I will be late tonight

[Joe Decuir]

I am in classes.  I might not be home by 7pm.

 

Two items:

• The May classes
• Field Day

 

I previously wrote about the May classes.

Upside: trained and tested several technicians and generals.

• I don’t have a report from Daniel Stevens yet.

Downside: Community Center unhappy, we are not welcome back.

• We were desperately shorthanded: 2 teachers for 2 simultaneous classes; 3 VEs, no other support

For perspective:

• Previous classes at City Eagle Room: no hard deadlines, no staff, plenty of time to set up and clean up.
• This class at Community Center: rigid deadlines, staff with obligations

The City (Lee Shin et al) still wants to support HAM training, but somewhere else.

The next time, if the IARC is still involved, I think there must be more involvement than my time and money.

I spent over $100, but lost some receipts.

 

Field Day

I hope we have some events.

My plan: go mobile on the boat again, with the IC-718 and portable HF antenna.

This time, go direct from 12V, not through the DC/AC inverter, which makes RF noise.

I hope to connect to other club members, etc.

I will also try all the bands on my home station: IC-7300 and flagpole HF/6M antenna.

 

Joe Decuir, KF7BMD

Issaquah Amateur Radio Club, W7BI.com

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