Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club
(SPARC)
2011 Field Day
24 June 11
1.  SPARC will operate a Class 3A amateur radio station on Field Day from Park View High School.
    (3 transmitters (CW, Phone, Phone/CW/RTTY) plus extra VHF/UHF transmitter and HF Phone GOTA transmitter).

2.  The station schedule is:

   24 Jun 10   Friday           7:00 PM Local: Antenna set-up preparation
   25 Jun 10   Saturday     10:00 AM Local: Station set-up
   25 Jun 10   Saturday      2:00 PM Local (1800 UTC): Radio operations begin
   25 Jun 10  Saturday       6:00 PM Educational Activity
   25 Jun 10   Saturday      6:00 PM Local: Education session - party with food and drink
   26 Jun 10   Sunday        2:00 PM Local (1800 UTC): Radio operations end
   26 Jun 10   Sunday        2:00 PM Local: Station take-down starts

3.  There will be six radio stations as follows:
   
Equipment HF CW HF CW/RTTY/SSB HF SSB HF GOTA (Bonus Station) 10M SSB VHF (Bonus Station)
Call Sign K4NVA K4NVA K4NVA NQ4K
 K4NVA K4NVA
Tent Kevin Pop-Up Share HF CW Kevin Pop-Up Club Tent
(Gordon, K4NVA)
 Share HF SSB Club Tent
 Share VHF Tent
 Tent
 (Ray, KD4RSL)
Table 6-ft table (Gordon-NQ4K) 5 ft table (Gordon, NQ4K) 6-ft table (Gordon-NQ4K) 6-ft table (Don, K7CS) Share VHF Table
 (Ray, KD4RSL)
Radio
 IC-756
(Don-K7CS) 		FT-840 (Kevin, W4KLS) ICOM 756 (Dick -W2YE) Something
(Gordon, NQ4K)
 FT-100
(Jim, KF4PQL) 		(Ray, KD4RSL)
Tuner
 Manual Tuner (Don, K7CS)
 W/ Artifical Grd (Kevin, W4KLS) n/a (Gordon, NQ4K)
 (Jim, KF4PQL) (Ray, KD4RSL)
Transmission Line See Below See Below See Below See Below (Jim, KF4PQL) (Ray, KD4RSL)
Antenna V-Wire Antenna (Don, K7CS) 3-Element Beam (Don, K7CS)
 G5RV (Dick, W2YE) Windom
(Dick, W2YE)		 10m LongJohn (Don, K7CS)
10m Dipole (Dick, W2YE)
 (Ray, KD4RSL)
Logging
 Networked N1MM computer (see below)
 Networked N1MM computer.
Laptop (Kevin, W4KLS) w/ MMTTY for RTTY operation.
 Networked N1MM computer (see below) Stand-alone N1MM computer
(Gordon, NQ4K)  		Share Networked N1MM Computer.Networked N1MM Computer.
Power Strip (Don, K7CS) (Kevin, W4KLS) (Gordon, NQ4K)
(Jim, KF4PQL) (Ray, KD4RSL)
Lamps (for night)
 Bruce, KJ4MFF
Jim, AF4MO



4.  Spares - None.

5.  Other Equipment

   a.  Ropes for hauling Antennas: Dick,W2YE; Don, K7CS;

   b.  Folding Chairs: Everybody (need lots of chairs); Don, K7CS; Gordon,NQ4K.

   c.  Transmission Line: Don, K7CS; Kevin, W4KLS; Russ, W3RST; Bill, WF1L

   d.  Logging software: N1MM on Networked and Stand-alone computers. - Eric, AAJ4LN.
        1) Networked computers at CW, RTTY, SSB, and VHF Tent.
        2) All networked computers lined by wired connections. Potentially will use of wireless between HF and VHF tents. Networking equipment and cables provided by Eric, AJ4LN.
        3) Networked computers (4) provided by: Dick, W2YE; Don, K7CS; Eric, AJ4LN; and Jim, KF4PQL.
        4) Stand-alone for use at GOTA station provided by Gordon, NQ4K.

   e.  Cat 5 cable for linking computers: Eric, AJ4LN

   f.  GOTA operator sign-in sheets, paper dup sheets, logging sheets, certificates: Gordon, K4NVA

   g. HF filters for transmission lines (80m 40m, 20m 15m): Dick, W2YE

   h. Computer screen shields: Jim, AF4MO

6.  Additional Points

   a.  (3 x 100 pts) 100% Emergency Power:  Generator and Distribution Line: Russ, W3RST

   b.  (100 pts) Media Publicity:  Jim, AF4MO, coordinates with Loudoun Times.

   c. (100 pts) Public Location:  Jim, KF4PQL, coordinates with Park View High School as field location.

   d. (100 pts) Public Information Table: John, KK4AHY, sets up Table with Banner, pamphlets, etc.

   e.  (100 pts) Message Origination to Section Manager:  Bill, WF1L, sends formal message.

   f.  (10 messages x 10 pts = 100 pts) Message Handling:  Bill, WF1L, sends 10 messages.

   g.  (100 pts) Satellite QSO:  Ray, KD4RSL and Mark, KI4OBT

   h.  (100 pts) Alternate Power:  Ray, KD4RSL, will operate with solar panel charged battery for minimum of 5 QSO at VHF station.

   i.  (100 pts) W1AW Bulletin:  Dick, W2YE will copy field day bulletin.

   j.  (100 pts) Educational Activity Bonus: Kevin, W4KLS          

   k.  (100 pts) Site Visitation by elected Government Official:  Jim, KF4PQL, coordinated with Stevens Miller, Board of Supervisors Member, to attend Field Day..

   l.  (100 pts) Site Visitation by a Representative of an Agency: Kevin, W4KLS

   m.  (1000 pts) GOTA Station: 
            For each GOTA operator, every  20 QSOs gets 20 points up to 100 points.
            Additional GOTA operators for up to 500 Points total.
            Full-Time GOTA Coach doubles points (GOTA Coach: Gordon, NQ4K; and Linda, K4LDT)

   n.  (50 pts) Web submission: Dick, W2YE

   o.  (20 pts x 5 per youth = 100 pts max) Youth Participation:  Jim, AF4MO, will coordinate with scouts.

7.  Field Day Layout



General Layout


Tent Detail


8.  Club Party - Mark, KI4OBT will organize.
   a. Drinks:
   b. Food:  Request $5 donation from attendees. SPARC treasury will pay for remainder.  Food run at 5:00 PM.
   c. All sit around, eat, drink, and talk.  Station operators remain on radios.
 
9.  Operator Schedule

  This is a best estimate in an attempt to keep someone on the radios at all times. Operators and times will change based upon who is ready and willing to operate at any given time. If you feel like operating for a while, please either take over an unoccupied radio or ask the current operator if they would like to take a break. All times are subject to friendly negotiation.


Date/Time (local)
 HF CW
    HF SSB   
HF CW/RTTY/SSB HF GOTA
 10M SSB
 VHF
Saturday                                
                                  

                                      
                                  
                   
1400 - 1500
 Tom, WA2BCK
 Marty, NV3H
 Kevin, W4KLS
Jim, KF4PQL  Ray, KD4RSL
1500 - 1600
 Tom, WA2BCK Marty, NV3H Kevin, W4KLS
Jim, KF4PQL
1600 - 1700
 Tom, WA2BCK Bill, AF4LL Kevin, W4KLS
Jim, KF4PQL
1700 - 1800
 Tom, WA2BCK Bill, AF4LL
Paul, KK4AIA
 Jim, KF4PQL
1800 - 1900
 Tom, WA2BCK Bill, AF4LL
Paul, KK4AIA Jim, KF4PQL
1900 - 2000
 Duane, K3UW

Paul, KK4AIA Jim, KF4PQL
2000 - 2100
 Duane, K3UW Eric, AJ4LN
Paul, KK4AIA Jim, KF4PQL
2100 - 2200
 Duane, K3UW Eric, AJ4LN
John, KK4AHY
 Jim, KF4PQL
2200 - 2300
 Don, K7CS Jim, AF4MO
 Paul, K4PDF
 John, KK4AHY Jim, KF4PQL
2300 - 2400 Don, K7CS
 Jim, AF4MO Paul, K4PDF John, KK4AHY

Sunday





2400 - 0100 Don, K7CS Jim, AF4MO Paul, K4PDF John, KK4AHY Not active
0100 - 0200 Don, K7CS Jim, AF4MO Paul, K4PDF
Not active
0200 - 0300 Don, K7CS Jim, AF4MO Gordon, NQ4K
Not active
0300 - 0400
 Don, K7CS Jim, AF4MO Gordon, NQ4K
Not active
0400 - 0500
 Don, K7CS Jim, AF4MO Gordon, NQ4K
Not active
0500 - 0600
 Don, K7CS Jim, AF4MO Gordon, NQ4K
Not active
0600 - 0700
 Don, K7CS
Gordon, NQ4K
Not active
0700 - 0800
 Don, K7CS Mark, KI4OBT

Not active
0800 - 0900
 Tom, WA2BCK Mark, KI4OBT



0900 - 1000
 Tom, WA2BCK Mark, KI4OBT



1000 - 1100
 Tom, WA2BCK Mark, KI4OBT

Jim, KF4PQL
1100 - 1200
 Tom, WA2BCK


Jim, KF4PQL
1200 - 1300
 Tom, WA2BCK


Jim, KF4PQL
1300 - 1400
 Tom, WA2BCK


Jim, KF4PQL