I have had some fine responses to my request for a Field Day venue. They
ranged from operating locations across the United States to clues for how to
start a club featuring my desires where no club existed before. A friend and I
have discussed starting this club before. These responses only
Kevin,
I'm in Aloha, so you can sign me up when you get your group together. I
have been thinking about what it would take to get a homebrewer group
together in the Portland area, but I haven't run into any other builders
from the area. It would be nice to have a place out in the woods to
Hi Jason, et al:
For what it's worth, and generally UNfortunately for all concerned,
Field Day is probably the very WORST TIME for a new operator (to the
area) to go to a radio club function and expect to be warmly received...
During FD, everyone is running around, trying to ensure that
Tom:
That depends on the club. Just last week I sent out letters to every
newly (since Jan 07) licensed/upgraded ham within an hour's drive of
Topsham ME inviting them to take part in the KS1R/N1TRC operation on Field Day.
Given that many FD operations have GOTA operations, I expect that we
Hi Steve:
I didn't mean that we don't welcome beginners, just that, with all
the hassle of FD, it's sometimes pretty easy to become preoccupied
with other things and to give the impression of being disinterested
when you're really not.
We also urge all newly licensed ops to join us as well.
We'll have two dedicated GOTA coaches and one 'circulating' coach as well.
73,
Tom
At 18:04 06/13/2007, Stephen W. Kercel wrote:
Tom:
Yes, I understand. The solution (assuming enough warm bodies are
available) is to have a designated GOTA coach whose primary task is
to demonstrate an
In a message dated 6/13/07 12:38:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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For what it's worth, and generally UNfortunately for all concerned,
Field Day is probably the very WORST TIME for a new operator (to the
area) to go to a radio club function and expect to be warmly
Tom,
I have no doubt that your club, and many others, do a fine job of
welcoming others to your events. I did come to the conclusion that this
particular club is unfriendly to newcomers because I got the same
treatment at one of their regular club meetings later on. It was a very
good ol'
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