We schedule our fall picnic on the first day of the Pennsylvania QSO Party (PaQP).
About 9:00 am we meet at the carnival grounds of the PHVFC and set up the station. The club provides some basic picnic fare - like cold cuts etc. Members can, and do, bring other tasty dishes. We seem to eat all day but we want to get a couple operators fed early so they can start the contest at noon. Around dark we tear down.
The PaQP runs all weekend. The club just operates the first few hours. Many of members continue the contest from their home stations.
| Day | Time | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Sat | 9:00 am | Setup |
| Sat | Noon | Lunch |
| Sat | Noon | Contest starts |
| Sat | 6:00 pm | Tear-down |
| Sat | 6:30 pm | Sunset |
| What | Description | Who |
|---|---|---|
| HF station | Transceiver with accessories (IC-718) | Brian, N3VN |
| HF station | Antenna Primary (coupled resonator) Backup (inverted-vee) |
John, N3BHW Mike, WM3J |
| HF station | Portable mast | Al, W3TRW |
| HF station | Coax (150ft RG-8) | Chatlie, W3CQB |
| HF station | Antenna Tuner (LDG-xxx) | Brian, N3VN |
| HF station | Computer with N3FJP s/w | Charlie, W3CQB |
| HF station | CAT | Charlie, W3CQB |
| HF station | AC power strip | Brian, N3VN |
| HF station | Desk light | |
| Talk-in | Talk-in station (146.895) | |
| Other | Pavilion general lighting | |
| Food | Water and soda | |
| Food | Coffee | Charlie, W3CQB |
| Food | Brian's Famous Chilli | Brian, N3VD |
| Food | Chips and breads | |
| Food | Desert | Mike, W3MBC |