Field Day > Ham Radios

Posted: 6/9/2008 6:00:07 AM EDT

For those who are wondering or thinking about getting into Ham Radio for comm's, I encourage you to come to Field Day this month. It will be the 28th and 29th. You can see how to setup emergency comm's using batteries, generator's etc. You can even participate and get on the air if you want.

Go to www.arrl.org and check where a local club is near you and get in touch with them and find out where they are going to be setting up.

Posted: 6/9/2008 7:15:43 AM EDT

[#1]

Yup. We'll be operating and hopefully things will come together for some digital modes, foxhunting, and general voice contacts.

Posted: 6/9/2008 10:13:51 AM EDT

[#2]

We're gonna be out there! My son and I are so pumped up about Field Day, we're heading out Friday morning and camping until Sunday at which point, we pull up camp and go directly to Boy Scout summer camp for a week. Woo woo!

Posted: 6/9/2008 2:30:48 PM EDT

[#3]

anyone from north/central NJ -- my club will be operating out of the nearby Sandy Hook lighthouse...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Lighthouse

The Sandy Hook Lighthouse, located about one and a half statute miles (2.4 km) inland from the tip of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, is the oldest working lighthouse in the United States. It was designed and built in 1764 by Isaac Conro.

The light was built to aid mariners entering the southern end of the New York harbor. It was originally called New York Lighthouse because it was funded through a New York Assembly lottery and a tax on all ships entering the Port of New York. Sandy Hook Light has endured an attempt to destroy it (as an aid to British navigation) by artillery Captain Alexander Hamilton, and a subsequent occupancy of British soldiers during the Revolutionary War. Perhaps most impressively, it has endured exposure to the elements on the end of Sandy Hook. The view of the New York skyline from the bridge crossing into "the Hook" illustrates the importance this light played in the history of New York harbor. During the summer weekends, the New Jersey Lighthouse Society offers free tours every half hour from 12:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.

When the lighthouse was built in 1764, it stood only 500 feet (150 m) from the tip of Sandy Hook; however, today, due to growth caused by littoral drift, it is almost one and half miles (2.4 km) inland from the tip.

www.njlhs.org/njlight/sandy.html

The Sandy Hook lighthouse became the first lighthouse in the country to be lit by electric incandescent lamps in 1889. Earlier, in 1886, the Lighthouse Board experimented with electric arc lamps placed in the torch of the Statue of Liberty, which was used briefly during this time as an aid to navigation.

In 1964, the lighthouse celebrated its 200th Anniversary. It is the oldest original lighthouse in the country.

The lighthouse and surrounding Fort Hancock are part of Gateway National Recreation Area today. The lighthouse is still in active operation and is equipped with a 3rd order Fresnel lens illuminated by a 1000 watt bulb, and emitting 45,000 candle-power. It is visible 19 miles at sea.

the lighthouse is on Sandy Hook proper, near USCG Station Sandy Hook and about 20 minutes from Garden State Parkway exits 117 or 105 (Rt 36).

google link to Sandy Hook lighthouse AO

IM me for the event details, i will be happy to host you for the day. you need only bring a pair of sunglasses.

ar-jedi

Posted: 6/9/2008 4:15:22 PM EDT

[#4]

I can't wait for Field Day!!

We'll be operating out of my camp in the northern part of Maine...in the middle of nowhere actually. All battery for most of the day then we'll switch to a generator. Currently there is a G5RV ready to go and we'll probably put up a 20M dipole for some PSK work.

Of course the BBQ will be running and I'll need a few micro brews to help keep my voice in top shape. Hopefully the fire pit doesn't melt the G5RV....as was almost the case last year

Currently the rig list includes a Yaesu FT-857D, Kenwood TS-130S, and an Elecraft K2.

If you've never been to a field day event they are very fun and will give you a great idea what ham radio can give you for capabilities. Most sites will have GOTA (get on the air) stations setup that will allow unlicensed operators to take the rigs for a spin.

Hope to hear some of you on the air!!

Posted: 6/9/2008 6:31:01 PM EDT

[#5]

My rig is still out of service, so no Field Day for me this year.

Just can't bring myself to invest hundreds of dollars to repair a radio that has a lot of miles on it.

Posted: 6/9/2008 6:46:13 PM EDT

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You should do a software defined radio kit. I just picked up the SoftRock RXTX 6.2. I'm hoping to get started on it this week. We'll have to see. I have a lot of images to go through for the wedding I shot Sat but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. My Friday portrait client just canceled so that gives me some free time.

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