15-02-2020, 07:44 AM
This is Denis Johnstone VK4AE contest manager for the John Moyle Memorial Field Day 2020.
This is a reminder that the contest will be held from 0000 UTC on Saturday 21st March to UTC 2359 Sunday 22nd March 2020.
This week I will discuss the effects of the devastating fires and the current floods on the contest and what you can do about it.
The weather this summer has been less than friendly, with catastrophic fires in many areas and in some areas flash flooding. The question as to whether the field day should even go ahead has been heard on air.
While at first sight it may appear to be an option to cancel the event, but there are plenty of other options.
Firstly, the devastation has destroyed many wonderful field day sites and access to other that havent been destroyed is for some time going to be tricky.
Secondly, the concept of a field day station is to set up and operate a station under less than ideal conditions. Why should not a club station set up a portable station at the local park or sportsground with appropriate approvals from the authorities. Why should not a single operator station (or a club station) set up as a portable station in the carpark near the local parts supplier? Consider the advertising potential for Amateur Radio?
I consider the potential to attracting interested others is worth far more than the potential of creating a winning score in this contest.
I leave these thoughts with you and look forward to see what happens and I will continue to keep the webpage right up to date!
wia.org.au/members/contests/johnmoyle/ Thanks for listening, Im Denis Johnstone VK4AE contest manager for the John Moyle Memorial Field Day 2020.
From text edition for 2020 FEBRUARY 16 - VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA : http://www.wia.org.au/members/broadcast/wianews/
Also in MP3 edition of news available at: http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2020-02-16.mp3
Info : http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/johnmoyle/
Rules : http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/j...202020.pdf
This is a reminder that the contest will be held from 0000 UTC on Saturday 21st March to UTC 2359 Sunday 22nd March 2020.
This week I will discuss the effects of the devastating fires and the current floods on the contest and what you can do about it.
The weather this summer has been less than friendly, with catastrophic fires in many areas and in some areas flash flooding. The question as to whether the field day should even go ahead has been heard on air.
While at first sight it may appear to be an option to cancel the event, but there are plenty of other options.
Firstly, the devastation has destroyed many wonderful field day sites and access to other that havent been destroyed is for some time going to be tricky.
Secondly, the concept of a field day station is to set up and operate a station under less than ideal conditions. Why should not a club station set up a portable station at the local park or sportsground with appropriate approvals from the authorities. Why should not a single operator station (or a club station) set up as a portable station in the carpark near the local parts supplier? Consider the advertising potential for Amateur Radio?
I consider the potential to attracting interested others is worth far more than the potential of creating a winning score in this contest.
I leave these thoughts with you and look forward to see what happens and I will continue to keep the webpage right up to date!
wia.org.au/members/contests/johnmoyle/ Thanks for listening, Im Denis Johnstone VK4AE contest manager for the John Moyle Memorial Field Day 2020.
From text edition for 2020 FEBRUARY 16 - VK NATIONAL NEWS BROADCAST ON VK1WIA : http://www.wia.org.au/members/broadcast/wianews/
Also in MP3 edition of news available at: http://www.wia-files.com/podcast/wianews-2020-02-16.mp3
Info : http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/johnmoyle/
Rules : http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/j...202020.pdf
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This Forum is only going to be as interesting as the posts it contains.
If you have a comment or question, post it as it may trigger or answer the query in someone else's mind.