NARC Field Day, 1996

Let's do it again!

Number One New Hampshire,

When? Where???

• Field Day is Sat & Sun, June 22 & 23
• Setup begins Friday, June 21, 2:00 PM EDT
• Gather at Christopher's Pizza, Hollis, at 12:00 noon, Friday
• Field Day is at KA1OMJ, Buzz Muzzey's place, Ridge Road, Hollis
• On-site frequency is 147.045 simplex

Safety First, Last, Always

• No alcohol on site Friday or Sunday or during setup completion Saturday AM
• Hard-hats must be worn near the towers during setup and teardown
• Listen to the ground-crew chief! She/he is in charge (with the lead climber)
• Must be at least 18 and NARC member to climb towers
• Only experienced climbers
• Watch for guy wires

Tower Raising

• The Tower Boss is In Charge
• The Tower Boss is Experienced
• Hard Hats are a MUST
• On guy wires, two people per guy
  • at least one is experienced
• Crew of 10:
  • 2 climbing,
  • 2 at base,
  • 6 on guys

What to Bring

• Food for Soup Kitchen
  • They get about 85% of their food Thanksgiving to Christmas. Summertime is very hard for them to make ends meet.
  • Boxed Macaroni and Cheese is one of the most needed items.
• Snacks to share with the group
• All kinds of outdoor stuff: Hat, Gloves, Sunscreen, Bug spray, Rain Gear, Hard-hat, Climbing Belt, Light Coat or Sweatshirt…
• Flashlight!
• Long pants, socks and close toed shoes-rough terrain with lots of poison ivy.

Food!

• Four meals at Chez Don's - No food without a meal ticket!

  • Saturday Lunch

    hamburgers and hotdogs

    $4.00

  • Saturday Dinner

    Chicken

    $6.00

  • Sunday Breakfast

    Sausage, potato pancakes

    $3.00

  • Sunday Lunch

    Leftovers

    $4.00

  • Discount price for all meals

    $16.00

  Operators do not wait in line!!!

  • Simply go to the head of the line
  • Or call in an order on 147.045 simplex for delivery
  • Overnight coffee and chili will be available

• For the Nashua Soup Kitchen: Be a "Canned Ham"
• For the overnight operators and other insomniacs-coffee, too.
  • We need some easy food for the overnighters-anyone want to cook up something?

What Class?

• We will sign N1NH, 21 Alpha New Hampshire
• We may have more stations on the air
• We will actually enter the contest as whatever we ran
  • it doesn't have to match what we signed

What can you do?

Assuming you haven't signed up for too much already...

• Tear-down Crew-please!
  • Those who operate overnight may not climb on Sunday!
• Backup/relief operators and loggers
  • Loggers need not be licensed!
  • Great opportunity to see what Amateur Radio is all about
• Food preparation
• Operator support - Keep em happy and healthy
• Ground Crew / Assemblers / Go-fers
• Backup climbers
• Overnight power and coffee maintainers

I'm not a member. Can I visit?

• Of course! You don't even have to be a ham radio operator
• The public is welcome.
• Great opportunity to see what Amateur Radio is all about
• Contact
  • Al Simons, WA1TYB Phone: 603-424-4539
  • Fletch Seagroves, N1MEO Phone: 603-654-5838
  • Jim Heedles, WW1Y Phone: 603-673-7395