Schedule and Activities

Schedule and Activities#

All talks and tables will be held at the Event and Demo Tent, unless otherwise specified.

Note

We aim to start operating at or soon after 11:00 on Saturday. You are welcome to operate at any time – but be sure you’re around for some of our talks and activities (book a time to run a station here!). We operate all night, making as many contacts as possible. Stick around and remember you are welcome to camp out in a tent or in a vehicle.

This schedule is tentative – watch this space as we add more activities and talks!

Friday, June 23rd#


10:00	Site	Field Day setup starts. Masts and antennas, transceivers, tents, and generators.
12:00	Net	The Noon Net with Jack KI7RMU.
12:30	Meals	Lunch for those setting up, sponsored by Dick’s Drive-In.
18:00	Meals	Dinner : Pizza and salad.

Saturday, June 24th#


07:30	Meals	Breakfast for those who stayed the night.
09:00	Net	The Nine O’clock Net with Theresa KG7AII and Dana KG7CGP.
10:00	Talk	SDRs with Dan KB7RYY.
10:00 to 16:00	Activity	Swapmeet with Kami KJ7RAB and Robert KJ7JXM. From 10:00 to 16:00. (held at the Swapmeet area)
10:00 to 20:00	Activity	Getting started with Winlink with Bill N6NBN. Drop in any time from 10:00 to 20:00. (held at the Hubs table)
10:30	Activity	Make a satellite contact with Mike KB8BMY : targeting the ISS and TEVEL-4.
11:00	Site	Operating starts ! Come make some contacts.
11:00	Net	LWHC Health and Wellness Net with John W7JSM.
11:00	Talk	An introduction to Seattle Auxiliary Communications Service with Tim WT1IM.
12:00	Net	The Noon Net with Jason KJ7GLB.
12:00	Talk	What is ham radio ? with Brian KG7WRK.
12:30	Meals	Lunch : Burgers, hot dogs, and other grilled goodies.
13:00	Talk	Going Remote - How we set up our Remote HF Station with Brooks K9BDC.
14:00	Activity	Build a code practice oscillator with Mike K7MCK.
15:00	Talk	Emergency go-kits with Mei KI7TZA.
16:00	Talk	A field perspective on the medical kit with John KI7IYP.
17:00	Talk	Fundamentals of water source, treatment, and storage for urban and offgrid locations with Owen Mesdag.
18:00	Talk	Flashlights and headlamps with Matt KE7NOR.
18:30	Meals	Dinner : Vietnamese and Ezell’s fried chicken.
21:00	Net	The Nine O’clock Net Net with Brooks K9BDC.

Sunday, June 25th#


07:30	Meals	Breakfast of donuts, bagels, and coffee. Maybe eggs and bacon ?!
09:00	Net	The Nine O’clock Net with Jack KI7RMU and Quentin K7DRQ.
11:00	Site	Tear-down begins. That’s a wrap !

More Details#

Setup and Teardown#: Putting together a Field Day operation with four transceivers, several antennas, and a handful of tents is no small task. The antenna masts are particularly involved in their setup, as we’ll have seven 30+ foot masts to hold up three wire antennas. We’ll be starting setup on Friday, and teardown around 14:00 on Sunday. If you’re able to help out, please let us know !
Meals#: Big thanks to our volunteer chefs ! Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions.
PSRG Nets#: Field Day is a full Rain or Shine Net weekend ! The PSRG runs three social nets per day, every day of the year. For Field Day, all of our social nets will be running on emergency power on-site. We will have a station set up nearby which Field Day attendees can check into the nets. Come on by and watch our net hosts at work. All amateur operators and their third-party traffic welcome.
LWHC Health and Wellness Net#: The Lake Washington Ham Club runs a daily net to provide a check-in for their members and any licensed amateur operator. The net is operated from the their Rose Hill repeater system.
Getting started with Winlink#: Winlink is essentially email over radio. A network of gateways allow the distribution of emails using radio pathways where internet is unavailable. Join Bill N6NBN at the Seattle Emergency Hubs table for a demonstration of how to use Winlink, any time from 10:00 to 14:00 on Saturday.
An intro to Morse code#: The original mode for wireless telegraphy in the first days of amateur radio, Morse code is a way to encode messages into a series of dots, dashes, and spaces. As used today, “CW” is still growing in popularity and is an effective mode to get the most out of your power. We’ll introduce it and give you some hand-on-the-key experience sending some code.
Emergency go-kits#: What does your emergency go-kit look like? How to build, maintain and store a disaster kit for the right moment, from basic to more specialized kits.
What is ham radio ?#: Amateur radio is “a thousand hobbies in one.” This talk will give you an introduction to the world of ham radio, from licensing, local talk on repeaters, to working the world on HF.
A field perspective on the medical kit#: This will be an overview of various approaches to medical kits from a field perspective. We will have a brief survey of the logic and illogic of medical kits, what you want, what you need, why you should almost never buy a pre-made kit. The session will be interactive and folks are welcome to bring their own kits for a post lecture “lab”.
Lighting the way: selecting the perfect flashlight and headlamp#: Discover a range of options, from versatile handheld lights to specialized headlamps, equipping you to make informed decisions for optimal illumination in any situation.
Going Remote - How we set up our Remote HF Station#: The PSRG Remote HF Station is up and running and ready for Members to use. Join us to learn about the station, how we went about getting it set up, and how to request access to start using it.
SDRs#: Tour the local radio spectrum using Software Defined Radio, with several different examples of hardware and software. The focus will be on application and use. The uses of the different parts of the spectrum from longwave to microwave will be discussed, with special attention to the amateur radio bands. With all the radio traffic at the site, we may be testing, demonstrating, and using some of the RF filters that stations at the site will be using.
Build a code practice oscillator#: The 555 timer IC is one of the most popular and widely used integrated circuits in electronics. In its astable mode, the 555 turns into an oscillator and, with a small amount of additional circuitry, can be used to drive a speaker or headphones to practice Morse code. We’ll be building a simple code practice oscillator that you can take home with you.
Swapmeet#: From 10:00 to 16:00 on Saturday, we’ll have a swapmeet area set up for you to sell your old gear and buy some new toys. We’ll have table space and someone to watch over things – bring whatever you’d like to sell and have a price in mind. If you’re buying, please bring cash. Contact Kami KJ7RAB or Robert KJ7JXM if you have any questions.
Make a satellite contact#: We’ll be making a contact over amateur radio satellites in space and discussing various amateur radio satellites, including the ham radio equipment on board the International Space Station. We’ll also give an overview of how to put together a simple and cost effective satellite station that you can put together with easy to get items and many items you may already have at home.
An introduction to Seattle Auxiliary Communications Service#: Emergency communications and resilience is a central theme of Field Day, and amateur radio can play a key role in helping to maintain the safety of the community. Although many groups and individuals are active members of the area’s em-comm scene, the Seattle ACS provides emergency communications services to the community and works officially with the city. Director of Seattle ACS, Tim WT1IM, will present an overview of the service in the normal activity area. He’ll discuss how the organization works, and how the City of Seattle can leverage amateur radio volunteers to help with emergency response.
Fundamentals of water source, treatment, and storage for urban and offgrid locations#: Abstract to come.