Cricket Net Tonight 3579.5

Please listen in as most of the kit builders from our Tech Session, check in to our net tonight.
we are very excited to work each other and possibly other crickets too!
maybe we can obtain the 10 contacts needed to get the 4SQRP cricket award!
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Cricket Kit Build Pictures...we had a lot of fun

Field Day Site and Call Sign

A Field Day Site has been secured and
a Special call sign has been granted.
site is at 688' elevation.
Operation hay wagon

interested operators will be provided  co-ordinates and
call sign info soon.

Remember that the Tech Session build is this
Saturday June 3rd. 10am, FFTWP Police Dept.
downstairs training room.

QRP total off the grid field day

 QRP, stealth battery only field day emergency communications operation/drill
Wire antennas, paper logging.
1 CW Station, 1 Phone station.
All participants wear, tan, brown, green or camo clothing
All participants to have personal survival gear with them at this drill. (ie:bug out bag)
Station area to be covert /stealth / hidden with camo tarp or netting.
One meal to be MRE's, gott canister with water or gatorade..... cooler items ok.
Location will only be disclosed to participants.

In a real incident, its possible the public will panic, mob, rush, and otherwise disrupt any known communications effort.  officals could confiscate known e-comm teams and equipment for various reasons.

Being undercover, clandestine,  and stealth is the best way to survive, pass traffic, and stay connected and informed of whats happening inside and outside the affected area. A stealth comm's center will better avoid chaos.  

If you are a prepper, survivalist, this type of exercise will be more like what will really take place and be needed.

This will not be a welcome center, public proclamation type site.
Plenty of fellowship and social time will be enjoyed, by participants.

Operators will use 5 watts with wire antennas, and attempt to contact as many sections as possible using battery power, solar, or wind. No noise producing generators will be used.

Are you in ?
Are you an amateur radio operator ?
Do you have a preparedness/survivalist interest ?
Will you wear earthy or camo clothing during this drill ?
Will you keep on your person, personal protection, and have a bug out bag/backpack on site ?
Not disclose to anyone the site location ?

This drill will take place June 24-25th.

Post Hamvention Comments

Overall, on a scale of 1 to 10, Hamvention 2017 was an 8, 8.5
The rain really kept the rating from being a 9, 9.5

Too much grass, field usage makes weather a huge factor for Greene Co. Fairgrounds

Meeting old friends, making new ones is the Highlight of the weekend.
Seeing new equipment, and finding all the small parts needed for projects was a plus too.

I hope you enjoyed Hamvention. Remember to find and attend any local hamfest events in your area.

magazines periodicals and a ssb/cw kit

A local ham recently gave me 3 boxes of QRP magazines, periodicals, and handbooks.
What a treasure. I plan to share these at our meet ups and tech sessions.

Also  received a MMR 40, ssb/cw kit from the famous Hendricks kits.
whenever this project makes it to the workbench, it will be my first attempt at
building a ssb rig.

I hope everyone who can attend Hamvention does so, and will give DARA,
and your fellow hams patience as we discover and fellowship at the new
venue. It being a new location, will bring issues, good and maybe not so
good.

don't forget FDIM in Fairborn, SWODXA dinner Downtown Dayton,
Contest University, and countless other off site activities.

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Tech session/group kit build June 3rd

CincinnatiQRP will host a tech session on June 3rd.
10am, til..... @ FFTWP PD downstairs classroom.

The kit is called a cricket. Its a newly designed and released
80m, cw only, single frequency, 1/2 watt rig.