N3IC at 68.55.91.80 (c-68-55-91-80.hsd1.md.comcast.net) wrote on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:05:11 (Pacific time):   I reserved the Wash. Mon. site for FD2009 yesterday. Thought that someone said my Kenwood wouldn't work on phone, which is why it was swapped with the K3 for cw use. Unpacked it this morning and made a couple of contacts with my mic and it is working fine. Reminder: you have to translate the blue word into cw (use . and -) at the righthand box to post your comments (see my 09 Jun 2008 post). Robert

wa3ofc at 98.169.73.128 (98.169.73.128) wrote on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:17:48 (Pacific time):   Here is a score comparison with N1NVT (#1 2A station):

80m CW N1NVT 45,   N3IC 240
40m CW N1NVT 503,  N3IC 250
20M CW N1NVT 653,  N3IC 355
15M CW N1NVT 351,  N3IC 154
TOT CW N1NVT 1552, N3IC 1009
80M PH N1NVT 175,  N3IC 145
40M PH N1NVT 165,  N3IC 305
20M PH N1NVT 1461, N3IC 474
15M PH N1NVT 640,  N3IC 119
TOT PH N1NVT 2441, N3IC 1043
GOTA   N1NVT 500,  N3IC 368 (BUT SOME CW)
VHF    N1NVT 284,  N3IC  75
BONUS  N1NVT 2090, N3IC 1790
REGARDS, FRANK

wa3ofc at 98.169.73.128 (ip98-169-73-128.dc.dc.cox.net) wrote on Wed, 13 May 2009 18:01:24 (Pacific time):   Ready for Field Day? I'm starting work on a K9AY 80M Low Noise Receive Ant. Looking at the above post with N1NVT's score, I feel we could use something better on 20m phone but we already use a 3 ele quad, and a 4 ele requires too long of a boom. Getting higher doesn't seem practical either (unless the trees grow). Any ideas for changes this year?

N3IC at 98.233.162.241 (c-98-233-162-241.hsd1.md.comcast.net) wrote on Fri, 15 May 2009 15:42:18 (Pacific time):   I moved the 2007 and 2008 weblog comments to the Field Day 2007 and 2008 webpages. Redirected fd.ICengineering.com to the 2009 FD page. Please inform me of your FD2009 attendance plans.

wa3ofc at 98.169.73.128 (ip98-169-73-128.dc.dc.cox.net) wrote on Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:10:50 (Pacific time):   This is a description of the PVRC FD (I think they are 40A) and always #1. Amazing amount of work. FIELD DAY LOGISTICS Last year, Zack Goldstein, WA2DRY, a new ham, asked me about the W3AO Field Day ef- fort, and when I told him our results, he re- marked that this appeared to be a huge logistics effort. I thought others might be interested in my response to him: As you observe, the main problem is logistics. First you need a place with a clear 1000 ft north/ south straight line along which you can erect towers--preferably a high location in a nearby area that is open to the public. Then you need a dozen or so easily erectable 50-foot towers to hold beams and wire antennas. Oh yes, anten- nas: it would be nice to have 2 2-element 40 meter yagis, 3 3-el 20 meters yagis, 3 3-el 15 meter yagis, 2 3-el 10 meter yagis, and a triban- der (for GOTA). You also need at least 3 dipoles for 80m, 3 dipoles 40 meters, and 1 for 160 me- ters. All these antennas need to be for FD only, since you don't want to have to take them down from someone's station and return them after- wards. To connect to these antennas you need a per- son with approximately 1 mile of 50 ohm coax already cut and connectored into appropriate lengths. Then you need a vhf/uhf/microwave station with all the antennas, tower, rotators, rigs, etc. (a contest rover or two would serve this purpose nicely). And you need dependable power: a 45 KVA diesel generator on a trailer would be nice. Dependable power distribution cables with circuit breakers are a must. You need the donation of a dozen fairly good computers with networking cards--preferably all identical and with contest- ing software installed. All of this gear is useless without transpor- tation to get it to the site: in addition to a few pickups and vans, you need someone with a large flatbed trailer who is willing to transport the “big stuff” to and from the FD location, and who has a safe place to store it until next year! Ahead of time, someone needs to write and distribute the advanced press release. State and local officials need to be ”schmoozed” ahead of time to get them to attend.

N2AW at 68.98.142.223 (ip68-98-142-223.dc.dc.cox.net) wrote on Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:15:41 (Pacific time):   Robert, thank goodness you wrote the Super Simple Instructions for the N1MM logger. There was no way I was going to wade through the "Quick Start Guide", much less the complete manual. Bob C.

wa3ofc at 98.169.73.128 (ip98-169-73-128.dc.dc.cox.net) wrote on Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:45:14 (Pacific time):   Antennas untangled, 40m Moxon Fixed, coax checked - all set on my end - do we have operators and GOTA operators and kids to use them?

wa3ofc at 98.169.73.128 (ip98-169-73-128.dc.dc.cox.net) wrote on Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:54:46 (Pacific time):   added N3IC to ARRL FD Locator.

K3AN at 71.12.214.82 (71-12-214-082.dhcp.spbg.sc.charter.com) wrote on Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:21:49 (Pacific time):   Somehow my text got lost. Wish you all luck this FD. We will be looking for you on the bands. We'll be using either K3AN or AA4EW, 1A SC. 73, Bill

N3IC at 68.55.75.153 (c-68-55-75-153.hsd1.md.comcast.net) wrote on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:19:31 (Pacific time):   Bill, good luck to you and Bob. You make it easy for us this year, because when anything goes wrong, we'll just say it's Bill's fault! Let's see how many bands we can work each other. ---Robert

N3IC at 69.251.246.9 (c-69-251-246-9.hsd1.md.comcast.net) wrote on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:00:05 (Pacific time):   Made shelter reservations for June 26/27, 2010 today. --- Robert

N3IC at 69.251.246.9 (c-69-251-246-9.hsd1.md.comcast.net) wrote on Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:58:34 (Pacific time):   Submitted our entry to the ARRL today. Send me your photos! Take a look at the spreadsheet data. ---Robert

N3IC at 68.55.105.209 (c-68-55-105-209.hsd1.md.comcast.net) wrote on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:53:46 (Pacific time):   Frank pointed out that the ARRL posted the FD scores two days ago. Updated website. ---Robert

WA3OFC at 98.169.73.128 (ip98-169-73-128.dc.dc.cox.net) wrote on Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:03:17 (Pacific time):   Another Fine Score. Congratulations to everyone! Paul said he was going to research how to achieve an all time high score for our 40th FD!! See you all there.