I'll
second that Dave.? Very productive day without a huge drain
on?resources.? It was clouded over?most of the afternoon.?
The morning mid day tent deployment was the worst.? It was 90+ in the Sun
and that's where?we were!!? However the site is prepared very well for
the real challenge tomorrow?with the?tower and?beam
setup.??Come on come all for the best show on?Earth!!? BCK
even commented we have a very professional operation with?no taking
seconds!!? See everyone over the next couple days.
?
73 de
WA2MBP?
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Hey
gang,
?
KT4XN Tom, KN6RO Roger, WA2MBP
Jim, WA2BCK Tom (Jim¡¯s brother¡ªand one of our ringer CW ops), and I had a good
day at the site.? The RV is in and
set up, the white tents for CW and Phone are up, tables and chairs in place,
AC power run, lights up (don¡¯t forget to sing jingle bells when you see the
lights), network cables and switches run and tested, and the computer network
is up and functioning for all except the couple of computers that will arrive
Friday or Saturday.
?
We¡¯re heading out to the site
tomorrow morning to finish up the prep, and then the real challenge starts at
2pm when we
start assembling beams and towers. ?I think we¡¯ll have just enough to raise
the beams, with all of the above, plus KF4TJY, KE4ENI, WB4SQ, and maybe
WB8VTK.? I¡¯ve lost track of who¡¯s
coming, but if we get a couple more, we can go to 30 ft towers for the 40m
beams, which should help quite a bit.
?
KT4XN is staying the night out at
the site.? I managed to forget the
tower bases, so I came back to get those and will head back in the
morning.
?
Things are looking good.? It will be quite a challenge to get
all the beams up, but we¡¯ll give it a shot.?
?
Some lessons learned today:? Bugs weren¡¯t too bad (my opinion), but
¾±³Ù¡¯²õ well worth bringing some bug repellant. ?Sunscreen is pretty much a
necessity.? Got my arms a bit
burnt today, so I¡¯ve got some spf 30 sunscreen in the car now if you need it.? We went through the better part of two
cases of bottled water today¡ªplan on bringing some (or some other beverage of
your choice) to keep hydrated in the hot
Georgia summer
sun!
?
See y¡¯all tomorrow or
Saturday!? Think FD!? Top ten or
bust!
?
Dave
