Alexandria Radio Club FD Chairman: Jack Hranicky – K5OTZ Annual Ham Radio Field Day June 23-24, 2012 Armistead Booth Park, Alexandria, Virginia

Hours/Days of Operation Set Up: Saturday, June 23, 2012: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Radio Checks: Saturday: 12:00 pm to 1:50 pm Operations: Saturday 2:00 pm to Sunday 2:00 pm Take Down: Sunday, June 24, 2012: 2:00 pm until finished

Armistead Booth Park Off S. Pickett St Armistead Booth Park Off S. Pickett St. on Cameron Station Blvd, Alexandria, Virginia FD N 38º 48.303 W 77º 07.701 Elevation: 185 feet

Satellite View of Park FD

ARC Band Captains* Band Station Captains 6M and up Phone _____KI4D_______ 10-15M Phone __KV3W_& _KF7IJZ__ 20M Phone __K5OTZ_&_ N4CWP_____ 20M FSK _______KI4D_____ 40M Phone ____KA4GFY______ 75M Phone _______KA4GFY________ 40-80M CW______N8IK_(Saturday)____ 20, 15, 10M CW___KF4BBT__ Get-on-the-Air __set up on site___40M___ * When Band Captain is present, any ham can work calls on any station.

FIELD DAY RADIO OPERATIONS FD will use the Club Call Sign: W4HFH (7A) NOTE: ALL STATIONS OPERATE AT THE HIGHEST CLASS LEVEL AT THE TRANSMITTER

FIELD DAY FOOD . Club has purchased the meals but members can bring other STUFF. Food chair is Stephanie Adamy. We will make up a food/drink sign-up list for contributions. There will be plenty of water and soft drinks.

Site Power Configuration of Generators And Solar Panels Parking Parking Club Trailer Rest Rooms GENERATOR GENERATOR SOLAR Tent Shelter SOLAR GENERATOR

Site Power Configuration of Generators And Solar Panels FD Parking FD Parking Rest Rooms Club Trailer 75M 40M 20M, 6M & UP Tent 15 & 10M 20M Shelter 40&80M CW 10,15,20M CW GET ON AIR 40M

All Stations Need Radio (with filters, etc. but tested elsewhere Power (solar or generator)* Antennas (dipoles, beams, etc. but tested elsewhere Logging computer and software Lights, power strips, power supply Miscellaneous (table, chairs, coax, SWR meter, etc.). * Park AC power will only be used for computers, lights, and non-radio equipment.

Club Logging Software http://www.win-eqf.com/ The Field Day Logging software is: Win-EQF (version2) http://www.win-eqf.com/  Plus: HAMCALL (ARRL)

FIELD DAY SCORING… 7.1.1. Phone contacts count one point each. 7.1.2. CW contacts count two points each. 7.1.3. Digital contacts count two points each. 7.3.1. 100% Emergency Power: 100 points per transmitter classification if all contacts are made only using an emergency power source up to a total of 20 transmitters (maximum 2,000 points.) Others: Media publicity, public location, public info table, message to section manager, message handling, W1AW bulletin, government officials’ visit, etc. Field Day Report by KA4GFY

Field Day Take Down Save Logging Data w/backup Disconnect all power sources Take down antennas Take down radios, etc. Clean up area