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Field Day Antennas and Kits: Part 4
 Setup at a site can be easy or a nightmare.
 I'm sure even a simple wire dipole has had it's day in the sun beating the
amateurs 14 to 0.
 Scope out your site first and note structures,cover,water,toilets,etc.
 Take a friend and make extensive notes.
 Draw a layout of the site and if possible,measure the distances where you
plan to put your antennas and equipment.
Here's an example: This site is at a park by a river.
                             1X tree
              1[pavillion]
                                            1T picnic table
 [toilets]             2X tree                 3X tree
              4X tree
                              2[pavillion]
 5X tree                                       6X tree
                     2T picnic table                        <- North
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 ========================================================== river
Location state: New York
 Looking at this site it can be seen that most of the contacts are going to 
e
west and south although some contacts will be east and north. Your geographic
location plays a big factor in you antenna placement.
 This same site in Central Florida will have a different lay-out.
 And the same site in Washington State will be different again.
 Look at the setup and make some notes on how you would setup the following
antennas and equipment:
 10m two element yagi
 15m two element yagi
 20m aluminum dipole
 40m Inverted Vee
 80m Wire dipole
 SAT setup
 PACKET setup
 Generators (2)
 Food area
 Public greeting area
 You have three push-up masts and each coax is 70 feet for HF and 30 feet
for VHF/SAT. The distance between the pavillions is 75 feet.
Here's another site:
              1X tree
                                  [building]      W water tower
                               L street light
          2X tree                             [building]
                                       3X tree
  North --->
Location: Kansas
 Use the same antennas as above except 40m is a wire dipole. 2X and 3X are
120 feet apart.
-WS
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