[tcrc-fd] FD Planning Email

[tosca005 at umn.edu]

In the planning documents, you say we will be participating as a "Class A" 
station. Did you mean "Class 1A", "Class 2A" (like the last couple of 
years), "Class 3A" like innumerable years before attendance got so slim, or 
what? If we will be in Class 2A or above, then we can have a "free" 
VHF/UHF/Satellite station. I could probably provide that station again this 
year as I have many times before. I would basically assemble the entire 
station except for the generator (I don't own one) in my driveway as a 
rover station on my SUV, and drive it to the site. Plug me into power and 
away I go. For teardown. unplug and recover the generator, and I drive the 
whole shebang home and disassemble it in my driveway.

As far as networking goes, that has never gone particularly smoothly in the 
past. And there is really no strong need for it. We normally have one CW 
station, and one or two HF SSB stations on different bands. In this 
configuration, there is no chance of "duping" between stations, so no need 
to have an immediate tally of each station's QSO lists. Sure, it's nice, 
but not essential...

I will be back in Minnesota for the months of June-September, arriving 
about June 3 or 4.

73 de W0JT/5
  EN34js June-September
  EL09ro October-May

On May 27 2014, Susan M. Keith wrote:

 Great and Yum! I was wishing I could figure out a way to serve ribs! That 
will go well with our base menu of burgers and brats. Not sure of our 
numbers yet but we can keep an eye on that. Don't worry about missing the 
first meeting. That just kicked us off and the details will get hammered 
out mostly by email. Dave KE0NA will most likely reply regarding the 
networking and maybe a few others. That is out of my area of expertise.
>
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>From: Kelvin D. Olson 
>Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 10:03 AM
>To: tcrc-fd at tcrc.org 
>Subject: [tcrc-fd] FD Planning Email
>
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>Hello KD0YLR, et al, 
>
>
 Nice job on the agenda and notes. Seems my rekindled interest in Amateur 
Radio, and re-joining the TCRC, happened just a tidge too late to find out 
about that first meeting.
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>It's been many years, but I intend to attend Field Day this year.
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>I have a couple weird thoughts to throw into the fray:
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 Depending on how many people y'all think will attend the BBQ on Saturday 
evening, I was thinkin' I could bring my smoker down and make Pork Loin 
(aka "Baby Back") Ribs. That is, if it's not too cannibalistic for hams to 
eat pork. (Warning: all puns to follow will be approximately that bad.)
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>>From the FD 2014 1st email to committee.pdf:
>"8) Networked computer with N1MM software for logging."
 I do have spare WiFi gear that I can lend. But I was also wondering if 
there might not be some additional geek-pride in using ham-specific 
networking. Namely, an HSMM mesh of nodes running in the upper end of our 
23cm band. For reference, please see
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>http://www.broadband-hamnet.org/
>
 I'm willing to do some research and experimentation on the subject. My 
hunch is it's a long shot... but it might be cool.
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>
 As for my intended participation, way way back in the farm-on-a-hill days, 
my tendency was to help erect towers, help setup log network, operate SSB a 
little, take a tour, have dinner, operate SSB a little more, and go home. 
Then I'd show up on Sunday in time for teardown. I expect this year will be 
much like those.
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>Only once did I pull the all-nighter, and I'm not aiming to do that again.
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>Happy Trails, y'all, and 73,
>--
>KDO
>n0mql
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