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Alexandria Radio Club FD Chairman: Jack Hranicky – K5OTZ

Alexandria Radio Club FD Chairman: Jack Hranicky – K5OTZ. Annual Ham Radio Field Day June 22-23, 2013 Armistead Booth Park, Alexandria, Virginia. ARRL Field Day Overview.

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Alexandria Radio Club FD Chairman: Jack Hranicky – K5OTZ

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  1. Alexandria Radio ClubFD Chairman: Jack Hranicky – K5OTZ Annual Ham Radio Field Day June 22-23, 2013 Armistead Booth Park, Alexandria, Virginia

  2. ARRL Field Day Overview ARRL Field Day is not a fully adjudicated contest, which explains much of its popularity.  It is a time where many aspects of Amateur Radio come together to highlight our club’s many roles. While some will treat it as a contest, most groups use the opportunity to practice their emergency response capabilities.  It is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate Amateur Radio to local elected community leaders, key individuals with the organizations that Amateur Radio might serve in an emergency, as well as the general public. For many clubs, ARRL Field Day is one of the highlights of their annual calendar. Rules and information: http://www.arrl.org/field-day

  3. Last Year…….. Thanks to Stephanie Adamy’s great effort, the FD food was super. Many thanks to her. Jeremy (KF7IJZ ) set up a totally independent 15 meter station operating only on solar power We did two radio ARRL bulletins for points Both days we had Cub Scouts working radios We had first-timers on HF We had newly licensed hams set up the Got-to-Get on the air station We had a variety of antennas (most worked very well) We had 30 people attend, most worked a band station As with last year, the 20 meter station worked the league We worked stations from Hawaii to Serbia, even Puerto Rico We had several stations operating the entire 24 hours We had two CW stations bringing in contacts We had a PSK station bringing digital calls We had newspaper coverage We had an educational table for the public, even the Alex police stopped by And, we had a great time doing RADIO.

  4. 2012 Sign-Ins for Field Day KJ4FUU KI4MWP KI4MWQ N8IK K5OTZ KK4CKI AJ4YZ WA7LB WA7NB W9TCE KF4BBT KI4BXU KV3W KJUYH N4CWP K4RKB N2KFA KI4LFG K6CLM KK4JQM AF4ZV KK4JQR KA4GFY K4GOR KD4FBT N0LIC KK4JQQ KI4QUG KF7IJZ K4AXQ KK4CBL KKCKJ KF4BBT and 6 VISITORS + BOYSCOUTS

  5. Past Club Field Day History…

  6. Field Day = Total Contacts divided by the number of stations divided by 24 hours. Past Club Field Day History…

  7. ARC CLUB SCORE: 2011 = 9.72 calls (C/H) per hour 2012 = 7.50 calls (C/H) per hour Efficiency Formula: C/H divided by membership times 100 2011 equals 34.2 and 2012 equals 25.0

  8. 2012 LESSONS LEARNED… Hams: • Did not work all stations – especially at nite • Did not work the full 24 hours • Left early on Sunday • Number of Hams was adequate for number of stations • Antenna interference

  9. 1:03:28 Portable Solar Power - a Primer for the Radio A... 828 views |5 months ago • 6:45 2012 W4HFH ARRL Amateur Radio Field Day - Alexa... 4,394 views |8 months ago • 3:44 Solar Panel Test in Clouds with Goal Zero Bould... 496 views |10 months ago • 18:25 Emergency Solar Generator with Goal Zero Boulde... 24,124 views |10 months ago • 4:20 Unboxing of the West Mountain Radio CBA III 439 views |1 year ago • 4:29 Day 1 Experiment Goal Zero Solar Panel Array 990 views |1 year ago • 1:26 Goal Zero 60w solar array proof of concept 1 1,066 views |1 year ago • 4:45 Alexandria, VA Cameron Run Flash Flood 2011.09.08 1,550 views |1 year ago • 13:52 2011 W4HFH ARRL Amateur Radio Field Day - Alexa... 1,929 views |1 year ago • 0:50 My QRP Portable Station-Yaesu FT-817ND 7,537 views |1 year ago • 7:50 2011 Virginia QSO Party - Part 2 of 2 1,163 views |1 year ago • 10:42 2011 Virginia QSO Party - Part 1 of 2 3,706 views |1 year ago • 0:55 Video on our Webpage KF7IJZ

  10. Planning for 2013 Field Day: • Band Captains will meet June 2rd (2:00 pm) to plan Alexandria Radio Club Field Day operations. • General requirements for power • Basic location of radios • Placement of antennas 2012 Armistead Booth Park, Alexandria, Virginia

  11. WEATHER CONDITIONS In case of a storm: • Cease all radio operations • Disconnect all antennas • Disconnect all power • Cover all power suppliers • Shut down all generators

  12. UNIFORM OF THE DAY

  13. 2013 FIELD DAY RADIO OPERATIONS: W4HFH (5A) KA4FGY – CLUB TRUSTEE (EXTRA CLASS LICENCE) But, therefore: ALL STATIONS OPERATE AT THE HIGHEST CLASS LEVEL AT TRANSMITTER

  14. Hours/Days of Operation Set Up: Saturday, June 22, 2013: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Radio Checks: Saturday: 12:00 pm to 1:50 pm Operations: Saturday 2:01 pm to Sunday 1:59 pm Take Down: Sunday, June 23, 2012: 2:00 pm until finished

  15. West Alexandria 2013 2011 2012

  16. Armistead Booth Park FD N 38º 48.303 W 77º 07.701 Elevation: 185 feet FD Area Taped Off

  17. Satellite View of Park FD

  18. 5A - Map Legend (Previous Window) 1 = Trailer = 75/80 Phone station 2 = 15 Meter Phone station 3 = 20 Meter Phone station 4 = 40 Meter Phone station 5 = 2 Meter Phone station 6 = 10 Meter Phone station 7 = 6 Meter Phone station. The yellow lines are marked at each 100’. The north south road is 500’ and the distance from the corner to the tennis courts is 300’.

  19. Site Power Configuration of Generators And Solar Panels Parking Parking Rest Rooms Club Trailer GENERATOR GENERATOR SOLAR Shelter Tent SOLAR GENERATOR

  20. Site Configuration of Antennas Rest Rooms Parking Parking Club Trailer Precautions: ◊ Ground lines ◊ Anchors (tie downs) ◊ Taped off areas ◊ HF radiations Shelter

  21. 2 1 4 6 7 3 5

  22. “Who is” Band Captains • Hams who actively participate in Club activities • Hams who have demonstrated radio-working abilities • Hams who have a history of contesting • Hams who have fielded complete radio stations, namely radio, antenna, power, etc. • Hams with Field Day experience, especially long sessions at the mike • Field Day is limited to the number of stations and band captains

  23. ARC Band Captains* * When Band Captain is present, any ham can work calls on any station. • Band Station Captains • 2M _______K5OTZ___ • 6M and Digital _____KI4D_______ FD Operating Stations • 10M Phone ___KJ4FUU_____ • 15M Phone __KV3W__ • 20M Phone __N4CWP_____ • 40M Phone ___KF7IJZ ___ • 75/80M Phone ____KA4GFY______

  24. All Stations Need * Park AC power will only be used for computers, lights, and non-radio equipment. Radio (with filters, etc. but tested elsewhere) Power (solar or generator)* Antennas (dipoles, beams, etc. but tested elsewhere) Logging computer and software Lights, power strips, power supply Miscellaneous (table, chairs, coax, SWR meter, etc.)

  25. Club Logging Software • The Field Day Logging software is: Win-EQF (version2) http://www.win-eqf.com/ Plus: HAMCALL (ARRL)

  26. FIELD DAY SCORING… 7.1.1. Phone contacts count one point each. 7.1.2. CW contacts count two points each. 7.1.3. Digital contacts count two points each. 7.3.1. 100% Emergency Power: 100 points per transmitter classification if all contacts are made only using an emergency power source up to a total of 20 transmitters (maximum 2,000 points.) Others: Media publicity, public location, public info table, message to section manager, message handling, W1AW bulletin, government officials’ visit, etc. Field Day Report will be by KA4GFY

  27. FOODFOODFOODFoodFoodFood … SATURDAY’s DINNER SUNDAY’s BREAKFAST SUNDAY’s LUNCH Sodas and water W4TCE’s (Ted) Great Lemonaide….

  28. Field Day Take Down • Save Logging Data w/backup • Disconnect all power sources • Take down antennas • Take down radios, etc. • Clean up area

  29. “Thanks to the city of Alexandria for allowing the ARC to practice emergency radio communications…” hranickyj@va-archaeology.com END

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