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Productive setup day today!!
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHey 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 |
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýI'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.
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73 de
WA2MBP?
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The Nail Family
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýJim, ? Please have Tom call me.? I need to talk to him about your mother. ? Candy ? ? ? ? From:
N4N_Field_Day@... [mailto:N4N_Field_Day@...] On Behalf Of james.nail@... ? 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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