[W9RCA-News] RCA ARC Field Day Information

Tue Jun 19 09:20:51 EDT 2018

FIELD DAY IS COMING UP THIS WEEKEND, JUNE 23-24.  RCA ARC, THE INDIANAPOLIS RADIO CLUB, AND A FEW OTHER GROUPS ARE PLANNING A JOINT OPERATION.  BRIAN SMITH, W9IND, HAS DONE A GREAT JOB ORGANIZING THE EVENT AT THE NEW SITE.

TALK-IN FREQUENCY IS 146.52 SIMPLEX.  IN ADDITION, K9DC’S PORTABLE REPEATER WILL BE AT THE FIELD DAY SITE OPERATING ON 440.500 (+5 MHZ offset), 94.8 Hz TONE REQUIRED.  THIS REPEATER WILL BE LINKED TO THE 443.425 AND 147.315 REPEATERS,  94.8 Hz REQUIRED.

IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO OPERATE OR JUST VISIT THE SITE DURING THE WEEKEND, PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE INFORMATION BELOW WHICH BRIAN HAS PROVIDED.

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Greetings, Field Day Operators and Volunteers –

As Field Day week unfolds, I wanted to pass along some important information about our 2018 operation at Victor Conservation Club near Centerton (mailing address: 6675 Red Day Road, Martinsville).

We’ll be situated in a scenic, family-friendly, radio-friendly 40-acre property with access to the clubhouse and shelter, no significant line noise, and a nearly 900-foot hilltop perch to launch our signals from. With the nearest major highway 200 feet below us, this is an opportunity to enjoy some rare air! 

But ... business before pleasure. You need to be aware of the requirements we’ll need to meet and the rules we’ll need to follow if we hope to be invited back here in 2019. So it’s importantthat you read this list of items before you head out to Victor Conservation Club (VCC). 

Remember that station set-up begins at 5 p.m. Friday, June 22 (all are welcome), and that Field Day officially lasts from 2 p.m. Saturday, June 23, to 2 p.m. Sunday, June 24 (for us, anyway). Our Field Day team is a coalition of six local radio clubs under the banner of the Indianapolis Radio Club, and last year we finished 6th overall in Class 3A. If you haven’t seen our Field Day Facebook page, go to https://www.facebook.com/w9jpfieldday <https://www.facebook.com/w9jpfieldday> 

Questions? I’m here to answer them. Just email me back before Friday afternoon (or text/call me afterward at 317-506-1980).

Thanks so much for your help. See you on Field Day! 

73,
Brian, W9IND 
Field Day Coordinator,
Indianapolis Radio Club 
Home: (317) 422-1989 (call this number before Friday afternoon)
Cell: (317) 506-1980 (call or text me here afterward)

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IMPORTANT NOTES

1. Most of you have already received confirmation on your assigned Field Day shifts, but I’ll be sending every operator a follow-up reminder shortly. My cell phone number is 317-506-1980; please keep it handy and contact me immediately (by text or phone; NO EMAIL AFTER FRIDAY) if you’re going to be late for your shift or otherwise have a problem with it. Field Day is a team effort, and dozens of us are depending on each other to follow through on our commitments, so let’s take them seriously.

2. Please print, sign and bring the attached RELEASE AND WAIVER with you. It’s a standard waiver that VCC requires all guests and visitors to sign before entering their property. (If you forget to bring yours, don’t turn around and get it; we’ll have a few blank waivers on site.)

3. We will again be competing in Class 3A after placing 6th overall last year. We’ll use the clubhouse for our two (mainly) Phone stations and the VHF station. Dave Gingrich’s RV will again host the CW station, and the shelter will house the GOTA station. [Scroll down to read A Guide to the Property.] 

4. We will have the use of a refrigerator, a stove and a microwave in the clubhouse kitchen. There’s no hot water from the tap, but of course we can heat it with the microwave. Please be careful when using VCC’s appliances! 

5. We will serve Saturday lunch, Saturday dinner, Sunday breakfast and Sunday lunch to everyone on hand, and have overnight chow and snacks available. However, if you’re on a special diet or have your own favorite Field Day drink or “fuel” – non-alcoholic, of course! – feel free to bring it. (Just remember that refrigerator space is limited.) 

6. The clubhouse is not air conditioned, but we’ll have a fan on each station. Temperatures are predicted to reach 82 on Saturday and 85 on Sunday, with lows in the high 60s.

7. Please clean up after yourself. Don’t toss chicken bones, cigarette butts, etc., on the ground or leave water bottles, food wrappers and other trash around your station after you’re finished operating. Our damage deposit depends on leaving the property the way we found it. 

8. Feel free to bring Off!, Deet, sunscreen, etc. We’ll try to have some available, but don’t rely on it. 

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[Geographical information follows. For a clearer picture of the VCC layout, open the “Victor Screen Shot FD” attachment and read “A Guide to the Property” below before continuing to Items 9 through 14.]  

9. The property is fenced, with a front gate, but the gate should be unlocked all weekend – although it may be closed (but not locked) overnight. If you arrive late at night and see a closed gate, see if you can lift the lock and swing the door open. If so, continue driving onto the property, then put the gate back the way you found it. (And if it’s really locked, text or call me; I’ll be on the premises all weekend.)

10. Once you enter the front gate, STAY ON THE ROAD as it bends to the right. You’ll see a utility pole and a white clubhouse on your left; DO NOT park or drive on this area, the grassy space between the front gate and the clubhouse (just left of the clubhouse in the attached photo) – it has a drainage problem. (This area should be marked off with “No Parking” signs and orange cones, but be mindful nonetheless.)  

11. The approved VCC parking area is just around the first curve, off the road and in front of the clubhouse. This area should also be marked, and there will almost certainly be other cars parked there.

12. Don’t drive toward the end of the main road into the campground – the campground (which begins about halfway down the main road, past the shelter) is off-limits to us this weekend!

13. Tent camping is allowed on the property Friday and Saturday night. The recommended camping spot for Field Day participants is near the shelter (on the side opposite the main road).

14. Simple directions for driving to VCC: Head to Centerton (south of Mooresville) on State Road 67 till you reach the stoplight at Robb Hill Road. (If you’re coming from the east, take Centerton Road to the State Road 67 stoplight.) Turn or proceed west past the gas station on Robb Hill Road and up the hill – your car will experience a quick upward tilt – then turn right at Red Day Road. Stay on Red Day Road and watch the address numbers increase on the right until you come to 6675 Red Day Road and the Victor Conservation Club sign. 

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A GUIDE TO THE PROPERTY 

To better understand the locations of buildings, roads, etc., mentioned in this email, open the attachment marked “Victor Screen Shot” and note the following terms:

    Clubhouse: The gray-roofed building just below the green “Camp Victor” marker.
    Shelter: The white-roofed structure inside the “wishbone” intersection of roads. 
    Main Road: The road on the left side of the “wishbone.” 
    Old Lake Road: The right-hand road, which is seldom used anymore because a burst dam drained the lake in 2008.
    Campground: Off limits to our group! The collection of campsites (partially visible through the trees) that begins about halfway down the main road and ends at a circle underneath the “Google” logo. 
    Front Gate: Difficult to see in the photo. Located just before the main road bends toward the bottom of the photo. : 

If you’d prefer a larger, interactive 3-D map that you can move around with your cursor, click here: Victor Conservation Club 3-D <https://www.google.com/maps/place/6675+Red+Day+Rd,+Martinsville,+IN+46151/@39.5288807,-86.4179857,169a,35y,39.41t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x886c99e1d0f8c1f7:0xc3a29b26f360833e!8m2!3d39.5309017!4d-86.4181163> 

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