[XWARN] Ohio NVIS Day is Saturday, April 23

[Bob Baker N8ADO]

Both XWARN and GCARES plan to participate in the NVIS exercise on 
Saturday. I am offering to host both groups in my back yard. More about 
that, below.

To read about NVIS, visit the following web page:

https://arrl-ohio.org/SEC/nvis_day.html

I have a large shed (barn?) in my back yard that has space suitable for 
setting up a couple of stations. I have a significant supply of trees 
that have been trained to hold up antennas. With some coordination, we 
should be able to put both groups on the air. Operation will need to be 
staggered enough that only one transmitter is keyed at any given time, 
but we expect to have enough equipment to support two full stations. 
Usually, we only find success on 80m, but I will have 40m antennas 
available. Actually, we could try other bands as I do have antennas cut 
for 10-15-20-40-80.

So, both W8XRN and W8GCA will be active from grid EM79xq. The official 
start is 10 AM, so we will plan to gather starting at 900 to get set up 
and perhaps reduce the level of disorganization. The official end is 
1600. I will make the site available for the full time, but we typically 
tire shortly after noon and the number of participating stations falls 
noticeably. You are welcome to arrive any time during this period, but 
no guarantees that we will be very active for the whole time. There are 
no plans regarding food and drink, but we can always make some after the 
group assembles.

My address is 3852 Rosecliff Dr.  Beavercreek 45440. (937-477-3431)  It 
would be best to park in the driveway--please pull as far forward as 
possible to make room for more cars. If you must park along the street, 
please try to park on the north side. Walk to the left side of the house 
and through the gate to the back yard.

This activity is intended to be a learning experience, not a contest. If 
you have a transceiver or antenna that you wish to try, bring it. There 
is no problem driving stakes. We might be able to convince some of the 
trained trees to cooperate. With proper coordination, we should be able 
to put a third station on the air.

73,

Bob Baker N8ADO