Actually Dave Scott is handling the GOTA station activities. I focus on
helping Bill with the Antennas and Glenn with the computer networking as
well as other aspects of setup
Lee Cooper our ARRL Vice Director will be stopping by
--jv
W5ZTX
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On 6/8/2019 5:50 PM, NIzar Mullani wrote:
Two weeks till our Mega Field Day. Here is an update on the GOTA
station and Bonus Points manager, plus, a list of people who have
taken on the responsibilities for different aspects of the FD activities.
_GOTA_
GOTA station is going to be operated by the KARS club members using
the call sign KT5TX. Jimmy Vance is in charge of this station. I
believe the GOTA station is going to be located in the comfort of the
Emergency Communication RV. Everyone is welcome to help operate this
station. If you are interested in helping, please contact Jimmy at his
e-mail address above. There are bonus points if a non-ham person
operates the rig and makes 20 contacts. If you know of people who want
to learn or experience the feeling of operating a radio, please invite
them. If you know Boy Scouts leaders, please let them know this is a
good time for the scouts to learn about radios.
_BONUS POINTS_
Our Bonus Points Manager is Doug Seyler from TDXS. He is lining up
different activities we can do to earn bonus points. These bonus
points are important since we can earn up to 1000 points (equal to 500
CW QSOs). We may need to appoint someone as the Safety manager, if
Doug has not done this already. I understand that Doug has invited the
Sheriff as our elected official to come and visit the facility. This
is a good time to meet and greet him. Can’t guarantee that it will
help erase your ticket if you have one.
_ANTENNAS_
Bill Cordell is going to be The Man. He is brining two man-lifts and
all our antennas. Mike Hardwick is bringing his trailer tower for SSB
antennas. We will have three towers and LOTS of coax to string up.
Bill is going to need a team of people to help with the erection of
antennas and laying down coax cables. Please volunteer to help with
this project. The antenna setup will begin Friday afternoon. For
newbies who want to learn about antennas, this is a great time to
learn from the experts. We will also need help with the coax routing
of the rigs, the filters and triplexers in the operating areas.
_RIGS and COMPUTERS _
Glenn Anderson is the person who will be brining 10+ computers
installed with N1MM and networked to work together. He usually needs
help in setting up the computers and the rigs. There will be 11 K3
rigs, which will need to be setup for operation in CW, SSB and FT8
modes. Allen N5XZ is in charge of these rigs. But, he will need a lot
of help also. So, please volunteer.
_OPERATING SIGN-UP SHEET_
Allen and Jeff have created a sign-up sheet for the operation of CW,
SSB, Digital and GOTA stations. This year, we have added a Mentor and
Want-to-Learn categories in the sign-up sheet. Several operators have
agreed to help people who want to learn about becoming better
operators. This is a great program. I can attest to it. I used to tag
along with the good operators to learn from them and it helped me a
lot. Whether you are a newbie or a seasoned ham, please take advantage
of this opportunity by signing up. Send Allen an e-mail if you want
him to send you the sign-up sheet.
_FOOD _
Mike Hardwick is coordinating this effort. As we get closer to FD, he
will let us know the menu, serving the food and cleanup. Feel free to
donate some money to Mike for the food. If you have any food allergies
or preference, please bring your own food. Allen swears by the five
hour energy drinks during operation of FD. I am not sure how well they
work since I have a picture of him calling CQ while asleep during FD.
Of course, this was in the middle of the night when the band was dead
and you can call CQ endlessly without a contact. A good time to take a
power nap.
_TEARDOWN and CLEANUP_
Teardown usually goes faster than putting things up. Please help in
any of the above areas. Antennas will need to disassembled and stowed,
coax will need to wound up on spools, rigs and computers will need to
be packed up and stowed. Cleanup is critical. We need to put the house
and the grounds back in the condition we found it in if we are to have
access to his great venue. Please make it a point to help with this
part of FD.
_FINAL COMMENTS_
FD is a great time for us all to get together and get to know each
other better. It is also a great time to invite people you know to
come and see what we ‘Hams’ do as a hobby. We set up a major
communication station overnight to operate in emergencies. When power
goes off and cell towers get inundated with traffic, we can usually
get the messages out using our radios. FD helps us to practice so we
know what to do if we are needed in an emergency. More importantly, we
enjoy doing this. So, come have fun.
Nizar K0NM, on behalf of the Mega FD group.
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