ARRL September VHF Contest Planning Page
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Participants
- MikeF & John Arkley (ex WB6TIE) (confirmed)
- FrankK (confirmed)
- GlennT (probably, but might be late)
- AlanB (not coming)
Location
- A Hill (keep specific location/directions/etc on a separate private page?)
Times and Dates
- the contest begins at 11 AM on Saturday, Sept 13, and ends at 8 PM on Sunday Sept 14.
- Suggest that people arrive as early as possible on Friday.
1200 Band
- MikeF has a 1296 MHz, 10 watt, FM rig and omni antenna
440 Band
- MikeF has Mirage D1010-N 100 watt linear amp
- MikeF has a 10 element yagi, unk SWR at lower band edge
220 Band
- MikeF has an IC-37 220 MHz, 25 watt, FM rig and omni antenna
144 Band
- MikeF has Cushcraft 15 element yagi
- MikeF has mast and guys
50 Band
Power Equipment
- FrankK has a couple Honda 2KW generators
- Also a phasing harness if needed to get 4KW
- FrankK will bring 5 gal of gas for the generators (is that enough?)
- MikeF will bring 5 gal of gas too
- MikeF will bring 600 watt Honda Generator
- MikeF will bring three 110 VAC extension cords, 1 is 50' 12 awg, others are 50' 14 awg.
Feedlines
- FrankK can bring 50' of RG8X -- probably not great on UHF though
- MikeF will bring several RG8 Foam runs.
- MikeF will bring 50' of Heliax
- MikeF will bring Bird and another SWR/Power meter that will handle KW on 144 MHz.
Antenna Masts/Support
- FrankK has a fiberglass 32' mast (composed of 4' sections)
- This mast can actually be set up as 2 smaller masts if guyed
- FrankK will bring guy ropes
- FrankK will also bring a 15' mast with tripod
- The intended use is for cellular data, but that can change if needed
- MikeF will bring two 30+ foot military Aluminum masts w/guys
Logging Equipment
- Computers, AC / DC power adapters
- MikeF has one laptop
- Wireless Network
- Shall we plan on Peer to Peer?
Miscellaneous
- Fire Permits MikeF has fire permit
AlanB
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