Winter Field Day

Winter Field Day (SPAR)

This event has already happened!

Photos to follow:

This wiki page is to document the plans for this years SPAR rules winter field day event. This event is to encourage emergency operating preparedness in the winter.

schedule

The 2012 Winter Field Day will be held from 1700 UTC (12:00 noon EST) Saturday January 28, 2012 through 1700 UTC (12:00 noon EST) Sunday January 29, 2012.

location

This years event will be held in Christmas, Florida.

Bob Bailey - WB7DMX

25540 Celestial Street

Christmas, FL 32709

Call for more information:

407-568-2514

Directions:

From Orlando go East on State Road 50. It will be about 4 miles East of SR-520. Look For St. Nicholas Avenue,

turn South. Look for the second street, Celestial Street turn East. Look for the second house on the South

side of the street.

Map:

Event location -- of Winter Field Day on Yahoo! Maps

Talk-in Freq:

147.120

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field day power (alternate sources)

1. Gas generator: will have several
2. Pedal (human) power: ???
3. Power Packs (portable batteries): commercial (auto or home-built)
4. Bert can supply 12v at high amps
5. Solar arrays: (small)
6. Water wheel or Windmill: ???

the operating bands

Bands: All bands, except 12, 17, 30 and 60 meters.

Modes: Any mode

the stations

1. The trailer of Bert (W4GOB)
2. The bus of David (KC4ZVW)
3. ...

the operators

• KA4QXP -- Kirk

• KC4ZVW -- David

1. operating station: the bus
2. HF rig: IC-718, tuner, 40m dipole and 20m loop (made on sight)
3. digital station: FT-817, TNC

• KD4WOV -- Tom

• N4LGH -- Tracy

• NT4K - JC

• W4GOB -- Bert

1. operating station: Mobile trailer
2. HF rig: Kenwood TS-480SAT 100w, tuner, Budistick, 40m G5RV JR

• WB7DMX -- Bobby

links

• The eHam.net Notice
• Official web page -- for the Fifth Annual SPAR Winter Field Day!
• The Rules for the SPAR winter field day

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Revised: 04 February 2012