Charles,
In a recent email exchange I expressed the desire to get a couple of big screen TVs and portable stands like this one:
The Club has an ongoing problem with storage. Banners are in one place, other things are elsewhere and it is hard to keep it all straight. Start adding things like big screen TVs and the likes and we really do have an issue.
The Fannin County Amateur Radio Club recently finished out a trailer build. It has a Starlink satellite dish, crank up tower, generator, etc., for an autonomous disaster response. I am currently working on static web page images to go visit local decision makers to see about obtaining financial support from them. With more than a shoestring budget we too could build such a trailer, but in my mind I think one with a side door might be more suitable. Something like these:
Smaller Trailer:
Larger Trailer:
If we were able to get a local trailer manufacturer to donate one of these we could outfit it in such a way that one or more TVs could be racked for transport inside the trailer and then once set up on site we could hang them outside on the side of the trailer. Amazon Firesticks would stream APRS.FI and weather radar. If it had an RV style AC unit on top and were modified with outlets all over outside and inside and had a permanently affixed generator, fuel can rack and crank up tower; talk about a presence. All it takes is money, imagination and some physical labor. 😉
Back to Charles’ point – Does anyone have one or more TVs they could bring to Field Day?
Back to regular programming. 😉
Phillip
