[WARC] WARC Field Day 2009 This Week End!

[Len Litvan]

This Saturday and Sunday are Field Day 2009.  You are invited to 
participate and have some FUN!  The location is the Winona Sportsmen's 
Club (link to map at www.w0ne.org <http://www.w0ne.org>).  Main station 
operating hours will be 1:00 PM Saturday to 1:00 PM Sunday.

The club will operate in the 2A class again this year--maximum of two HF 
rigs at a time plus an additional VHF/UHF station.  Call sign:  W0NE.  
Exchange:  2 Alpha Minnesota.

If there are people available to operate, there will also be a GOTA 
station--maybe solar powered.  There is also some preliminary discussion 
in progress to sked a 10 GHz demo in the evening.

Set-up will begin mid-morning Saturday.  There will be at least four 
antennas to put up--two Butternut verticals, a G5RV with 35 ft. tower, 
and a VHF antenna.  If we put up a Get-On-The-Air station, there will be 
another wire antenna to erect.

The Winona County Sheriff's Department is providing their emergency 
communications trailer again, and it will most likely house the two main 
HF rigs and the VHF rig.  Russ N0QK has provided his mini-camper trailer 
for a an operating location for the the GOTA station or for personal 
stations if someone is interested.

I hope to head up to the site right after the club breakfast Saturday 
morning (MacDonalds West).  I'm going to take a sack lunch.  We will 
probably get pizza from Winona for Saturday supper again.  A pancake 
breakfast will be prepared at the site on Sunday morning.

The operating schedule sign-ups as of now is below.  More ops can be 
accommodated, obviously--especially during the nighttime hours.

See you Saturday for some FUN & 73,
Len

Sat AM set-up:
KC0RSX; KF0Q; WOEUU; KD0BOD.
Operating:
1:00 PM - KC0RSX; KF0Q; WOEUU; KD0BOD
2:00 - KC0RSX; WOEUU; KD0BOD
3:00 - WOEUU
4:00 - Open
5:00 - Open
6:00 - KC0RSX
7:00 - KC0RSX (possible 10 GHz demo?)
8:00 - KF0Q
9:00 - KF0Q
10:00 - 6:00 AM - Open
6:00 - W0EUU
7:00 - W0EUU
8:00 - KF0Q
9:00 - KF0Q
10:00 - Open
11:00 - Open
Noon - KC0RSX
1:00 pm tear down:
KC0RSX