<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif;font-size:large">Just a thought, Chris: No reason why AUARC could not request a special event callsign for this as we did for the SEC radio event in AU's championship year. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><a href="http://www.arrl.org/special-event-call-signs">http://www.arrl.org/special-event-call-signs</a></font><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4">At that time, AUARC asked for and received "W1E", for which we used, of course, "War One Eagle", as the phonetics, but there are 750 to choose from, and can start with K, N, or W. The requester is not limited to 4th area call sign numbers. </font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4">Maybe something else is more appropriate for the 160th anniversary. Okay, there is, "W1S", for "WarEagle One Sixty", but that might be a stretch!</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4">Also just a reminder from that special event experience. We had a heck of a time with the AU corporate trademark and licensing folks getting a QSL card design and printer approved. So, if AUARC is going to have ANY registered trademark of the University involved in a certificate or QSL card, start early, and expect a more-than-you-thought expense to use an "approved printer", who is supposed to be responsible to get the color shades right. </font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4">Forewarned is forearmed. I am trying to be realistic here, and not attempting to throw a wet blanket on things. </font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4">I would be sort of surprised if the University allowed AUARC to set up on Samford lawn on A-Day, but I guess it is worth a shot. From what I have seen, that area seems to be kept as preened and pristine as possible so that alumni can take pictures out front there with Samford in the background. AUARC might have better luck getting a spot along Ginn Concourse between Broun Hall and the L building or the Shops. There is a little bit of green along there and the traffic on A-Day should be high, rather than being shunted to some backwater place on campus. </font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4">The antenna(s) will be a challenge, as 20 and 40 meters will be the only predictably good bands at that time of day. Thankfully, there are no contests on the calendar for that weekend you mentioned. A shortened-by-loading 40 meter dipole would not be out of the question since bandwidth is not an issue. In fact, a trap dipole for 20 and 40 meters would be a good and simple Club project that could be used again in the future. If AUARC does not have the parts in its junk box to make the traps, I'm sure some nearby alumni could provide them. Just don't wait until the last minute to build the antenna, because it will involve 'tuning'. </font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4">73</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4">John...</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4">WB4LNM</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 8:15 AM, Christopher Hathcock <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cwh0009@tigermail.auburn.edu" target="_blank">cwh0009@tigermail.auburn.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">We discussed this at the last meeting but I don’t think we made any decisions. We’re working with Dr. Schneller in the chemistry department to get something set up this semester. Our goal right now is to see if we could get a station operating
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<p class="MsoNormal">We need to know how much interest there is in operating on this day, as well as what kind of equipment you would be able to bring. We’ll basically be using a typical field day setup.<u></u><u></u></p>
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