Field Day

Field Day Preparation Report

5/11/16 Field Day preparation

Kirk, Teresa, Ching, Bob

We finalized our location and will be setting up on top of the parking structure. Unless a lot more people express interest in coming we will not set up multiple locations this year.

Radios: We will be using the Kenwood and KX-3 HF radios and the three VHF/UHF radios from the trailer. We will use the two power supplies from the trailer, one for the two HF radios and the other for the three VHF/UHF radios.

Antennas/masts: For VHF, we have the multiband Comet CX-333 antenna (2m, 440 MHz, 220 MHz), a 2 m F23A vertical, a 220 MHz F142 vertical, and a 440 MHz beam with rotator in the trailer. There is a 440 vertical in a shack somewhere. We have 2 10’ masts in the trailer and a 5’ mast in the A2 shack.

For HF, we have the CrankIR for the Kenwood and the Buddipole for the KX-3 in the trailer. We plan to also build/buy a 40 m beam to be used with the Kenwood. We have 3 33’ masts that we can use for this, we need one more. We can use the light pole in the parking structure for the center mast.

As an aside, we also saw a 80/40/20/15/10 vertical in the A2 shack and plan to set that up as the HF antenna for the A2 shack.

Feed Lines: The Buddipole has its own long feed line. We found one 50’ and one 100’ feedline, but the 100’ line has the big N-type connectors.

Power: Need to make a power cable to go from the generator to the stations. The A2 shack has a 100’ 15A cable and a power strip. We’ll need extension cables and plug strips for each table.

Computers: Kirk will bring his laptop/software. Teresa may bring a laptop as well, in which case we would need to buy another copy of the software and figure out how to connect the two computers or log the results from two different computers.

LIST OF THINGS TO BUY

  • 4 headsets
  • 1 10-ft mast to strap to wall for VHF/UHF verticals. (We have a 5’ section in the A2 shack)
  • Gear for strapping masts to the parking structure wall (ratcheting nylon straps)
  • 3 50’ feedlines
  • 8 adaptors from N-type connector to normal RF connector
  • 30A/125 V NEMA L5-30 connector
  • 100’ of 30-A rated cable
  • Regular 30A/125 V connector for other end of generator cable
  • AC splitter
  • 2 100’ extension cords
  • 2 power strips
  • 40 m beam antenna (or everything to make one)
  • 500’ of rope + pulley (so we can use light pole in parking structure as the center mast for the 40m beam)
  • One more 33’ mast for the fourth end support for the 40-m beam
  • 4 large pipe clamps
  • 4 3’ sections of pipe
  • Whatever is needed for the KX-3/Buddipole setup
  • 3 lamps for the tables
  • Possibly another copy of the software (if we have multiple laptops)

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LIST OF THINGS TO DO

  • Order 3 tables and 8 chairs from facilities
  • Have security cordon off parts of the parking structure (ideally by 11 am on Friday so we can start setting up Friday)
  • Make adaptors to hook KX-3 to power supply
  • Figure out what the various unmarked antennas in the A2 shack are and mark them
  • Move canopy in A2 shack to trailer
  • * Figure out how to log results from two computers