#1. Field days is only 95days away.
#2. Previous years W0VFW has operated:
a. From 6000 feet on a mountain in Colorado.
b. From Veterans point at El Dorado Lake State Park
c. From VFW Post 3115 Amateur Radio room.
d. Not operated because of:
1. Covid and the post was ordered closed
2. Extreme high electrical line noise cause by bad Westar equipment surrounding VFW post 3115.
#3. Now is the time to decide if W0VFW will be active for field days.
a. At VFW post 3115
1. Requires coax replacement on the tower. If operating class D or E.
2. Arrangements for emergency power (I have a new 2200Watt Westinghouse Generator)
3. We could erect temp antennas, use emergency power and operate class A.from the Patio @VFW 3115.
A. Class A allows a GOTA station if Class 2A or higher.
4. Use the antennas and radio room and operate class D (AC power) or Class E (emergency power)
b. At another location
1. W0VFW has 2 portable antennas in inventory
A. G5RV jr. (40-10 meters)
B. G5RV (80-10 meters)
2. W0VFW has 2 transmitters ICOM 718 HF with speech and Yaesu 2 meter rig.
3. W0VFW has an LDG auto Antenna Tuner.
#4. Additional planning is required.
a. Amateur Radio Equipment checked our -repaired if necessary.
b. Field Day Logging programs updated (W0VFW owns - I have the passwords)
New Rules 2023 Field Days Rules are here:
Larry Macionski