[SCCC] Field Day Invitation

[Dino Darling]

This came out a little too quick, but the Western Amateur Radio Association
is very active with Field Day also.  I was in HRO just before Christmas
talking to Bill about putting out an invite the club!  A few familiar names
who show up every year (unless they run off to Puerto Rico) are...

Bob Harrington  AA6PW
Dan Craig  N6MJ
Chip Margelli  K7JA
Janet Margelli KL7MF
Wes  Printz W3SE
Bob Farrow  N6OPR
Bill Scholt W1HIJ (klmnopqrstuvwxyz....sorry!)
Dan Dankert  N6PEQ
(I know I'm missing a few!)

...and many others who you might not know.

We try to turn out a quality field day and would also like to extend an
invitation to come out and play radio.  The field day site is located at the
Walter Knott School just behind Knott's Berry Farm.  We are so close, you
can hear the screams!  Some years we win and even hold a record for 8A.  We
always place at least in the top 5 for our class.  We start having meetings
in March or so and are always in need of a few good operators.  Depending on
participation, we decide as a group which class we will run in.  4A to 8A is
the norm.  There is also a place for everyone whether you want to set
up/tear down or just have enough time to put a few hours under your belt.
The plan for this year is to have a full chuck wagon as we have done in the
past serving dinner, breakfast and "mid-rats".  Snacks and drinks all day
long too!

I will be putting together an e-mail list for WARA Field Day 2K3.  If you
are local and interested in participating, send an e-mail to k6rix@arrl.net
and I'll put you on the list!

To check out a previous year's event, go here...

http://www.qsl.net/wara/pic-fd1998.html

Thanks a lot!

Dino...K6RIX


----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Woll" <n6vi@earthlink.net>
To: "SCCC Reflector" <sccc@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 8:09 AM
Subject: [SCCC] Field Day Invitation


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