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Month End Breakfast and Field Day 2020 Update

 

Hi,

The poll results were pretty low. Only 6 responses. We will still be hosting our virtual Saturday morning month-end breakfast. The information is in Groups.IO in the calendar, and a reminder will automatically go out on Thursday with the link details.?

The bottom line is we are still under Covid-19 precautions. ARRL has acknowledged this and has made several rules adjustments to allow for clubs and individuals to participate in this year's event. To that end please see below...

Remote Operation Opportunity
If you would like to operate an HF station on Field Day but either do not have your own HF station and/or high enough privileges, please contact me directly ASAP. I will be providing time slots for folks that would like to do so. You will be using a program called from RemoteHams.com.?

If you already have access privileges you may operate under your own call sign. Just follow the directions per below to set up your logging. If you do not have high enough privileges then you will be operating under my call sign, N6DZK, and I will be the control operator for your session. I have not figured out how to do the logging for that yet. But will come up with something by next Saturday. I am thinking we will just use the chat in Groups.io to keep track, or something along those lines. Contact me directly with any questions.

Organization Meeting
There will be a Zoom meeting this Tuesday at 6:30 PM to discuss FD operations for this year. If you wish to participate with the club, please attend and proceed to the notes below.

The link for the Tuesday FD organization meeting is:

Software Setup (Looks more daunting than it is, should take 10-15 minutes or so.)
For Saturday operations, in Groups.IO there is a Chats section. A new chat has been set up called "Field Day 2020". When you are operating, please check into the chat so we know who is on line.?
  • Instructions for 2020 FD Logging
    • Purchase ($9), download, and install N3FJP's amazing Field Day Logging Software. This is the same software we use every year for Field Day. Do the basic set up per the instructions.?
      • Enter your call sign.
      • Your Station class will be 1D or 1E. D means using house power. E means emergency power, solar, and/or batteries. Choose one.??For instance, I will be in my home, but I will be running my station from battery and solar, so will be classified as 1E.?
      • Your section is SCV, Santa Clara Valley.?
    • In the N3FJP logging program, along the top menu, open Settings/Web Upload Contest Status/N3FLP HTML Formatted. Fill in the information as you see below. I will provide the FTP password on Tuesday to those in attendance.
    • Make sure all check boxes are checked as shown.
    • In the fields with <YOUR CALL SIGN> replace with your own call sign. In the "File Name on Website" field there can be no spaces, otherwise we will not be able to parse the file when it uploads. Example:? N6DZK.html
      • When you have completed filling in the page, click on the "Upload Now" bar.
      • At the bottom where it says "Status" you should see a 226 - File successfully?transferred. That means it worked! If you do not see a 226 message, check the password or other settings to be sure you did not insert spaces or mistype anything.?
      • Once you have done this, and confirmed you see 226 message, send me an email? so I can complete the rest of the setup. Do this BEFORE Saturday.?
    • Text of the Fields so it is easier to copy and paste:



Example Pages:
GVARC Club Scores:?
GVARC Member Status:?

After Field Day

After field day you will take the logs that you generated in the N3FJP sofware, complete the upload tasks, and submit as the GVARC club. More details to follow on this as I currently have no idea how this is done. If someone else would like to take on that task, that would be great for someone to document it. Otherwise I will get to it when I can.

Sorry if this is rambling a bit. Just trying to squeeze a 10lb day into a 5lb weekend. Contact me if you have questions.

Cheers,

Ray Dzek
N6DZK

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Ray?

?

If I don’t forget I plan on being on the zoom breakfast meeting on June 27 at 9 am.?? I am not going to be participating in the Field day.

?

Rhoda

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ray Dzek, N6DZK
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2020 5:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [w6ggf] Month End Breakfast and Field Day 2020 Update

?

Hi,

The poll results were pretty low. Only 6 responses. We will still be hosting our virtual Saturday morning month-end breakfast. The information is in Groups.IO in the calendar, and a reminder will automatically go out on Thursday with the link details.?

The bottom line is we are still under Covid-19 precautions. ARRL has acknowledged this and has made several rules adjustments to allow for clubs and individuals to participate in this year's event. To that end please see below...

Remote Operation Opportunity
If you would like to operate an HF station on Field Day but either do not have your own HF station and/or high enough privileges, please contact me directly ASAP. I will be providing time slots for folks that would like to do so. You will be using a program called from RemoteHams.com.?

If you already have access privileges you may operate under your own call sign. Just follow the directions per below to set up your logging. If you do not have high enough privileges then you will be operating under my call sign, N6DZK, and I will be the control operator for your session. I have not figured out how to do the logging for that yet. But will come up with something by next Saturday. I am thinking we will just use the chat in Groups.io to keep track, or something along those lines. Contact me directly with any questions.

Organization Meeting
There will be a Zoom meeting this Tuesday at 6:30 PM to discuss FD operations for this year. If you wish to participate with the club, please attend and proceed to the notes below.

The link for the Tuesday FD organization meeting is:

Software Setup (Looks more daunting than it is, should take 10-15 minutes or so.)
For Saturday operations, in Groups.IO there is a Chats section. A new chat has been set up called "Field Day 2020". When you are operating, please check into the chat so we know who is on line.?

  • Instructions for 2020 FD Logging
    • Purchase ($9), download, and install N3FJP's amazing Field Day Logging Software. This is the same software we use every year for Field Day. Do the basic set up per the instructions.?
      • Enter your call sign.
      • Your Station class will be 1D or 1E. D means using house power. E means emergency power, solar, and/or batteries. Choose one.??For instance, I will be in my home, but I will be running my station from battery and solar, so will be classified as 1E.?
      • Your section is SCV, Santa Clara Valley.?
    • In the N3FJP logging program, along the top menu, open Settings/Web Upload Contest Status/N3FLP HTML Formatted. Fill in the information as you see below. I will provide the FTP password on Tuesday to those in attendance.
    • Make sure all check boxes are checked as shown.
    • In the fields with <YOUR CALL SIGN> replace with your own call sign. In the "File Name on Website" field there can be no spaces, otherwise we will not be able to parse the file when it uploads. Example:? N6DZK.html
      • When you have completed filling in the page, click on the "Upload Now" bar.
      • At the bottom where it says "Status" you should see a 226 - File successfully?transferred. That means it worked! If you do not see a 226 message, check the password or other settings to be sure you did not insert spaces or mistype anything.?
      • Once you have done this, and confirmed you see 226 message, send me an email? so I can complete the rest of the setup. Do this BEFORE Saturday.?
    • Text of the Fields so it is easier to copy and paste:



Example Pages:
GVARC Club Scores:?
GVARC Member Status:?

After Field Day

After field day you will take the logs that you generated in the N3FJP sofware, complete the upload tasks, and submit as the GVARC club. More details to follow on this as I currently have no idea how this is done. If someone else would like to take on that task, that would be great for someone to document it. Otherwise I will get to it when I can.

Sorry if this is rambling a bit. Just trying to squeeze a 10lb day into a 5lb weekend. Contact me if you have questions.

Cheers,

Ray Dzek
N6DZK
 

Hi Ray.

See you tomorrow on the Zoom meeting. I'd like to touch bases with you there and check about using your rig through Remote Hams.

Thanks.
Benson
 

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Zoom Meeting this morning?
Please confirm?
Best Steve
W6MNL
?

 

Steve,
If you follow the original?email?far enough you will find the link to the meeting that will be at 6:30 PM today...
Took me a bit to find it... ;0)
de KI6KD

On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 6:17 AM Steve Walch <steve@...> wrote:
Zoom Meeting this morning?
Please confirm?
Best Steve
W6MNL
?



--
Thank you,

Jim
Jim Kirchner
 

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Ahh found it thanks.
Best Steve

Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
Get.

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of KI6KD via groups.io <hjkirchner@...>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 6:42:24 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [w6ggf] Month End Breakfast and Field Day 2020 Update
?
Steve,
If you follow the original?email?far enough you will find the link to the meeting that will be at 6:30 PM today...
Took me a bit to find it... ;0)
de KI6KD

On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 6:17 AM Steve Walch <steve@...> wrote:
Zoom Meeting this morning?
Please confirm?
Best Steve
W6MNL
?



--
Thank you,

Jim
Jim Kirchner
 

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Hi all,

? ? Due to a senior moment, I forgot about the 6:30 zoom meeting.? I had a?
question I wanted to ask, too ... and that is, why has the club decided to go
with the N3FJP software (for $9) when the N1MM package is considered
an "industry standard" for contesting and it's free?? Anyway, looking forward
hearing about how the zoom meeting went this evening.

73,
Jim W6SC

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Benson Wong <wongbensonj@...>
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 10:44 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [w6ggf] Month End Breakfast and Field Day 2020 Update
?
Hi Ray.

See you tomorrow on the Zoom meeting. I'd like to touch bases with you there and check about using your rig through Remote Hams.

Thanks.
Benson

 

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Hi,

The short answer on N3JFP vs N1MM is nobody suggested anything else.?

Since I was the one sort of driving the bus this year, N3JFP is what we have used in the past. I also find N3JFP easier for someone that has never used logging software before, combined with the networking features that will allow us to see club scores through the day. Also,?if anyone needed support or questions answered, N3JFP is what I know.

But also since it is "work from home" you are free to use whichever logging software you wish. Since we are all 1D/1E we will be submitting our own logs. If you chose to use another logging application, your data will simply not show up in the shared club log pages per my previous email. But you can still submit as part of the club.?

BTW, and this is to everyone, as part of the meeting tonight we discussed that it is important that anyone submitting logs with club affiliation use: "Garlic Valley Amateur Radio Club"
They all have to be the same. If someone uses GVARC, Garlic Valley Radio Club, etc, they will not be combined and will show as separate scores.

Cheers,

Ray
N6DZK

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Jim W6SC <jjoker@...>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 8:19 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [w6ggf] Month End Breakfast and Field Day 2020 Update
?
Hi all,

? ? Due to a senior moment, I forgot about the 6:30 zoom meeting.? I had a?
question I wanted to ask, too ... and that is, why has the club decided to go
with the N3FJP software (for $9) when the N1MM package is considered
an "industry standard" for contesting and it's free?? Anyway, looking forward
hearing about how the zoom meeting went this evening.

73,
Jim W6SC
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Benson Wong <wongbensonj@...>
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 10:44 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [w6ggf] Month End Breakfast and Field Day 2020 Update
?
Hi Ray.

See you tomorrow on the Zoom meeting. I'd like to touch bases with you there and check about using your rig through Remote Hams.

Thanks.
Benson

 

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Hi Ray,

? ? Thanks for your quick reply.? I understand your reasoning on the N3FJP software.
I was curious about that because I used his SW years ago and found it to be quite
good.? But then N1MM came along ... and I switched over.? Absolutely nothing wrong
with the N3FJP program.? It is very likely the better solution for beginners at logging
SW.? I'll probably use N1MM because I'm so familiar with it and thank you for letting
us know how to properly specify the club name so that it gets credited.? See you on
the air for FD!

73,
Jim? W6SC

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Ray Dzek, N6DZK <ray@...>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 8:53 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [w6ggf] Month End Breakfast and Field Day 2020 Update
?
Hi,

The short answer on N3JFP vs N1MM is nobody suggested anything else.?

Since I was the one sort of driving the bus this year, N3JFP is what we have used in the past. I also find N3JFP easier for someone that has never used logging software before, combined with the networking features that will allow us to see club scores through the day. Also,?if anyone needed support or questions answered, N3JFP is what I know.

But also since it is "work from home" you are free to use whichever logging software you wish. Since we are all 1D/1E we will be submitting our own logs. If you chose to use another logging application, your data will simply not show up in the shared club log pages per my previous email. But you can still submit as part of the club.?

BTW, and this is to everyone, as part of the meeting tonight we discussed that it is important that anyone submitting logs with club affiliation use: "Garlic Valley Amateur Radio Club"
They all have to be the same. If someone uses GVARC, Garlic Valley Radio Club, etc, they will not be combined and will show as separate scores.

Cheers,

Ray
N6DZK
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Jim W6SC <jjoker@...>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 8:19 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [w6ggf] Month End Breakfast and Field Day 2020 Update
?
Hi all,

? ? Due to a senior moment, I forgot about the 6:30 zoom meeting.? I had a?
question I wanted to ask, too ... and that is, why has the club decided to go
with the N3FJP software (for $9) when the N1MM package is considered
an "industry standard" for contesting and it's free?? Anyway, looking forward
hearing about how the zoom meeting went this evening.

73,
Jim W6SC
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Benson Wong <wongbensonj@...>
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 10:44 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [w6ggf] Month End Breakfast and Field Day 2020 Update
?
Hi Ray.

See you tomorrow on the Zoom meeting. I'd like to touch bases with you there and check about using your rig through Remote Hams.

Thanks.
Benson

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