Outing:VHF NFD 2013

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Outing (to be) held from 09:00 on 2013/07/06 - 15:00 on 2013/07/07 in/on Off A339 Northwest of Basingstoke

 

VHF National Field Day 2013

Anyone is welcome to join us, whether to spectate, have a go at operating the contest stations, or just to chat! Follow G3KMI on Twitter for updates.

We will be using G3KMI/P on 6m, 2m and 70cm.

See Lessons Learnt from last year.

Location

We will be using a site with permission from Basingstoke ARC, the site is ~160m ASL and has great views from north-west through to south-east. There is a remote station on the same hill that regularly gets 10GHz contacts with Germany.

  • Locator: IO91KH

Bands

50MHz

  • Restricted for the first 8 hours of the contest, under G3KMI/P.

Kit

  • FT920 (Uni)
  • 10m mast
  • 6m Beam + Coax
  • Tent (Uni)

144MHz

  • Restricted under G3KMI/P.

Kit

  • IC7400
  • 10m mast
  • 2m Beam + Coax
  • Caravan

432MHz

  • Low Power under G3KMI/P

Kit

  • FT-897
  • 10m mast
  • 70cm Beam + Coax
  • Masthead Preamp + Injector
  • Tent (Uni)

Planning

Preparation

  • Investigate SDV under Wine (Phil)
    • Works but clunky, suggest native/vm
  • Production of CQs for Voice Keyer
  • Construction of Steadicams (Tyler)

Kit

Radio Kit

  • FT920 (Phil)
  • External speaker for FT920
  • Power supply for the FT920 (Tyler)
  • Mains Extension leads (morse, Phil)
  • RCD + Current meter (morse)

Group Kit

  • Tables - more are better (morse has one, Phil has one)
  • Chairs - more are better (morse has three, Tyler has one, Phil has one)
  • 2 Operating tents (need to be able to stand up, morse has one, Tyler has one)
  • Straw bale (if its wet)
  • Mosquito repellent
  • Laptops
  • Logging software (sdv)
  • Cameras (Phil, Tyler)
  • Batteries and chargers for Cameras
  • Steady Cam mount (built by Tyler)
  • External hard disk (Phil)
  • SD Memory cards (Tyler has ordered a load)
  • Sown-node + 12V adapters (morse)
  • 12V charger (get from cage)
  • multi battery charger (Tyler,Phil)
  • G3KMI banners (Phil)


Food

  • Bread
  • Bacon
  • Sausages
  • Eggs
  • Margerine
  • Oil
  • Large pan
  • Pesto
  • Ketchup and Mayonnaise
  • Lemonade/Cola
  • Tea/Coffee
  • Milk
  • Sugar
  • Cake
  • Beer (honesty bar - not everyone drinks)
Menu:
  Lunch: Bacon Sandwiches
  Dinner: Pesto (bacon optional)
  Midnight snacks: Pot noodles
  Breakfast: Fry up (bacon, sausages, eggs)
  Lunch: Bacon Sandwiches

Individual Kit

  • Waterproofs
  • Boots
  • Towel
  • Sleeping bag if staying overnight
  • Foam mats or camp-bed (morse has two mats, one camp-bed)
  • Mug and Cutlery
  • Change of clothes if it is very very wet.
  • Petrol contribution - if you have an appropriate container.
  • Mosquito repellent
  • Headphones + adapters (Tyler has 2 adapters)
  • Torches + batteries
  • Lighting - mains desk lamps

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