Gents,
It¡¯s less than two months now to FD 2024.? I¡¯ve heard from AE4TQ, N1KDO, and WB4SQ that they are interested in participating this year.? Anybody else interested?
I¡¯m happy to host the event again this year.? My personal preference is to keep the setup fairly simple (as we¡¯ve done the past few years)¡ªwire antennas for 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10m, and a yagi for 6m.? But if others want to take on more, I can be talked into it.? The last few years we¡¯ve had 3 stations.? Some years two on digital and one on phone, sometimes one on CW, and two on whatever mode the operator wants (phone, CW, or digital).? We have not had a separate station for VHF or GOTA, but if we have folks to operate them, those could be arranged.?
I have a TS-590 available, and it can be set up for phone, digital, and/or CW.? What other radios might we have available?
I have dipoles for 80, 20, 15m and loops for 40 and 10m.? I also have yagis for 10/15/20 and the triplexer so we could use a yagi on 3 bands at the same time, if we want to do that.?
The past couple years we have operated with a combination of solar/battery and generator.? I have a Honda EU-2000 that has operated 3 stations without a problem.? Eddie had operated his IC-7300 from solar/battery only the last couple years.? I have a couple of battery boosters if we want to try solar.? The 5W category has been somewhat unrewarding when we tried that in the past, but the multiplier of 5 can be enticing.? My preference is to stay with the 100W category, but your mileage might vary.? Open to suggestions.
Other thoughts?
Dave UW
