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ORGANISATION

Co-chairmen: Glenn McLeod VE3GLN Pierre Cyrenne VE2GPF Secretary: Tom St Julien VE3OFD Site Manager: Ernie Jury VE3EJJ Bi-weekly meetings E-mail reflector Station Managers. ORGANISATION. PLANNING. Corporate sponsorship Club funding Political endorsements

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ORGANISATION

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  1. Co-chairmen: Glenn McLeod VE3GLN • Pierre Cyrenne VE2GPF • Secretary: Tom St Julien VE3OFD • Site Manager: Ernie Jury VE3EJJ • Bi-weekly meetings • E-mail reflector • Station Managers ORGANISATION

  2. PLANNING • Corporate sponsorship • Club funding • Political endorsements • Media coverage • Equipment inventory • Antenna inventory • Station managers roster • Site layout • Logging Software (Write Log) • Filters

  3. Stations within 1000-foot circle • No permanent structures • 24 hours to set up • 24 hours to operate FIELD DAY RULES

  4. TX 100 W +20 dB RX 0.2 uV, 50 ohms -160 dB (S/N 10 dB) 180 dB RX dynamic range 100 dB Attenuation required 80 dB RX attenuator 20 dB Min. attenuation 60 dB Near field (one radian) 18 dB Far field 1 WL 20 dB 10 WL 40 dB 100 WL 60 dB THE DECOUPLING PROBLEM

  5. Pass-band filters (Dunestar) 40 dB • Power-bar filters (Hammond Zap Trap) 80 dB • Coiled coax • Coiled power cords • Ground rods at station • Baluns • Toroids where necessary DECOUPLING (Conduction)

  6. Separate near fields • Orthogonal polarisations • Use pattern nulls • Directivity LAYOUT STRATEGY

  7. TCA Article • QST article, June 2004 • Website • CD • VE3GLN named RAC Amateur of the Year EPILOGUE

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