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First
Night Leesburg
December 31, 2003
Photographed and Reported By Norm Styer, AI2C of Clarkes
Gap
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Very Enjoyable and Smooth Operation
Fourteen members of the Loudoun Amateur Radio Group and Loudoun Amateur
Radio Emergency Service
assembled in Leesburg on New Year's Eve 2003 for the annual emergency
exercise for First Night Leesburg.
Tom
Dawson, WB3AKD of Round Hill, our Loudoun ARES Emergency Coordinator,
and Mark Gillam, K4MDG of Lovettsville, our LARG Public Service Coordinator,
organized this operation.
Our
Super Operators
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- Norm Styer of Clarkes Gap
K4MDG - Mark Gillam of Lovettsville
KE4FYL - Allon Stern of Purcellville
KE4RTP - Nancy Dluehosh of Leesburg
KF4VLQ - Jacob Dawson of Round Hill
KG4AVR - Angi Garasic of Haymarket
KG4KZZ - Dave Putman of Leesburg
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KU4WE - Don Heckman of Lovettsville
NA4MA - Tom Garasic of Haymarket
N4OPM - Pam Bozzi of Round Hill
N4PD - Paul Dluehosh of Leesburg
WA9LAZ - Chester Kmak of Leesburg
WB3AKD - Tom Dawson of Round Hill
WF1L - Bill McCourt of Reston
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The
Assembly Point
Tom Dawson - WB3AKD and Mark Gillam - K4MDG had
posted several messages and an Operations Plan on the LARG Reflector and
on the Loudoun ARES Reflector; so, we knew to meet on the roof of the
Leesburg parking garage at 1630 hours to install the antennas and communications
equipment. It was a nice evening with temperatures in the fifties and
clear. The FOX-5 TV chopper circled as we unloaded and the town began
to block off the streets in anticipation of a big crowd.
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Dave
Putman - KG4KZZ
Starts to assemble
a discone antenna.
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Jacob
- KF4VLQ and Tom Dawson - WB3AKD
Had all the gear
for the Net Control Station and Emergency Repeaters.
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Chester Kmak - WA9LAZ and Don Heckman - KU4WE
finish assemble of one of the antennas.
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Allon
Stern - KE4FYL
Prepares to lower
coax cable over the roof to the basement of the Leesburg Office Building.
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Are Operational
Within 40-minutes, K4LRG - Net Control and the two WB3AKD Repeaters were
up !!!
Net Control was equipped with
transceivers on 147.480 MHz and 443.225 MHz. On the parking garage roof
were the WB3AKD Repeaters. One operating on 443.225/448.225MHz and a 2-Meter
to 440-MHz Crossband Repeater operating on 147.480 MHz. A 103.5 Hz tone
control was used throughout the system. It provide great flexibility and
allowed OutStation Operators to be equipped with either 2-Meters or 440
MHz transceivers. It operated like 'clock work."
Shown here - clockwise - are
Chester - WA9LAZ, Tom - WB3AKD, Tom - NA4MA, Dave - KG4KZZ and Allon -
KE4FYL.
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As
the sun settled on the old Leesburg Court House,
folks - young and old - started to fill the town.
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The
Loudoun Border Guard Signals The Start !
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A
Big Line Forms For The Next Show At The Tally-Ho
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The
Loudoun County Supervisors' Boardroom Was Rockin'
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The
Weaver in the Loudoun County Government Center received lots of attention.
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This
Fellow Almost Got Away !!!
This show was standing
room only all night.
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Rose Rushbrooke of Aldie, wife of David Mullins, K4ARP,
had a very attractive exhibit of her world-class work in
the Loudoun County Government Center.
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Happy
Holiday Days at Leesburg Town Office Building.
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Paul - N4PD and Nancy - KE4RTP Dluehosh
of Leesburg
take a break at NCS.
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Angi Garasic - KG4AVRP of Haymarket
visits NCS.
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Pam Bozzi - N4OPM of Round Hill
checks out Jacob Dawson - KF4VLQ - her son's operations
at NCS.
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Jacob Dawson - KF4VLQ of Round Hill.
The Prime NCS Operator.
Great Job !!!
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First
Night Closes As A Few Head For The Lightfoot in Old Downtown Leesburg.
By 2315 hours,
the last head count had been made and the OutStations were released
from the 20-some performance sites.
It was a smooth operation. Everyone
worked well together. By 2350 hours the NCS and Repeater equipment was
loaded
and all were 'Close Station - March Order."
Happy
New Year To All !!!!!
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