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Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 9:33
PM
To: n4n_field_day@...
Subject: [N4N_Field_Day] Productive
setup day today!!
Hey gang,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Things are looking good.? It will be quite a challenge
to get all the beams up, but we¡¯ll give it a shot.?
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Some lessons learned today:? Bugs weren¡¯t too bad
(my opinion), but it¡¯s 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!
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See y¡¯all tomorrow or Saturday!? Think FD!?
Top ten or bust!
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Dave
