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Eddie, Gary, and I will be gathering at my place Friday around 9:30am to begin setup for FD.? If all goes well we should be finished by mid-afternoon and in good shape to copy the ARRL bulletins starting at 6pm (CW).? Radio/computer setup should be plug and play (thanks to Eddie¡¯s good work last Saturday), but we¡¯ll need to get Larry¡¯s computer and laptop set up as well.? I¡¯ll be raising the wire antennas Friday morning¡ªdipoles for 80/15/20 and loops for 10 and 40.?
At some point mid-day Friday we¡¯ll head out for a bite to eat¡ªlocation TBD.
If we have time we can run out somewhere for dinner Friday, or maybe order pizza.?
We can fine tune the Saturday schedule Friday afternoon, but plan on 10:00am start, lunch around noon, and begin operating at 2:00pm.?
Here¡¯s what I have planned for meals:
Lunch Saturday (noon):? sub sandwiches, veggies, chips
Dinner Saturday (~6pm):? steak, baked potato, broccoli, peas, salad and special desert thanks to Heather.
Sunday breakfast(time TBD): bacon, eggs, sausage biscuits
Sunday lunch (2pm):? Philly cheese steak, corn on the cob, chips
At the end of operation at 2pm Sunday we¡¯ll break for lunch, and then tear things down.? Tear-down is basically packing everything you brought into your car.? The antennas can stay up and I¡¯ll take care of them later.?
If you plan on spending the night Saturday, let me know.? I have plenty of room, and one air mattress for the first who requests.? Others can bring a sleeping bag and an air mattress, or sleep on a sofa (or hammock if the weather is nice).
If it gets warm we can take a dip in the pool.? Plan to bring your bathing suit and a towel. Only restriction is no glass bottles in/near the pool.? (Don¡¯t panic, I¡¯ll have cans of beer.? ?)
If others want to join in, that¡¯s fine.? Just let me know if you plan to be here at meal time if you want to eat.?
?Dave UW
