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To account for and maintain the equipment and facilities owned or loaned to the BEARS.
Also to coordinate Field Day activities for club.
Equipment includes a well outfitted Ham Shack/Trailer,
a trailer mounted Satellite antenna system, as well as antennas and equipment at fixed
repeater and packet sites in the Puget Sound Area. |
Field Day is an Amateur Radio Relay League sponsored activity designed simulate
emergency operating conditions. Participating clubs and groups set up radio stations in
remote locations and operate for 24 hours, attempting to contact as many other stations as
possible. Extra points are awarded for special operating modes and power sources used.
Logs are summarized and submitted to the ARRL for varification. Official results are
published in QST, the ARRL magazine.
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The Ham Shack/Trailer is a 36 foot converted instrumentation trailer with a
self-contained diesel powered electrical system. It contains HF operating positions, VHF
operating position, Satellite operating position, and
Packet
operating position. It also contains the BEARS BBS. The trailer
is capable of being packed and moved intact to a remote operating location in an
emergency, and has been used as such during one Field Day
operation. Operation of the equipment in the Shack shall be according to the FCC Rules and
the BEARS Operating Rules.
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