| Fletch Seagroves, N1MEO
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| Fletch Seagroves, N1MEO
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By the time you read this, Field day will be less than 5 weeks away. We still have a lot of planning to do, and many more people are needed. Currently we are up to 17 Alpha (meaning club station, 17 stations, operating on emergency power), but some major stations still do not have station masters. Let’s try for 26 Alpha! We still need people for 6 meter, 2 meter, 220 MHz, and 440 MHz, phone and CW, and 1200 MHz phone. Tents and computers (laptops) are also in need. We also need people for setup and even more importantly, for tear down.
The last two meetings are June 2nd and June 16th at 7 PM in the Chandler Library. Show up and lend a hand!
If you don’t know what Field Day is, it is a contest, an emergency preparedness drill, and the biggest club social event. Lots of friends and families come out just to visit, to watch, or even to operate. If you want to get a feeling for contesting but are a bit uncertain, try logging at one of the stations. Many people have found that logging for this contest has caused them to be bitten by the contest bug! If you are building a station and thinking about putting up a tower, or wondering how a tower is put up, come and help build a few. It is lots of fun!
Even though we said this last time, this will be the last year that we will be at Buzz's place. The site will be unavailable after this year. If you know of a place that we could use next year let us know so we can start planning for 99. Lets make it Number One New Hampshire four years in a row.
Field Day starts at noon Friday, June 26th, at Christopher’s Restaurant in Hollis for pizza. Setup begins at 1400 EDT on Buzz Muzzey’s property on Ridge Rd. Operating runs from 1400 EDT on Saturday, June 27th, to 1400 EDT on Sunday, June 28th. Then we take it all down and put it away.
Brooks, KC1PD, will once again be handling the infrared station. Meal tickets will be available at the June meeting, at the Field Day meetings, and on site. No food without a meal ticket! Meals and prices are:
| Saturday Lunch | Hamburgers, hotdogs | $4.00 |
| Saturday Dinner | Chicken, Burgers, & Dogs | $7.00 |
| Sunday Breakfast | Pancakes, Sausage, French Toast | $3.00 |
| Sunday Lunch | Leftovers | $4.00 |
| Discount for all meals | $17.00 |
We also have specific holes we still need to fill. We have no station master for the UHF/VHF phone stations. This includes 2 meters, 220 MHz, 440 MHz, and 1.2 GHz. We also have no one signed up to take charge of power distribution. Also, if you have tents, tables, chairs, laptops and/or radios that we can use get in touch with me by phone (603-654-5838), or email (seagrove@n1meo.mv. com).
The Nashua Area Radio Club’s field day site
is located in Hollis, New Hampshire,
courtesy of “Buzz” Muzzey, KA1OMJ. To
get there from Nashua, take exit 6 (Route
130) off the Everett Turnpike and head
towards Hollis. When Route 130 bears to
the right in Hollis follow it to the traffic
light at the corner of Routes 130 and 122.
Turn left onto Route 122 South. At the
Hollis cemetery, on the right hand side of
the road, turn right onto Ridge Road. If you
arrive after 2 PM on Saturday there will be a
sign at the corner. Drive down Ridge Road
for about a mile till you reach a white house
that used to have a barn behind it on the left.
Turn left into the dirt driveway. Park at the
hen house or drive farther into the site. If you drive into the site itself, please drive slowly and carefully. There will be people and children running about. Also be careful to not drive over any of the wires and cables on the ground. They provide power to the radios and RF signal to the antennas.