Alexandria Radio ClubFD Chairman: Jack Hranicky K5OTZ

Annual Ham Radio Field Day June 22-23, 2013Armistead Booth Park,Alexandria, Virginia

Rules and information:http://www.arrl.org/field-dayARRL Field Day OverviewARRL 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 clubs 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, ARRLField Day is one of the highlights of their annual calendar.

Thanks to Stephanie Adamys 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 powerWe did two radio ARRL bulletins for pointsBoth days we had Cub Scouts working radiosWe had first-timers on HFWe had newly licensed hams set up the Got-to-Get on the air stationWe had a variety of antennas (most worked very well)We had 30 people attend, most worked a band stationAs with last year, the 20 meter station worked the leagueWe worked stations from Hawaii to Serbia, even Puerto RicoWe had several stations operating the entire 24 hoursWe had two CW stations bringing in contactsWe had a PSK station bringing digital callsWe had newspaper coverageWe had an educational table for the public, even the Alex police stopped byAnd, we had a great time doing RADIO.Last Year..

2012 Sign-Ins for Field DayKJ4FUU 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

Past Club Field Day History

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

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2011 = 9.72 calls (C/H) per hour

2012 = 7.50 calls (C/H) per hourARC CLUB SCORE:Efficiency Formula: C/H divided by membership times 100

2011 equals 34.2 and 2012 equals 25.0

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

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

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

WEATHER CONDITIONSIn case of a storm: Cease all radio operations Disconnect all antennas Disconnect all power Cover all power suppliers Shut down all generators

UNIFORM OF THE DAY

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

Hours/Days of OperationSet Up: Saturday, June 22, 2013: 10:00 am to 12:00 pmRadio Checks: Saturday: 12:00 pm to 1:50 pmOperations: Saturday 2:01 pm to Sunday 1:59 pm Take Down: Sunday, June 23, 2012: 2:00 pm until finished

West Alexandria201220112013

Armistead Booth ParkFDN 38 48.303W 77 07.701Elevation: 185 feetFD Area Taped Off

Satellite View of ParkFD

1 = Trailer = 75/80 Phone station2 = 15 Meter Phone station3 = 20 Meter Phone station4 = 40 Meter Phone station5 = 2 Meter Phone station6 = 10 Meter Phone station7 = 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.

5A - Map Legend (Previous Window)

Site Power Configuration of Generators And Solar PanelsParking ParkingRestRoomsClubTrailerGENERATORGENERATORGENERATORSOLARSOLARTentShelter

Site Configuration of AntennasParking ParkingRestRoomsClubTrailerShelterPrecautions: Ground lines Anchors (tie downs) Taped off areas HF radiations

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Who is Band CaptainsHams who actively participate in Club activitiesHams who have demonstrated radio-working abilitiesHams who have a history of contestingHams who have fielded complete radio stations, namely radio, antenna, power, etc.Hams with Field Day experience, especially long sessions at the mikeField Day is limited to the number of stations and band captains

ARC Band Captains*Band Station Captains2M _______K5OTZ___6M and Digital _____KI4D_______FD Operating Stations10M Phone ___KJ4FUU_____15M Phone __KV3W__20M Phone __N4CWP_____40M Phone ___KF7IJZ ___75/80M Phone ____KA4GFY______* When Band Captain is present, any ham can work calls on any station.

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

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

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 madeonly 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 SCORINGField Day Report will be by KA4GFY

FOOD FOOD FOOD Food Food Food W4TCEs (Ted) Great Lemonaide.SUNDAYs LUNCHSUNDAYs BREAKFASTSATURDAYs DINNERSodas and water

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

ENDThanks to the city of Alexandria for allowing the ARC to practice emergency radio communicationshranickyj@va-archaeology.com

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