05/30/07

Potential Field Day 2006 Needs List

 STATIONS

• Complete Stations (4) - (A station includes power supply, extension cords {one for radio/generator and one for clock, computer, etc/commercial power}, mike, key, swr/pwr meter, clock, etc.)

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  GOTA Station (1) -  KC5NIS - AV-18HT antenna, KD5IKG - Icom 706 MkII w/6 meter Station and laptop, extension cords, power strip, UPS battery/surge protector.

• Computer for each station, ( GOTA is covered by KD5IKG)

• Paper logging/dupe sheets (if there is a shortage of computers) 

• Logging software disk for each band/mode

• Scratch Paper & Pencils

ANTENNAS AND TOWERS

• Triband Beams (2 Starkville Club?)

• 10 Meter Beam (1 Starkville Club?)

• Vertical -

• Wire Antennas (G5RV, Dipoles, longwire, etc.)

• Towers, top and base sections (with nuts & bolts)

• Push Up Masts -    

• Coax and Connectors-

• Barrel Connectors

• Rope - Guys for towers - 

• String - Support for wire antennas/rotator for beams

• Stakes for support guys -

• Sling Shot with Spinning Reel and lead weights (for erecting wire antennas)

• Ladder -

P0WER

• Generators (3) -

• Gas Cans and Gasoline -

• Oil - 1 qt

• Ground Rods

• Power cords (Heavy Duty) -

• Multiple outlet boxes -

• Extension Cords (one for commercial supply & one for generator supply) plus Power Strips for Commercial Mains - 

TOOLS AND MISC.

• Pliers, screw drivers, wrenches, hammers, socket sets, wire cutters -

• Soldering irons and solder -

• Volt/ohm meter -

• SWR Analyzer -

Fans -

• Callsign     (AA5MT) -

• GOTA Callsign -

FOOD

• Soft drinks, chips, cookies, etc.  

• Coffee maker/coffee/sugar/cream/cups/spoons                   

• Ice Cream Freezer, ice, salt, bowls, spoons, & "fixings"

• Water Cooler & Cups -

• Garbage Bags (big enough to fit in a barrel)

• Supper (Saturday) & Breakfast (Sunday) -

 PUBLICITY

• Publicity (Cable, Newspaper or TV) - ?

• Copy Field Day message from ARRL - ?

 If you have something that you think will be needed, bring it!!!

 Don't forget - We usually have the manpower on Friday afternoon to put up the towers.  But you can't put up a tower if you don't have ALL material on hand at that time. A tower with no bolts can't be put up, a tower with no antenna can't be put up, etc.  So if you have agreed to provide the following materials PLEASE have them at the field day site BEFORE the manpower arrives around 4 PM.  Otherwise we will have 6 -10 guys standing around with nothing to do and when you do finally arrive with the material, they will have already given up and gone home.  The key is to have both the manpower and material at the same place at the same time.

Tower sections,   Tower bolts,  Antenna,   Antenna mast pipe,  Guy ropes,  Stakes

Coax, Barrel connectors, Electrical tape

SEE YOU AT FIELD DAY!!!!