Hillsdale County Amateur Radio Club  

Notes From the Field Day Planning Session
March 30th, 2004

Present: Pres. Dan Sprow, Treas. Mike Murray, Sec. Peter Cromwell, Board Member Milt Bowers; Fred Henderson, Jeff King, Dave King, Jason Knapp, Roy McCloud, Charles Prasser, Jeff Roberts & Brett Smith.

We had a good first meeting at HHS Tuesday evening.  Dan, Roy, Jeff, Milt & Pete kicked around a lot of ideas and made some preliminary plans.  We're looking for some input from the local hams in several areas.
 
First off, we need to compile a list of equipment that will be available.  Anyone who's got anything that they're willing to lend should let Dan or Pete know, please.  In addition to the obvious (rigs, tuners, jumper cables and the like), we could probably. use another laptop or two.
 
We're planning on having the layout/setup for the "shack" figured out in advance, and to have teams (or at least team leaders) ready to get each station and antenna put together as efficiently as possible.  Anyone with any particular interests should make them known and we'll get you hooked up with who/what you need.  Several creative antenna ideas are being considered.
 
We'll need to get some coax, which will also be available for purchase afterwards.  In order to get the best deal possible, we'd like to pool those who'd like some and probably make a trip to wherever is closest/has the best price in order to save on shipping.  If you're going to be needing some (and who doesn't, sooner or later?!), please let us know.
 
All donations will cheerfully be accepted.  Last year, Dan's wife and daughter provided virtually all of the food (not to mention cooking and service), so some additional help there would be appreciated.  Monetary donations, either to help defray the cost of building rental ($50, if we can get them to hold the line on the very generously lowball price they've given us in the past) or other expenses, will certainly help.