Outing:VHF Field Day 2016

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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. The land rover will not be on site overnight.

Keep an eye on MET Office Forecast

See the contest rules.

See Lessons Learnt from last year.

Location

Walbury Trig Point: Google Maps

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, lifts will be discussed on Thursday evening meeting

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.

Timing

Arrival on Site: ~10am 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

Food Menu

Time	Menu
Saturday Lunch
Saturday Evening	Pesto and Pasta with cheese
Sunday Morning
Sunday Lunch
Snacks	chocolate flakes/honeycomb mini-bites ...

Who's bringing what

• Phil

• • Minifridge + PSU
  • cooking stove (if he can find it)
  • 1 table
  • 1 chair
  • 1 tent
  • thinkpad
  • desk lamp
  • portable worklamp
  • headtorch
  • 3G Router
  • cameras
  • Mains current meter
  • car (with jumpstarter?)

• Tyler

• • Power Supply
  • 1 chair
  • Camera gear + slider and steadycam if required
  • Laptop
  • Thesis
  • Car (if needed)

• 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

• 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
  • Camping stove top kettle
  • 1 chair
  • 1 head torch and a selection of other torches
  • Small tool kit/ electrical insulation tape

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• 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

Additional kit to be sourced

• Laminated Cheatsheets + bandplans
• pens + paper
• lighting
• Coax?
• petrol