On our club mailing list, a guy who doesn’t get on HF very often suggested that each Field Day station have a cheat sheet containing the following:
- a list of bands for that particular station,
- a band plan showing the frequencies that can be operated,
- a list of the antennas are connected to the radio in the station,
- some simple instructions on how to setup and operate the radio at that station, including how to tune the antenna if a non-resonant antenna and tuner are being used, and
- instructions on how to use the logging program, including how to change the operator.
In addition, I would suggest for the Get on the Air station (GOTA), if you’re running one, a script that operators simply have to read when making contacts.
Any other thoughts?
bill says
A list of countries that accept third party traffic, just in case.
Kevin says
A list of beers available in the cooler.
But seriously, we print out the exchange and tape it near the radio, so the person on the mic can simply read it back if they get flustered. So: WR5P 3E AR