Hex and VHF - AC1EV Field Day

AC1EV Plans for 2020 Summer Field Day

AC1EV is operating 1E for Summer Field Day this year. I would have loved to operate in an ambitious club organized remote field day like we did last year, but Covid-19 social distancing requirements canceled that. I hoped to exercise my mobile setup and operate near saltwater, but again restrictions due to the virus made that difficult. I have a full house generator, so I will operate my home station on emergency power as class 1E. Here is how I am setup.

Power

17KW generator with 3 x 120-gallon propane tanks and Transfer switch

Power
Power

Antennas

K4KIO Hex Beam, 6 meters through 20 meters @33 feet and Alpha Delta 40/80 Dipole as an inverted V @ 45 feet.

Antennas
Antennas

AC1EV Field Day Station

Here is my shack in Tewksbury. I have an Icom IC-7300 with an Elecraft KPA500 amplifier along with an Elecraft KAT500 antenna tuner. Top that off with a Heil Pro 7 headset. The tuner allows me to select between the antennas. I have N1MM+ running on my laptop with two additional monitors leftover from my days as an IT Guru.

MA FD Shack - AC1EV Field Day
MA FD Shack

Jon, AC1EV

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