Wow, that would probably work all right in the Eastern time zone, but moving West it sure would be less viable. That's 0500 PDT, 0200 in Hawaii and Alaska, and 2200 the next day in Guam. Far simpler would be to encourage those folks to set up early and forgo the extra operating time after 1800 GMT on Sunday. I suppose the rules could be changed to only allow 24 hours of operation, but there is a large number of folks that prefer to start setting up at 1800 GMT and operate until 2100 GMT the following day. Bob Vallio, W6RGG On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Greg Sarratt <w4ozk@arrl.org> wrote:
I’m sure many of you are aware of the record setting high temperatures in the Southeast. Field Day groups here battle extreme heat and are asking for our help. Many of our members in the Southeastern Division are ageing and concerned about the risk of heat stroke and other heat related problems. The heat and humidity is hard on all participants young and old. ****
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One idea I’ve talked about with several groups is to change the FD rules to allow setting up starting on Friday morning at 1200 GMT (near local sunrise) to take advantage of the cooler temperatures before mid-day. This will help minimize the Health Risks to participants during the hardest work phase of installing towers, antennas, and stations that are now starting at the hottest part of the day when the temperatures are high (typically 95+).****
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This change should help reduce the risk of Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke, or even a Heart Attack for folks by not waiting to the hottest part of the day to start setting up. ****
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I am asking for your comments and thoughts about changing the FD rule from setting up at 1800 to 1200.****
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Thanks,****
73,****
Greg Sarratt, W4OZK****
Director, Southeastern Division****
American Radio Relay League****
www.southeastern.arrl.org****
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