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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
Monroe County NY μField Day
In the spirit of the μField Day idea ( see http://www.theborednet.net/index.php/field-day/ ),
tomorrow (19 AUG 2023) I will set up next to the reservoir atop Highland Park in Rochester.
If you are in town and looking for another informal “get on the air” (GOTA) opportunity, either come
by and use my gear, or bring a rig and use my antennas, or (better yet) set up your rig in a
park or backyard wherever you might be… there is one at least one other site (in Webster) joining
in. the idea is to have a distributed fun GOTA event, to compliment the centralized
events also happening elsewhere.When: 11:00am East Coast Time, 19 AUG 2023
Where: next to Highland Park Reservoir and
146.520MHz FM voice (simplex, no repeaters no PL codes no programming)
14.285MHz USB voiceI will bring a medium-power FM voice transceiver for 2m and will set up a J-Pole.
I will be calling CQ on 146.520MHz (simplex). The idea is to see how far away I can
make decent contacts *without* a repeater network using a (nominal) 80W rig. Please
do check in if you can… it would be fun to get some real distance with 2m FM.I will also bring a low-power (15w) sideband rig and will set up a “magnetic loop”
antenna, and see what we can do making contacts on 14.285MHz USB voice. Again,
the idea is to play outside, to enjoy a distributed-to-where-you-are event, and to offer
another GOTA opportunity that can include Technicians.