Field Weekend (Activating G3CNO in the VHF Fixed Station Contest)

Main Points of the Weekend:

🌧️ Weather Changes Play!

WX problems [Saturday 5th July, 1700]. We have abandoned the contesting part of the weekend due to increasing winds and rain.

Sunday 6th July club members are welcome to visit the shack or utilise the field area with their own equipment as an Experimenter’s Day, but there will be no shelter set up, so come prepared (brolly or your own car). There are showers forecast.

FPARC Committee.

• Activating our club call-sign G3CNO in the RSGB VHF Fixed Station Contest. This contest takes place at the same time as the VHF National Field Day (VHFNFD) 1500 Saturday – 1500 Sunday local time.
• Additionally, operation on HF bands with the club’s equipment
• Experimenters: Members are welcome to setup and experiment with their own kit, staying clear of VHF bands while the contest is in progress.
• Other Fort Activities: none we know about at this time.
• Procedures: The rules for the weekend will be published on the club forum
• Visitors: Welcome by prior arrangement (see below). Please don’t just turn up as the Fort is locked at weekends, and you won’t be able to get in. The weekend’s procedures will be emailed to invited visitors who are required to abide by them

Overview

A typical FPARC Field Day

Saturday 5th July from 0930 is gazebo & antennas Set-up time. Once that’s done, operating on HF bands with the club equipment, or experimenting on any band, can begin. When the contest starts, priority is given to operation on the chosen VHF bands for the contest. Despite we’re outdoors under canvas, we can’t take part in the VHFNFD as Fort Purbrook is our home station. The day ends when we’ve had enough, certainly by 2100.

Sunday 18th May from 0930 continues as for Saturday. We start to pack up at 1500

The operating schedule (who operates when, and on which band) will be determined by the event organiser

Further details on the Club Bulletin Board Service will be available in due course.

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