DRAFT
Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club
(SPARC)
2005 Field Day
 22 June 2005
1.  SPARC will operate a Class 3A amateur radio station on Field Day from Park View High School.
    (3 transmitters (CW, Phone, RTTY) plus VHF/UHF transmitter and HF Phone GOTA transmitter).

2.  The station schedule is:

   24 Jun 05   Friday           7:00 PM Local: Antenna set-up preparation
   25 Jun 05   Saturday     10:00 AM Local: Station set-up
   25 Jun 05   Saturday      2:00 PM Local (1800 UTC): Radio operations begin
   25 Jun 05   Saturday      6:00 PM Local: Wouff-Hong, Rettysnitch, and Uggerumph Discussion Group
   26 Jun 05   Sunday        2:00 PM Local (1800 UTC): Radio operations end
   26 Jun 05   Sunday        2:00 PM Local: Station take-down starts

3.  There will be four radio stations as follows:
   
Equipment
 HF CW Station
 HF Phone Station
 HF RTTY Station
 HF GOTA Station
 VHF Station
Call Sign
 K4NVA
 K4NVA
 K4NVA
 KI4DHY
 K4NVA
Tent Club Tent Club Tent
Share HF CW Club Tent
 Share HF Phone Club Tent
 (Ray, KD4RSL)
Table 6-ft table (Gordon-NQ4K) 6-ft table (Gordon-NQ4K) 5 ft table (Gordon, NQ4K)
 (Russ, W3RST)
 (Ray, KD4RSL)
Radio
 ICOM 735 (Don-K7CS)
 ICOM 706 (Bill-WF1L)
 TS-840 (Kevin, W4KLS)
 ICOM 736 (Joe, WB2SAI)
 (Ray, KD4RSL)
Tuner
 (Don, K7CS) (Bill, WF1L) W/ Artifical Grd (Kevin, W4KLS) (Joe, WB2SAI) (Ray, KD4RSL)
Transmission Line See Below
 See Below See Below See Below (Ray, KD4RSL)
Antenna 2-Element Beam (Dick, W2YE)

 Carolina Windom (Dick, W2YE)
 TBD
G5RV (Dick, W2YE) (Ray, KD4RSL)
Logging
 Desktop (Dick, W2YE) Desktop (Dick, W2YE)
 Laptop (Kevin, W4KLS)
w/ MMTTY for RTTY
w/ CT for SSB operation
 Paper Log (Gordon, NQ4K)
  		(Ray, KD4RSL)
Computer Linked
 Yes
 Yes
 Yes
 No
 No
Power Strip
 (Don, K7CS) (Gordon, NQ4K)
 (Kevin, W4KLS)
(Ray, KD4RSL)

4.  Spares

  a. FT920 (Ed, W4ECL)
  b. Laptop (Don, K7CS)
  c. Inverted Vee (Don, K7CS)
  d. Tent (Ed, W4ECL)

5.  Other Equipment

   a.  Ropes for hauling Antennas: Dick,W2YE; Don, K7CS; Ed, W4ECL

   b.  Folding Chairs: Don, K7CS; Gordon,NQ4K

   c.  Transmission Line: Don, K7CS; Dick, W2YE

   d.  Logging software: CTDOS (Computer owners should load software before Field Day)

   e.  Cat 5 cable for linking computers: Ray, KD4RSL; Dick, W2YE

6.  Additional Points

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

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

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

   d. (100 pts) Public Information Table: Gordon, NQ4K sets up Table with Banner, pamphlets, etc.

   e.  (100 pts) Message Origination to Section Manager:  TBD

   f.  (10 messages x 10 pts = 100 pts) Message Handling:  TBD

   g.  (100 pts) Satellite QSO:  TBD

   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.  (3 x 100 pts per demo = 300 pts) Non-Traditional Mode Demonstration:  Kevin, W4KLS will demonstrate SSTV on RTTY Station.

   k.  (100 pts) Site Visitation by elected Government Official:  Jim, KF4PQL

   l.  (100 pts) Site Visitation by a Representative of an Agency: TBD

   m.  (100 pts) GOTA Station Achieved minimum of 100 QSOs (maximum of 400 QSOs)

   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


Field Day Layout

 
7.  The Wouff-Hong, Rettysnitch, and Uggerumph Discussion Group (i.e., Club Party)
    a. All bring own food, drink, and comfortable chairs.
    b. All sit around, eat, drink, and talk.

8.  Operator Schedule

Date/Time (local)
 HF CW Station
 HF Phone Station
 HF RTTY Station
 HF GOTA Station
 VHF Station
Saturday




1400 - 1500



(Ray, KD4RSL)
1500 - 1600



(Ray, KD4RSL)
1600 - 1700



(Ray, KD4RSL)
1700 - 1800



(Ray, KD4RSL)
1800 - 1900



(Ray, KD4RSL)
1900 - 2000



(Ray, KD4RSL)
2000 - 2100
 (Don, K7CS) Jim (AF4MO)

(Ray, KD4RSL)
2100 - 2200
 (Don, K7CS) Jim (AF4MO)

(Ray, KD4RSL)
2200 - 2300
 (Don, K7CS) Jim (AF4MO)

(Ray, KD4RSL)
2300 - 2400 (Don, K7CS) Jim (AF4MO)

(Ray, KD4RSL)
Sunday




2400 - 0100 (Don, K7CS) Jim (AF4MO)

(Ray, KD4RSL)
0100 - 0200 (Don, K7CS) Jim (AF4MO)

(Ray, KD4RSL)
0200 - 0300 (Don, K7CS) Jim (AF4MO)

(Ray, KD4RSL)
0300 - 0400
 (Don, K7CS) Jim (AF4MO)

(Ray, KD4RSL)
0400 - 0500
 (Don, K7CS) Jim (AF4MO)

(Ray, KD4RSL)
0500 - 0600
 (Don, K7CS) Jim (AF4MO)

(Ray, KD4RSL)
0600 - 0700
 (Don, K7CS) Jim (AF4MO)

(Ray, KD4RSL)
0700 - 0800



(Ray, KD4RSL)
0800 - 0900



(Ray, KD4RSL)
0900 - 1000



(Ray, KD4RSL)
1000 - 1100



(Ray, KD4RSL)
1100 - 1200



(Ray, KD4RSL)
1200 - 1300



(Ray, KD4RSL)
1300 - 1400



(Ray, KD4RSL)