August2013 Field Day

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What?

An outing of the merry band of LHS amateur radio people, either licensed or otherwise.

This is an initial outing so we can familiarise ourselves with what's required to setup a /P radio station.

When?

2nd-4th August 2013 (Friday->Sunday).

Interesting events:

Where?

Dominic has offered a field in Dorset, near Rampisham. This is *just* a field - but it is over the valley from the old Rampisham HF transmitting station, so is a good location to work from.

Who?

Required Equipment (radio)

  • A power source
    • Batteries can sort of work, but we need to assume our operating location has no available power. Can we borrow a generator from someone?

Required Equipment (non-radio)

  • Tent
  • Sleeping equipment

Available Equipment

We should make a list of what we need, and what we have available.

Dominic has available:

  • IC-706, HF/2m radio, suitable for an HF contest or VHF low power contest
  • Yaesu something, HF radio, suitable for an HF contest
  • 2m lightweight beam (10-ele IIRC)

Wiggler has available:

Filbert has available:

Paul Lettington has available:

  • Yeasu FT-450D HF/6m radio
  • multiband 80m-6m wire dipole (will need a mast/tree to tie it to)
  • A couple of handlelds (Icom T8E (6m/2m/70cm), Baofeng UV-3R (2m/70cm))
  • Icom IC-R5 scanner
  • a small petrol generator (need to collect it and make sure it still runs, might not be adequate for powering 100W HF stations)
  • spare tents
  • "the internet" (I might be able to borrow a 20Mb/s satellite link if it's not in use that weekend)

The Space has:

  • A bunch of Westflex 103 terminated with N connectors at each end
  • A bunch of RG213, probably needs terminating
  • A Diamond 2m/70cm co-linear antenna
  • A half working 40m dipole w/balun
  • Lots of wire for making "random wire" antennas
  • A few handhelds
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