Are you arranging for a generator for your Field Day effort? Then it’s time to get to work, to drag them out, test them and make sure they’re ready for Field Day.
These tips will help you in getting your small to mid-size generators ready for Field Day. If you’re running a large generator, the kind that comes on a trailer, some of this may bot apply. They will have additional needs anyways. The point is that now is the time to pull the generator out and get it ready.
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W4FT at the W4DW 2008 Field Day 80m/15m SSB station
It’s that time again! Field Day 2010 is a mere 8 weeks away. Or as one of our local hams calls it, that High and Holy Day of Field! Around here, the local big gun is the Raleigh Amateur Radio Society.
So what does all this mean? Simply that it’s time tostart working on getting everything ready. There are other web sites that will detail a broad range of preparations and I urge you to google them and get ideas. My plan is to do a series of posts on different preparation topics. I don’t claim to be an expert, but they should get you thinking! Read more…
Over the last year, I’ve had a few articles published in the Raleigh Amateur Radio Society’s monthyl newsletter, the Exciter.
- RARS Field Day 2008 – The Results Are In – Dec 2008, as AG4XR
A review of the RARS efforts on Field Day over the last decade, the latest results and suggestions for the future. Following mine is an article by Gary Pearce, KN4AQ, with a different view of Field Day. Both are worth a read for Field Day fans.
- Contest Time Off: How Do You Measure It? — Feb 2009
Some of the contests have rules about how many hours you can operate and about what constitutes off-time, but the rules aren’t clear on how to handle two windows of non-operating time: the time at the start and at the end. This article clarifies how they count time in contests.
- How Big *Is* RARS? Or, Why Are Some Countries So Hard To Get? — Mar 2009
Our Section Manager noted that RARS is the largest club in North Carolina. At about the same time, the IARU added two new entities. Surprisingly, there are over 100 countries and 33 entities that are smaller than RARS!
- How Far Should Your Go-Kit Go? — Jun 2009
Have you thought about what purpose your Go-Kit should serve? This article is a discussion about setting up a Go-Kit for your specific needs.
Any comments? 
73,
Cliff, W4FT
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