NARC Field Day, 1998

Let's do it again!

Number One New Hampshire,
for the 4^th year in a row

When? Where???

• Field Day is Sat & Sun, June 27 & 28
• Setup begins Friday, June 26, 1800 UTC (2:00PM EDT)
• Gather at Chistopher's Pizza On Route 130 in Hollis, at 12:00 noon, Friday
• Field Day is at KA1OMJ, Buzz Muzzey's place, Ridge Road, Hollis. This is really the last year we will be able to use this site, so come one out and make it a memorable one. And if you happen to have a place for next year...
• On-site frequency is 147.045 simplex. Please use low power.

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 or NARC member to climb towers
• Only experienced climbers or graduates of tower school
• Watch for guy wires at all times

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. There's some rough terrain with lots of poison ivy.

Food!

• Four meals at Chez Brook's- No food without a meal ticket!
• Please bring a salad or desert for Saturday dinner.
• Avoid foods that require refridgeration, Cause there isn't any...

  Saturday Lunch	Hamburgers and hotdogs	$4.00
  Saturday Dinner	Chicken, Burgers, & Dogs	$7.00
  Sunday Breakfast	Pancakes, Sausage, OJ, Coffee	$3.00
  Sunday Lunch	Leftovers	$4.00
  Discount for all meals		$17.00

  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 food will be available

• For the Nashua Soup Kitchen: Be a "Canned Ham"
  • There are hungary people all year round. Bring a can or two and donate it.
• 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?

• Callsign and Class (Operating category)
  This year we will be using the club's callsign, N1FD. Thanks to Jim Belanger for allowing us to be Number One New Hampshire (N1NH) for the prior years. The Novice/Technician station will be using the callsign KB1AWE. The operating class is 26 Alpha!
• 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
  • Fletch Seagroves, N1MEO Phone: 603-654-5838
  • Jim Heedles, WW1Y Phone: 603-673-7395

Last Modified: 25 June 1998
Jim Heedles: heedles@ww1y.mv.com
Heavily plagarized from the 1996 June Field Day presentation by Al Simons, WA1TYB