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On 5/25/2020 10:09 AM, JP Douglas wrote:
> I bought an 75 amp/hr AGM deep cycle battery a couple of years ago > for $138.00 with free shipping from epay, works fine. That was a decent price "a couple of years ago". It's gone up since then. It's almost time to renew my Trojan 27AGM (75 AH) batts. We're planning to move a year from now and I hope that the existing ones will hold out until then. Makes swapping them easy (local pickup from the wholesaler). 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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75 amp AGM batteries still $140.00 on epay w/free shipping, I prefer them to the 105 amp/hr batteries as they weigh a little less.
Use it w/50 watt Solar Panel and have done FD from start to finish with it as long as weather cooperates. 73 de Jose Douglas KB1TCD Sent from my iPad > On May 25, 2020, at 3:10 PM, Phil Kane <[hidden email]> wrote: > > On 5/25/2020 10:09 AM, JP Douglas wrote: > >> I bought an 75 amp/hr AGM deep cycle battery a couple of years ago >> for $138.00 with free shipping from epay, works fine. > > That was a decent price "a couple of years ago". It's gone up since > then. It's almost time to renew my Trojan 27AGM (75 AH) batts. We're > planning to move a year from now and I hope that the existing ones will > hold out until then. Makes swapping them easy (local pickup from the > wholesaler). > > 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane > Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 > > From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest > Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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In reply to this post by ANDY DURBIN
Class D and E are home stations. They certainly began setting up long
before the Friday of FD weekend. They don’t get the extra hours to operate. Peter W0LLN On Mon, May 25, 2020 at 9:08 AM Andy Durbin <[hidden email]> wrote: > The field day rules need to be reviewed and corrected, not just for > allowed power sources. > > Take this for example - > > "3. Date and Time Period: Field Day 2020 will be held June 27-28. Field > Day is ALWAYS the fourth full weekend, beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and > ending at 2059 UTC Sunday. > 3.1. Class A and B (see below) stations that do not begin setting up > until 1800 UTC on Saturday may operate the entire 27-hour Field Day period. > 3.2. Stations who begin setting up before 1800 UTC Saturday may work only > 24 consecutive hours, commencing when on-the-air operations begin. > 3.3. No class A or B station may begin its set-up earlier than 0000 UTC > on the Friday (Thursday afternoon or evening local time) preceding the > Field Day period. Cumulative set-up time shall not exceed a total of 24 > hours." > > This rule set allows a 1E station to operate for almost 27 hours. The > contest start and end times are defined in rule 3.0. None of the > subordinate rules say that a 1E station that performs all setting up after > 1800 UTC Saturday is not allowed to operate for the full contest period. > > It takes me less than 1 hour to convert from mains power to running the > entire station on a generator. The rules, as published, allow me to > connect and start the generator after 1800 UTC Saturday and continue > operating until 2059 UTC Sunday. > > ARRL representatives have told me that 1E stations may operate only 24 > hours but the rules don't say that. > > 73, > Andy, k3wyc > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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If you have operated FD recently (past multiple decades), you know there are
NOT enough stations operating during those "extra" three hours to make it worth while. Of course, if you have plenty of beer and ice, I guess you could stay at the rig until there isn't anyone else left to work. That could be past 2100 UTC since, it appears, many don't read the rules/FAQ. By 1800 UTC, I am ready to stop operating, have a (one) beer, tear down, and listen to CW coming from the swamp cooler at home. I guess I won't need to tear down this year since I'll enter in Category E, probably. I will still hear the CW in the swamp cooler. The average life span for any "permanent" setup in my station is approximately 24 hours or until I read the next Elecraft Digest. I suppose that won't qualify for set-up time in Category E. Wait! I need to check the rules! 73, Bill, K8TE -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Based on many Field Days, I'm certain that the optimum strategy is
to be ready to at 1800Z. Plenty of stations are active at 1800Z and activity grows rapidly over the next few hours. Conversely activity steadily drops off on Sunday and it drops rapidly after 1800Z, there's not enough activity to compensate for lost time due to a late start on Saturday. This advice might be sub-optimum for QRP stations than benefit from less crowded bands. 73 Frank W3LPL ----- Original Message ----- From: "K8TE" <[hidden email]> To: [hidden email] Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 11:45:54 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Field Day If you have operated FD recently (past multiple decades), you know there are NOT enough stations operating during those "extra" three hours to make it worth while. Of course, if you have plenty of beer and ice, I guess you could stay at the rig until there isn't anyone else left to work. That could be past 2100 UTC since, it appears, many don't read the rules/FAQ. By 1800 UTC, I am ready to stop operating, have a (one) beer, tear down, and listen to CW coming from the swamp cooler at home. I guess I won't need to tear down this year since I'll enter in Category E, probably. I will still hear the CW in the swamp cooler. The average life span for any "permanent" setup in my station is approximately 24 hours or until I read the next Elecraft Digest. I suppose that won't qualify for set-up time in Category E. Wait! I need to check the rules! 73, Bill, K8TE -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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> Conversely activity steadily drops off on Sunday and it drops rapidly
> after 1800Z, there's not enough activity to compensate for lost time due > to a late start on Saturday. The other problem one runs in to are the self-appointed "FD police" who will refuse to work you as they will tell you it is past a given time and you are supposed to have ceased FD operations. It happened to me one time. I had a late set up which meant I should have been able to run the extra three hours. When I tried to contact someone in 6 land they refused the contact telling me my time was up. At that point I just called it a day. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ | "Nerds make the shiny things that https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | distract the mouth-breathers, and | that's why we're powerful" Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | #include <disclaimer/favourite> | --Chris Hardwick ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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