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{{OutingInfo
{{OutingInfo
|time=09:00
|date=2016/07/02
|date=2016/07/02
|endtime=17:00
|enddate=2016/07/03
|enddate=2016/07/03
|location=Walbury Hill near Newbury
|location=Walbury Hill near Newbury
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* '''2m''' will be operated full-time from a tent and guyed mast.
* '''2m''' will be operated full-time from a tent and guyed mast.


* '''70cm & 23cm''' will be operated during daylight hours from Noel's Land Rover, with the attached mast. The land rover will not be on site overnight.
* '''70cm & 23cm''' will be operated during daylight hours from Noel's Land Rover, with the attached mast.


Keep an eye on [http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcnumrr8n MET Office Forecast]
Keep an eye on [http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcnumrr8n MET Office Forecast]
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See the [http://www.rsgbcc.org/vhf/rules/16rules/VHFNFD.shtml contest rules].
See the [http://www.rsgbcc.org/vhf/rules/16rules/VHFNFD.shtml contest rules].


See [[VHF_NFD_2015#Lessons_Learnt|Lessons Learnt]] from last year.
See [[Outing:VHF_NFD_2015#Lessons_Learnt|Lessons Learnt]] from last year.
 
=== Improvements for next year ===
 
* have a tent availability list for people to know where to sleep
** this will make it easier for overnight operators to be woken up
* have small water bottles for attendees
 
== Attendees ==
 
* Murray
* Cori
* Phil Crump
* Tom
* Christian
* David Young
* Tyler
** Vegitarian
* Noel
* Henry
* David Elcock
 
* Potentials
** Phil Basford
** Graeme
 
* Pub only
** Chris?


== Location ==
== Location ==


Walbury Trig Point: [https://goo.gl/maps/XogL93MVabv Google Maps]
Site Map and Access Details: [https://goo.gl/Oaj7qf Google Maps]
 
'''Meet outside the field if you're there before 11am, landowner has to be contacted before entering site.'''


We will be in the field up near the trig point thanks to generous permission from the landowner. The site peaks at 297m ASL, a dramatic upgrade from the previously good site near Basingstoke at 170m ASL.
We will be in the field up near the trig point thanks to generous permission from the landowner. The site peaks at 297m ASL, a dramatic upgrade from the previously good site near Basingstoke at 170m ASL.


More Site info: [https://wiki.batc.tv/Walbury_Hill_near_Newbury_Berkshire BATC Wiki Portable Sites - Walbury Hill]
More Site info: [https://wiki.batc.tv/Walbury_Hill_near_Newbury_Berkshire BATC Wiki Portable Sites - Walbury Hill]
==== Transport ====
'''Lifts from Soton''': A few of us are taking cars from Southampton, meet on campus at half 9
'''Land Ferry''': The nearest station is 'Kintbury', it's about 15 minutes drive from site so with some notice one of us should be able to give lifts to/from.
* Transport
** Phil can take 2 passengers from Soton on Saturday morning to arrive sometime 10:30 - 11am, returning to Soton at end of getout.
** Murray can take 3 (or 4 at a squeeze) passengers (including Henry)
** Tyler can take 3 passengers if he drives
** Cori
** ...
** Tom is arriving at Kintbury Station ~11am on Saturday morning - needs a lift to the site.
Need lifts from soton
* David
* David
* Henry
==== Timing ====
'''Arrival on Site''': ~10-11am Saturday
'''Contest Start''': 3pm Saturday
'''Contest End''': 3pm Sunday
'''Departure from Site''': ~5pm Sunday


== Bands ==
== Bands ==
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''Kit to be brought by Noel G8GTZ''
''Kit to be brought by Noel G8GTZ''


===Who's bringing what===
== Recommended Things to bring ==
 
* Waterproofs
* Boots
* Towel
* Sleeping bag if staying overnight
* Foam mats or camp-bed
* Mug and Cutlery
* Suncream - if it fails to be wet
* Change of clothes if it is very very wet.
* Petrol contribution - if you have an appropriate container.
* Mosquito repellent
* Headphones + adapters
* Torches + batteries
* Laptop with SDV logging software and power supply
 
== Food Menu ==
 
{| class="wikitable"
!Time
!Menu
|-
|Saturday Lunch
|
*Burgers/BBQ
|-
|Saturday Evening
|
* Pesto and Pasta
** with cheese
|-
|Sunday Morning
|
*Fry up
**bacon
**sausages
**eggs
|-
|Sunday Lunch
|
*Burgers/BBQ
|-
|Snacks
|
* chocolate flakes/honeycomb mini-bites
* ...
|}
 
==Who's bringing what==


* Phil
* Phil


** Minifridge + PSU
** Minifridge + PSU
** cooking stove (if he can find it)
** Large coolbox (fill with ice?)
** 1 table
** 1 table
** 1 chair
** 1 chair
** 1 tent
** 1-man tent
** thinkpad
** thinkpad
** desk lamp
** desk lamp
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** cameras
** cameras
** Mains current meter
** Mains current meter
** car (with jumpstarter?)
** mast base
** car


* Tyler
* Tyler
** Power Supply
** Power Supply
** 1 chair
** 1 chair
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** Thesis
** Thesis
** Car (if needed)
** Car (if needed)
** Frying pan
** Cooking oil
** washing up liquid




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** Electric Cooler Box
** Electric Cooler Box
** Ford Focus
** Ford Focus
** Large cooking pot


* Christian
* Christian
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** 1 two-person tent
** 1 two-person tent
** 1 air mattress
** 1 air mattress
*Tom
**Two man tent
**Small portable butane camping stove/ waterproof windproof matches
**Mess tins
**1 chair
** 1 head torch and a selection  of other torches 
.....
.....
*David Y
** Long power cables (16A ceeform) with adapters to 13A for each end


==== Club Equipment to be collected ====
==== Club Equipment to be collected ====
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* Operating toolbox
* Operating toolbox
* Graeme's Generator
* Graeme's Generator
 
* Yagi
* Coax
* rotator cable
* 2nd rotator parts
* Water


==== Additional food to be purchased ====
==== Additional food to be purchased ====
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==== Additional kit to be sourced ====
==== Additional kit to be sourced ====


* Power cabling
* Laminated Cheatsheets + bandplans
* Laminated Cheatsheets + bandplans
* pens + paper
* pens + paper
* lighting
* lighting
* Coax?
* petrol
* petrol
* Freezer packs
* Jumpstarter


== Last Year's Notes ==  
==== Shopping List ====
 
=== Preparation ===
 
* Masts to be set up from 1pm on Friday afternoon. Radios and tents to be set up on Saturday morning.
* Familiarise new-comers with the SDV contest logger.
* Investigate SDV under Wine (Phil) - Works but clunky, suggest native/vm
* 3G Wifi + IRC
* Production of CQs for Voice Keyer.
 
=== Kit ===
 
'''Radio Kit'''
* FT920 (Phil)
* PC speakers for FT920 (Phil)
* 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, Christian has one)
* 2 Operating tents (need to be able to stand up, morse has one)
* Sleeping Tent (Phil, Christian)
* Mosquito repellent (morse anti-mozzi candles)
* Laptops (EVERYONE)
* Logging software (sdv)
* Cameras (Phil, Tyler)
* Video camera, charger and tripod (Christian)
* GoPro (Phil) & mounts(?)
* Batteries and chargers for Cameras
* Steady Cam mount (built by Tyler)
* Multi battery charger (Tyler,Phil)
* G3KMI banners (Phil)
* Lighting - (morse has two LED desk lamps (mains+12v))
 
'''Food''' - (morse)
* Bread
* Bacon
* Sausages
* Burgers (+ buns?)
* Eggs
* Margarine
* Large pan
* Pesto
* Cheese to go with pesto
* Pasta
* Ketchup and Mayonnaise
* Lemonade/Cola
* Tea/Coffee
* Milk
* Sugar
* Cake
* LOTS of water
 
* Beer - BYOB
 
Menu:
  Lunch: Bacon Sandwiches
  Dinner: Pesto (bacon optional)
  Midnight snacks: Vintage 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
* Mug and Cutlery
* Suncream - if it fails to be wet
* 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
* Laptop each?
 
=== Lessons Learnt from last year ===
* Henry should prepare, bring a sleeping bag... '''(this requires him owning one)'''
* Phil has hayfever
 
* The generator is quite loud - longer power cables to allow us to put it further away.
* packing the car took far too long - do it the night before
* antennas should be further away from each other - we should at least test the interference by deliberately transmitting at each other.
 
* it was hot, bring more water - freeze the water bottles
* bring cool bag, the fridge wasn't big enough for everything
 
* operating in a gazebo may be cooler than in tents - air flow.
* we should have more specific quantities of food (pasta:water)
* we need a measuring contraption for food (mass/volume)
 
* don't leave the back of Phil's car open - the battery goes flat
* remove the fuse from Phil's car's interior lights
 
* check PSUs don't drop too much voltage during transmit
 
* align the rotator arms with north
* mark north on the floor
 
* have a separate sleeping tent from any other storage
 
* bring a spade to move farming by-products


* hi-viz the tent guys (and masts) for moving around at night (glow sticks?)
11 people (1 vegetarian)
* same goes for power cables


__NOTOC__
* Burgers
** vegetarian - 2 packs 4
** meat - 4 packs 4
* Burger buns - enough for the burgers
* sausage rolls - enough for the sausages
* burger condiments
** Mayonase (Catering Container) - 1 pot
** Ketchup - 1 pot
** Salt/Pepper
* Eggs - 24 eggs
* Bacon - 2 packs
* Sausages
** vegetarian - 6
** Meat - 2 packs 8
* Drinks - 2*2l lemonade also coke + dr pepper
* Margarine - 1 tub
* Bread - 1 loaf of bread
* Snacks
* wet wipes - 1 pack
* plastic cutlery - 1 pack
* paper plates - 1 pack paper plates at least 50 count
* bin liners - 1 pack black bin liners
* disposable bbqs - 4

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Outing (to be) held from 09:00 on 2016/07/02 - 17:00 on 2016/07/03 in/on Walbury Hill near Newbury

 

VHF National Field Day 2016

Doodle Attendance Poll: http://doodle.com/poll/pqs369ytfxebu24q

Anyone is welcome to join us, whether to spectate, operate the contest stations, or just to chat!

The contest is from 1400 (UTC) on Saturday 2nd to 1400 (UTC) on Sunday 3rd. We will be operating G3KMI/P on all bands

  • 2m will be operated full-time from a tent and guyed mast.
  • 70cm & 23cm will be operated during daylight hours from Noel's Land Rover, with the attached mast.

Keep an eye on MET Office Forecast

See the contest rules.

See Lessons Learnt from last year.

Improvements for next year

  • have a tent availability list for people to know where to sleep
    • this will make it easier for overnight operators to be woken up
  • have small water bottles for attendees

Attendees

  • Murray
  • Cori
  • Phil Crump
  • Tom
  • Christian
  • David Young
  • Tyler
    • Vegitarian
  • Noel
  • Henry
  • David Elcock
  • Potentials
    • Phil Basford
    • Graeme
  • Pub only
    • Chris?

Location

Site Map and Access Details: Google Maps

Meet outside the field if you're there before 11am, landowner has to be contacted before entering site.

We will be in the field up near the trig point thanks to generous permission from the landowner. The site peaks at 297m ASL, a dramatic upgrade from the previously good site near Basingstoke at 170m ASL.

More Site info: BATC Wiki Portable Sites - Walbury Hill

Transport

Lifts from Soton: A few of us are taking cars from Southampton, meet on campus at half 9

Land Ferry: The nearest station is 'Kintbury', it's about 15 minutes drive from site so with some notice one of us should be able to give lifts to/from.

  • Transport
    • Phil can take 2 passengers from Soton on Saturday morning to arrive sometime 10:30 - 11am, returning to Soton at end of getout.
    • Murray can take 3 (or 4 at a squeeze) passengers (including Henry)
    • Tyler can take 3 passengers if he drives
    • Cori
    • ...
    • Tom is arriving at Kintbury Station ~11am on Saturday morning - needs a lift to the site.

Need lifts from soton

  • David
  • David
  • Henry

Timing

Arrival on Site: ~10-11am Saturday

Contest Start: 3pm Saturday

Contest End: 3pm Sunday

Departure from Site: ~5pm Sunday

Bands

144 MHz (2m)

  • Operating under the "Restricted" section as G3KMI/P both days, all the time.
  • Using a guyed mast (and rotator?)

Kit

  • IC-7000 (SUWS)
  • Power Supply (Tyler)
  • Mast (Noel - to be confirmed)
  • Antenna (Noel - to be confirmed) (alternatively use the club 2m yagi)
  • Coax (to be confirmed)

432 MHz (70cm)

  • Operating under the "Low Power" section as G3KMI/P both days, with a break over-night.

Kit to be brought by Noel G8GTZ

1296 MHz (23cm)

  • Operating under the "Restricted" section as G3KMI/P both days, with a break over-night.

Kit to be brought by Noel G8GTZ

Recommended Things to bring

  • Waterproofs
  • Boots
  • Towel
  • Sleeping bag if staying overnight
  • Foam mats or camp-bed
  • Mug and Cutlery
  • Suncream - if it fails to be wet
  • Change of clothes if it is very very wet.
  • Petrol contribution - if you have an appropriate container.
  • Mosquito repellent
  • Headphones + adapters
  • Torches + batteries
  • Laptop with SDV logging software and power supply

Food Menu

Time Menu
Saturday Lunch
  • Burgers/BBQ
Saturday Evening
  • Pesto and Pasta
    • with cheese
Sunday Morning
  • Fry up
    • bacon
    • sausages
    • eggs
Sunday Lunch
  • Burgers/BBQ
Snacks
  • chocolate flakes/honeycomb mini-bites
  • ...

Who's bringing what

  • Phil
    • Minifridge + PSU
    • Large coolbox (fill with ice?)
    • 1 table
    • 1 chair
    • 1-man tent
    • thinkpad
    • desk lamp
    • portable worklamp
    • headtorch
    • 3G Router
    • cameras
    • Mains current meter
    • mast base
    • car
  • Tyler
    • Power Supply
    • 1 chair
    • Camera gear + slider and steadycam if required
    • Laptop
    • Thesis
    • Car (if needed)
    • Frying pan
    • Cooking oil
    • washing up liquid


  • Cori
    • 1 Table
    • 1 Chair (maybe more)
    • 1 Tent (quite large)
    • SLR Camera
    • Portable Gas Stove + Fuel
    • 25Ltr Water (tap)
    • Electric Cooler Box
    • Ford Focus
    • Large cooking pot
  • Christian
    • 1 kg of pasta shells
    • 400 g (2 jars) of pesto - regular and grilled pepper
    • 1 pack of parmesan cheese and grater
    • 2 packets of bacon
    • Enough baps to go around
    • 2 boxes of chocolate flakes/honeycomb mini-bites
    • 1 digital video camera & backup SD card
    • 1 tripod for the camera
    • 1 torch
    • 1 two-person tent
    • 1 air mattress


  • Tom
    • Two man tent
    • Small portable butane camping stove/ waterproof windproof matches
    • Mess tins
    • 1 chair
    • 1 head torch and a selection of other torches


.....

  • David Y
    • Long power cables (16A ceeform) with adapters to 13A for each end

Club Equipment to be collected

  • IC-7000
  • Banners
  • Operating toolbox
  • Graeme's Generator
  • Yagi
  • Coax
  • rotator cable
  • 2nd rotator parts
  • Water

Additional food to be purchased

Additional kit to be sourced

  • Laminated Cheatsheets + bandplans
  • pens + paper
  • lighting
  • petrol
  • Freezer packs
  • Jumpstarter

Shopping List

11 people (1 vegetarian)

  • Burgers
    • vegetarian - 2 packs 4
    • meat - 4 packs 4
  • Burger buns - enough for the burgers
  • sausage rolls - enough for the sausages
  • burger condiments
    • Mayonase (Catering Container) - 1 pot
    • Ketchup - 1 pot
    • Salt/Pepper
  • Eggs - 24 eggs
  • Bacon - 2 packs
  • Sausages
    • vegetarian - 6
    • Meat - 2 packs 8
  • Drinks - 2*2l lemonade also coke + dr pepper
  • Margarine - 1 tub
  • Bread - 1 loaf of bread
  • Snacks
  • wet wipes - 1 pack
  • plastic cutlery - 1 pack
  • paper plates - 1 pack paper plates at least 50 count
  • bin liners - 1 pack black bin liners
  • disposable bbqs - 4
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