NARC Field Day, 1999

Let's do it again!

Number One New Hampshire,
for the 5^th year in a row

When? Where???
Thump, Thump. This on?
Safety First, Last, Always
Tower Raising
What to Bring
Food!
What Class?
What can you do?
I'm not a member. Can I visit?

When? Where???

• Field Day is Sat & Sun, June 26 & 27, 1999
• Setup begins Friday, June 25, 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, really, really, allegedly, maybe, sorta, kinda the last year we will be able to use this site, so help make it a memorable one. And if you happen to have a place for next year...

Thump, Thump. This on?

• Please use low power for all simplex coordination frequencies! They are all on repeater outputs
• On-site frequency is 147.045.
• Other frequencies used for handoffs between stations
  • 147.015 for 2 meters
  • 146.985 for 6 meter CW and Phone
  • 146.955 for 10 meter CW, Phone, and Novice
  • 146.915 for 15 meter CW and Phone
  • 146.885 for 20 meter CW and Phone
  • 146.855 for 40 meter CW and Phone
  • 146.815 for 80 meter CW and Phone
  • 146.785 for 160 meter CW and Phone
  • Note the 30KHz spacing by band

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 TBD's- No food without a meal ticket!
• Please bring a salad or desert for Saturday dinner.
• Avoid foods that require refrigeration, 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.
  • Did you already read that earlier? Did you forget? Hunger is not fun.
• 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)
  We will be using the club's callsign, N1FD. The Novice/Technician station will be using the callsign KB1AWE. The operating class is 28 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: 603-673-3036
  • Jim Heedles, WW1Y Phone: 603-673-7395

Last Modified: 23 June 1999
Jim Heedles: ww1y@arrl.net
Heavily plagarized from the 1996 June Field Day presentation by Al Simons, WA1TYB