issues, please let everyone > know the plan. > > > > Nizar > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > Radio,Radio,Radio We are a radio Club! > Talk it up! On the air about every event, every meeting, every net, every > time, talk about the club, ham fests, events and people. > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected] >
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