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 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

• Google Map

Bands

We will be operating on 2m and 70cm as completely separate stations, both using the G3KMI/P callsign. We will be operating on 6m for the first eight hours using the G3KMI/P callsign.

People

[Sign up here]

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)
• 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
• Sown-node + 12V adapters (morse)
• 12V lead-acid charger (Tyler)
• G3KMI banners

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 + adaptors
• Torches
• Lighting - mains desk lamps