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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Field Day Operation June 23<sup>rd</sup> and 24<sup>th</sup> will be at the Victor Conservation Club</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We had planned to operate from Camp Belzer again this year but found out the scouts had an activity on Saturday which limited our operation. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Field Day Committee, made up of members from the different club patriating in the IRC joint field operation look for other sites without much luck.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jim Rinehart, K9RU suggested the Victor Conservation Club the RCA ARC had operated there in the 70s. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Brian Smith, W9IND contacted the Victor Conservation Club to see if we could rent that site and they came back with a positive answer. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-indent:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We have access to the Club house, grounds and the shelter.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We plan to operate in 3A with one station committed to HF Phone and one HF CW. A 3<sup>rd</sup> station will be a swing station for HF Phone, CW, or PSK31 (digital). The CW station will be setup in Dave Gingrich's RV and the HF phone, the swing station and the VHF will be in the club house.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>There will be a VHF station as well as a GOTA station. The GOTA station will be setup in the shelter.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-indent:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We are looking at setting up the antennas Friday evening to allow us to make changes if needed<span style='color:black'>.</span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Victor Conservation Club,<span style='background:white'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=6675+Red+Day+Road,+Martinsville&entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC;background:white'>6675 Red Day Road, Martinsville</span></a></span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>(but it’s actually near Centerton on State Road 67)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> is perched near the top of a southern Indiana hill that towers above State Road 67 below. How much above the highway? Well, elevation at the conservation club is about 875 feet, whereas elevation on State Road 67 below is only 650 feet! No wonder the back road to the top takes a steep upward turn as you access it from the bottom of the hill. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Here’s a 3D view of the site on Google Maps: <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5278138,-86.4170288,412a,35y,39.3t/data=!3m1!1e3">https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5278138,-86.4170288,412a,35y,39.3t/data=!3m1!1e3</a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>Check out Dave Gingrich’s excellent photos of the site (if you click on one of them, you can scroll through them all):</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0gGDdyTvG3RiHa" target="_blank" title="#B0gGDdyTvG3RiHa"><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155CC;background:white;text-decoration:none'>Victor Conservation Club photos</span></strong></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>