Operation EPA QRP Field Day 2004 & EPA QRP Club Meeting

When:  Friday, June 25 to Sunday, June 27, 2004. The EPA QRP club meeting
will run from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 26.

Who:  EPA QRP members and their guests are invited.

Where:  French Creek State Park (southeast of Reading, PA) at organized
group tenting site #8 and #9. The park is located off of PA 345 and north of PA 23.

For questions or more information contact Jon N3ZIL, please do not contact
French Creek State Park for EPA QRP Field Day information.  Just post a
message to the EPA QRP list or send e-mail to Jon, (  n3zil @ arrl.net  -
you will need to type in the e-mail address and remove the spaces).


The Plan:

Friday preparations:
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Set-up antennas, tents, gazebo, operating tables, etc.
Test laptops and logging software.

Saturday Club meeting:
 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. - Introductions, informal show and tell, please bring
rigs, gadgets and projects.
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. - EPA QRP club business with El Presidente'.
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. - Presentation on antenna modeling.
11:30 a.m. to noon - Break time.

Saturday & Sunday:
12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. - Complete set-up and test stations.
2:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Operate Field Day.

Sunday:
2:00 p.m. - Take down and clean up.


French Creek State Park is located southeast of Reading in Berks County. We
have group site #9 in the primitive organized group tenting area reserved for
Friday and Saturday nights. Click on the Park link, the red X is site #8 and #9. The
EPA QRP club will cover the cost of organized group tenting site #8 and #9.

One site holds up to 30 people and members are welcome to bring their tents
and camp Friday and Saturday nights. The site has tall trees and works well
for putting up wire antennas. There is plenty of room for pitching tents
and to set up operating stations. There is no electricity at the site so
bring your batteries and solar panels. Water is located just down the hill.
It is a well where we can fill up 5 gallon jugs and drive them back up to
the camp site. A "rustic" potty is about 100 feet away, across the trail
from the site. Alcoholic beverages and pets are prohibited at group
campsites.

Members bringing their family for the weekend, may wish to consider their
"own" modern camp site with electricity, running water and showers close by.
Boone trail connects the organized group tenting area with the regular camp
grounds near Loop C. If you wish your own personal camp site, you will need
to make a reservation by calling the 1-888-PA-PARKS (1-888-727-2757). You
can find more information about a fishing, boating and other activities on
the French Creek State Park website:
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/frenchcreek.aspx

More information and detailed directions will be posted to the EPA-QRP list.