Field Day Planning: Collaboration Between Yellow Thunder and WARC
Hello all,
We’re excited to announce that this year’s Field Day will be held at Owen Park in collaboration with Yellow Thunder and WARC. ?We plan to host it at WARC next year. Our goal is for
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Antennas Available
I have a ?Buddipole. ?I have a lot of the parts or may be all of them. ?It can be set up as a yogi on some of the upper bands.
I will have a Palomar 80-6 Off Center Fed Dipole. ?I also hope to
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Need a Name or something....?
I'm putting together a web site for this "Field Day For All" project of ours.
I'm looking for a name/term/something. Like Assignment? no that doesn't sound right.
?Say someone wants to be one of the
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I’d say that each one of them is CW station voice station digital station and it could be CW station one and CW station too if need be. I don’t know if it has to be delineated any further than
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How about the Bonus points thing where we cal show all that are available and then indicate
who said they will do bonus point XXX
Joe WB9SBD
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Welcome!
We had two more join us this evening.
The project is growing.
I am currently working on a WEB Page for this project. Will let ya all know when it's finished.
Spread the Word! Lets get as many into
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Joe WB9SBD
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Planning Has Started!
First order of Business.
Who is hoping to set up a station for Field Day?
So far I know of KD9DZT.
who else?
Joe WB9SBD
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I am. My shack in the box station.
Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 1:42 PM
To: [email protected]
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First order of Business.
Who is hoping to set up a
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Antenna(s)?
Buddypole?
That Off Center Fed End Fed you been talking about?
What is that anyway?
Joe WB9SBD
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Yes both.
https://palomar-engineers.com/antenna-products/Bullet-End-Fed-OCF-Antenna-System-100-500-1500-5000-Watt-Options-95-Feet-80-6-Meters-WARC-Vertical-Radiator-for-Easy-DX-p579136325
Patrick
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Interesting Antenna. I wonder how cheap someone could make it if ya made your own chokes and baluns,
or I should say UN/UN's.
Joe WB9SBD
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Probably pretty cheap
Patrick Kirchenwitz
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LICW/6938 SKCC/29220
“When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.”
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
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So, You will have the wire ant for 80-10
and the buddy pole for 20-10
correct?
Station will be tent?, camper?, trailer?, etc?
Joe
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Sure the Buddypole is pretty good on 40 but I can adjust to whatever.
Patrick Kirchenwitz
W9PCK
LICW/6938 SKCC/29220
“When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.”
BENJAMIN
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I wonder what the difference is, they mention that far end from the UN/UN,
it says it can be as seen in the pictures a hanging length of wire. OR just keep going straight as the main wire.
I would
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It is a 2/3 to 1/3 off center fed. 95 Ft of wire and then 40 ft of coax then you choke it off. She has the bullet part at 50 ft. The tie off end slopes down to about 30 ft. Then the coax runs down
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how about your "Station"?
Tent? Trailer? winnebago like thing? etc. what ya gonna use?
Joe WB9SBD
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Well the last two years when there was no rain I’d be in a screened in shelter just next to my camper. I parked up on the end furthest away from the porta jon. When it rained I was in the
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