Portable, field day, sota, & pota operations readiness: preliminary planning.

                                                              Field Day with Josh Wells

 EQUIPMENT CHECK LIST

LOG & EPHEMERA

1. Log book
2. Scratch pad, pencils and pends, clip board with clip for holding down paper in windy conditions
3. Clock
4. Laptop
5. License
6. Cell phone       ...Charged
7. Flashlight/battery lamp      ...charged
8. Handbook for portable operation

FURNITURE

1. Canopy
2. Tarp
3. Chairs or stools
4. Cushion....for setting up on park bench 
5. Folding tables (1 or 2) as needed

TRAVEL, FOOD, & SUNDRIES

1. Water, bottle, a nice pilsner, or other fluids
2. Lunch and bento box w/utinsels
3. Reservations if setting up at camp ground
4. Bug repellant
5. Suntan lotion
6. Camera, tripod, and batteries charged.
7. Money
8. Maps/GPS
9. Appropriate clothing
10. Hat
11. First aid kit

SPECIAL NEEDS

1. Walker or stroller
2. canes
3. reading classes
4. Meds

RADIO AND EQUIPMENT

1. Radio/s
2. Tuner
3. unun
4. 12V battery and/or power supply, Solar
5. Terminals for car battery, cleaned 2ea
6. Small generator
7. Charged
8. Headphones
9. Speaker
10. Ear buds 
11. Speaker cables
12. Extension chord
13. Cable for tuner
14. Cable for Key
15. Microphone and cable adapter
16. Cable adapter 1/4-1/8"
17. Battery cable and wrench

ANTENNA

1. Mast, Squid pole
2. Stakes
3. Grounding rod
4. Heavy hammer
5. Electrical taper
6. Fishing pole, weight, 50 test fishing line
7. Antennas:80, 40, 20. 15mtr dipoles
8. Random wire on reel
9. Ground wire
10. Rope 
11. Coax, fittings, & adaptors
12. Zip Toes
13. Rf cable switch
14. Heavy ga ground wire

TOOL KIT

1. Small screw drivers: Phillips and flat
2. med       "          "                 "
3. VOM
4. Soldering iron and propane torch and flux
5. Wire cutters
6. Wire strippers
7. Needle nose pliers
8. Normal pliers
9. Tweezers
10. Alligator clips
11. Battery terminal cleaner for car
12. Emergency tool kit for ca

SUPPLIES

1. Battery clamp with terminal for cables
2. Extra hook-up wire
3. Masking tape
4. Electrician's tape
5. Duct tape
6. Center connectors