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OCARC FD SITE
2006
This year the OCARC again held
Field Day at Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training
Base, ideal with it's huge fields for an antenna
farm and quiet noise conditions. Here is a view of
the main gate entrance to the Los Alamitos JFTB
base.
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Photo by
W6HHC
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The OCARC bought a brand new 40-ft
aluminum triangular tower for this year's FD event.
Working to assemble it on Friday afternoon are
(Left-to-Right) Paul-W6GMU, Ken-W6HHC, Lee Evans,
Bob Evans-WB6IXN, Bob-AF6C, and visiting from near
Sacramento Chris-KJ6ZH.
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Photo by
K6PEQ/N6PEQ
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Friday afternoon set-up
preparations are in full progress now. To the
left and rear are FD Chairman Willie - N8WP and
Larry-K6YUI (on the ladder) getting up the mast for
the RTTY/VHF/UHF antennas. In the foreground
(L-to-R) are Nicholas-KI6AUL and Bob-AF6C
assembling the 20M 3-ele beam, then Lee Evans (at
base of new tower), Paul-W6GMU, and Bob
Evans-WB6IXN.
The microwave tower for the
California Office of Emergency Services EOC
building is in the backround
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Photo by W6HHC
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The 3-element 20M beam has been
slipped onto the short mast of the tower.
Shown (L-to-R) are Willie-N8WP, Lee
Evans, Paul-W6GMU, Nicholas-KI6AUL, Dan-N6PEQ,
Chris-KJ6ZH, Ken-W6HHC (partially hidden), and
Bob-WB6IXN.
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Photo by AF6C
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Walking the 20M tower into position
took a total of 10 people. Four walking the
tower, three holding down the base, and three on
the guy ropes.
(L-R) are Ken-W6HHC, Dan-N6PEQ,
Willie-N8WP, Chris-KJ6ZH (partially hidden) and Lee
Evans.
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Photo by AF6C
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Larry-K6YUI climbs the 20M tower to
fasten a second-set of guy ropes after the breeze
picked up and was twisting the 40-ft tower a
bit.
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Photo by
K6PEQ/N6PEQ
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Work begins
on assembling the Force 12 tri-band beam for the
RTTY HF operations.
(L-toR) Larry-K6YUI (team captain
for the RTTY team), Willie-N8WP, and Dan-N6PEQ.
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Photo by K6PEQ
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RTTY/VHF/UHF Antenna "Take
One"
Trying to "tilt-up" this mast on a
"push-up" mast did NOT work.
(L-to-R) are Cheryl-KG6KTT,
Larry-K6YUI (on push pole), Dan-N6PEQ (on ladder),
Frank- WF1A, Bob-WB6IXN, Willie- N8WP, Ken-W6HHC,
Lee Evans (in black shirt), Nicholas-KI6AUL, and
Paul-W6GMU.
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Photo by AF6C
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RTTY/VHF/UHF Antenna
"Take Two"
This time they use a military-grade
stacking mast to succesfully get the RTTY/VHF/UHF
antenna farm into position.
(L-R) are Larry-K6YUI, Bob-WB6IXN,
Dan-N6PEQ, Paul-W6GMU, and Willie-N8WP.
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Photo by K6PEQ
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Which Way is North? The
RTTY/VHF/UHF antenna farm.
From top-to-bottom:
Cushcraft 13B2: 13 element 144 Mhz yagi.
Force-12 C3: 10/15/20 M 2 full-size elements per
band.
M2 440-21: 21 element 432 MHz yagi.
Force-12 EF-606: 6 element 50 MHz yagi.
Elk 2M/440L5: 146 & 440 MHZ log periodic
yagi
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Photo by W6HHC
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After a hard day of tower and
antenna preparations on Friday afternoon,
Larry-K6YUI selects a thick juicy steak from
co-chef Kristin-K6PEQ.
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Photo by W6HHC
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(L-to-R) Enjoying a well-deserved
steak-dinner are Frank-WF1A, Bob-AF6C, Paul -
W6GMU, co-chef Kristin-K6PEQ, Larry-K6YUI, and
Willie-N8WP.
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Photo by W6HHC
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At the end of the day on Friday,
the sun sets over the Pacific Ocean. The 20M 3-ele
mono-beam is on the left and the RTTY/VHF/UHF
antenna mast is on the right.
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Photo by W6HHC
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After dinner on Friday night,
Dan-N6PEQ checks out the performance of the RTTY
antenna (and propagation) with his battery operated
FT-817 QRP rig... and works a French Polynesian
station on 2.5 watts off the back of the beam on
20M.
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Photo by W6HHC
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