[SCCC] Field Day Invitation

[David Ritchie]

I'm in
Dave

David B. Ritchie, Esq.
Thelen Reid & Priest, LLP
225 West Santa Clara Street, 12th Floor
San Jose, CA  95113
408-282-1856 (Direct); 408-292-5800 (Main); 408-278-8256 (Direct FAX); 408-499-0293 (Cellular)
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>>> "Martin Woll" <n6vi@earthlink.net> 01/03/03 08:09AM >>>
Happy New Year, contesters!

Last fall during the SCCC meeting at N6AA's QTH we discussed getting the club active in Field Day again.  Due to the geographic dispersion of our membership it was suggested that several localized teams be assembled to work either as individual units or as part of  larger local efforts with nearby clubs.

To that end, the JPL / Caltech Field Day crew has invited up to six SCCC members to join the W6VIO Field Day team this June at their excellent Mount Gleason site in the Angeles National Forest.  The site is convenient to members living in the San Gabriel, San Fernando and Antelope Valleys.  The operation, led by Bob Polansky N6ET, Warren Dowler KE6LEA and Jay Holladay W6EJJ, uses the 24-hour advance-setup provisions of the FD rules to erect tents and towers and assemble antennas and stations beginning Friday before the event.  The infrastructure is excellent: Forest Service permits, tower trailers and portable sections, monoband beams, rigs, coax, generators, networked laptop computers, tables & chairs, eating facilities, latrine, etc. are all arranged by JPLARC and CITARC, as are bonus points for publicity, solar, demo modes and so on.  The transmitter category, typically 4A or 5A, is chosen to insure plenty of operating time for those who desire it.

 With an operation of this scope, there is a lot of work to do before and after the operating period: staging and loading of equipment, towing trailers, pitching tents, building antennas, raising and guying sections and, of course, taking it all apart and getting everything back down the mountain.  I'm certain those who would like to operate and help in the various pre- and post-activities will find it a great experience, as I have for the last several years.  If you are interested in participating in the W6VIO Field Day this June, please let me know.  Space is limited, so get your bid in early!

Separately, I'd appreciate hearing from those of you arranging similar SCCC involvement in such efforts as W6TRW or planning separate operations.

73,

Marty Woll N6VI
(818) 773-9655
n6vi@earthlink.net 


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