Outing:VHF NFD 2013

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Outing (to be) held from 09:00 on 2013/06/06 - 10:00 on 2013/06/07 in/on Off A339 Northwest of Basingstoke

 

The VHF National Field Day

This is the page for the 2013 VHF National Field Day.

We have put in a joint application with Basingstoke ARC, we will be using G3KMI/P on 2m and 70cm.

See Lessons Learnt from last year.

Location

We will be sharing a site used by the 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.

• Google Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/77TG

Bands

We will be operating on 2m and 70cm as completely separate stations, both using the G3KMI/P callsign.

People

[Sign up here]

Planning

Radio Kit

• Rig (FT897 All-mode?) (on loan from Basingstoke ARC)
• Power supply (on loan from Basingstoke ARC)
• Amplifier (100W ?) (on loan from Basingstoke ARC)
• Antenna (Yagi + 10m mast?) (on loan from Basingstoke ARC)
• Generator (on loan from Basingstoke ARC)
• Mains Extension leads
• RCD + Current meter

Group Kit

• Tables - more are better
• Chairs - more are better
• Operating tent (need to be able to stand up)
• Sleeping tent
• Cooking tent (if its very wet)
• Straw bale (if its wet)

Food

• Bread
• Bacon
• Sausages
• Eggs
• Margerine
• Oil
• Ketchup and Mayonnaise
• Lemonade/Cola
• Beer (honest bar - not everyone drinks)

Menu:
  Lunch: Bacon Sandwiches
  Dinner: Bacon Sandwiches
  Breakfast: Fry up
  Lunch: Bacon Sandwiches

Individual Kit

• Waterproofs
• Boots
• Sleeping bag if staying overnight
• Mug and Cutlery
• Change of clothes if it is very very wet.
• Petrol contribution - if you have an appropriate container.