May 2017 Agenda Intros, Pledge, Last meeting Minutes/Finances, misc Update on Dennis Reanier's storage locker EMComm report with debrief on the recent 5th Sat drill on 4/29 Propagation update, Contesting Schedule Upcoming Events/Activities Field Day, June 24-25 (setup on June 23) Club support for the Burien July 4th parade Chehalis Valley Swapfest , July 22 (HARC meeting conflict) Club support of ZombieFest in Sept Future meetings' location at FS 28 Good of the order Program Field Day plans, logging, rigs
4/17 Minutes – 1 of 3
4/17 Minutes – 2 of 3
4/17 Minutes – 3 of 3
5/17 - Treasurer’s Report
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MISCELLANEOUS Meetings Board Meeting 0830-0945 Social time 0945-1000 (coffee, donuts, people arriving) Meeting start 1000:00:00 Admin topics 1000-1030 (won’t make that goal this time!) 10-Minute Tutorial 1030-1040 (new topic, new effort, if we can get it off the ground. Maybe several of these could be a program on months we have trouble getting a program. For discussion) Set up room for program (1040-1045 or as required) Program 1045 (latest) to 1145 or longer
Miscellaneous Club Laptop Assets, Acknowledgement of recent contributions Hank Pfister – existing meeting laptop Bill Silvernail – Lenovo Bill Silvernail – Panasonic Toughbook Tony Alix - Club “Donations/Inventory” policy (perhaps establish small committee to review/tweak – could table to July?) Future Club Meeting Auction? Sept?
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EMCOMM Update Jim Monson…
Sunspots, End of 4/2017
5/17 Sunspot #s; FD Propagation Prediction
Propagation – last pm W7KVI, 20m WSPR, 5W, beam, 25’ SE
Contests JUN 2017 CONTEST CALENDAR MAY 27/28 (today, tomorrow): CQ WPX, CW EXCHANGE: RST PLUS SERIAL NUMBER JUNE 24/25: ARRL FIELD DAY EXCHANGE: CLASS PLUS ARRL SECTION July 22: Chehalis Swapfest (next 2 slides, also HARC meeting date)
Chehalis Swapfest
Chehalis Swapfest
Good of the Order G of O Break Program
HARC PROGRAMS as of 5/17 May 2016 K3 familiarization and FD logging July 2016 FD Photos and Lessons Learned session August 4 th of July Parade Results August VP8ORK South Orkney Island DXpedition September Radio Testing & Zombie Fest Results October Emergency Go-Kit I Jim Monson November Emergency Go-Kit II Jim Monson December Christmas Dinner at the Burien Elks January EMComm discussion Chief Madson February Annual budget & Nominations for 2017 March WSPR Demo Nelson Spohneimer April Emergency Shack Power Larry Shirk May FD Logging and Radio Operation
FD Discussion Past FD Review 2017 FD Discussion and Planning Meals Coordinator & Budget Antenna Party sked Review Checklist of Actions/VPIC’s
FD Checklist 1
FD Checklist 2
FD Checklist 3
FD Checklist 4
Past HARC FD’s 2012: 1614 total points 2013: No record—20m log lost? No submittal. 2014: 1230 total points 2015: 1342 total points 2016: 1960 total points
Past HARC FD’s
2016 HARC FD Summary
FD 2016 vs 2015
Field Day Discussion 2016 Field Day Lessons Learned Discussion Points Set Up Antennas ARRL Bulletin Generator Public Participation GOTA Station SSB Station CW Station Contacts Logging Bonus Points Food Environmental – Wind & Temperature General
2017 FD Planning Minimum of 2 K3s and GOTA station We need more operators – Both CW and SSB Can use a mobile rig for UHF/VHF Antenna complex 3 wire or 2 wire and beam + collinear We may not need the Triband Yagi - depends on manpower/time Use 18’ TRAM High-Gain Collinear for UHFVHF 6 meters only if someone wants to set up and operate Need someone responsible for food (could be Pizza etc) Need operator sign up sheet filled out Need a public relations person and some hand outs etc Need a Safety Officer Have 3 laptops, updated and with logging software installed
FD Sign Up (Not Need Be Final) SET UP TEAR DOWN SAT DAY OP NIGHT OP SUN Day OP
2017 FD Site Layout Marvista Park PROPOSED ANTENNA COMPLEMENT 80 Meter Dipole or Carolina Windom (80-10) 40 Meter Dipole 3rd Wire Ant if noTribander Dual band HI Gain Collinear UHF/VHF GAZEBO LAYOUT Similar to previous year Add White Board for GOTA and K3 Instruction
2017 Layout N ? 40 Meters GOTA 80 Meters UHF/VHF Colinear 42 50 50 50 125 GOTA 239 40 Meters 80 Meters 55 UHF/VHF Colinear 58 ? Tribander If used Marvista Park Field Day Proposed Layout 2017
N Gazebo Layout HARC Banner p PR Table Food Table Operating Table Located in Tent Cooking Table N Eating Table Propane Heater Here Or in Tent GOTA V/U wave m Wind Tarp as Needed Refer Generator Wind Tarp if needed
April 2017 K3 Front Panel Phone & CW CW only Tuning After Antenna or Band changes