During the 2013 Peoria Superfest, we borrowed an idea from the Southeastern Iowa hamfest in the form of a Go-Kit Competition. A list of criteria was assimilated from different sources and used as a score sheet. The score sheet is reproduced here for your use. How do you compare to the list??
Go Kit Competition Score Sheet |
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| Radio Equipment Items: | Max Points |
| Dual-band HT | 5 |
| Dual-band Mobile VHF/UHF | 10 |
| HF-VHF-UHF radio | 15 |
| Operating Manual for radios | 5 |
| 2m / 70cm antenna or HF antenna for 40 or 8o meters | 10 |
| Extra battery packs | 5 |
| Battery charger ( supplied with HT ) | 5 |
| Cigarette lighter/plug with wire and Anderson Power Poles | 5 |
| Extra fuses for cigarette lighter cord, HF power supply, accessories | 10 |
| External Speaker | 5 |
| Various connectors and adapters | 5 |
| Tripod for the antennas | 15 |
| In line PO/SWR meter to monitor station performance | 15 |
| Coax to get to the outside of the building | 20 |
| ARRL repeater directory | 15 |
| Female BNC to SO-239 adapter | 5 |
| Ability to operate packet / Winmoor or RMSExpress | 20 |
| Power Considerations | |
| Contains a 12 volt DC battery | 5 |
| Contains needed connections for 120 volts AC | 5 |
| Contains a 12 volt distribution system | 5 |
| Accessory plug in on the distrubion panel | 5 |
| Way to tell if battery is being drained | 5 |
| Recharging equipment on board | 10 |
| Commercial power charger | 10 |
| Solar or wind power charger | 15 |
| Wiring is of 14, 12, 10 guage | 10 |
| Power Poles are used throughout the go-kit | 5 |
| Roll of electrical tape | 20 |
| Charging station ( 120 AC or 12 DC) for cell phone | 15 |
| Deep Cycle Battery | 25 |
| Construction of carrying case | |
| Substaintial construction | 10 |
| Portable, easy to move and set up | 20 |
| Other Items: | |
| Copy of FCC Operating License. | 1 |
| Copy of ARRL message forms | 10 |
| Flashlight/batteries/bulbs | 5 |
| Leatherman multi-purpose tool / Swiss Army knife | 5 |
| Ink pens and pencils | 5 |
| Paper notepad (self-stick removable notes: 2 7/8″ x 4 7/8″ size) | 5 |
| Emergency gas / phone money | 5 |
| Small pocket compass | 1 |
| Local ARES phone and frequency reference card | 2 |
| Current eye glasses prescription. | 2 |
| Moist towelettes | 2 |
| Day‐Glow vest | 1 |
| Tylenol, Asprin, Antacid tablets | 1 |
| Ear phones | 1 |
| Cable ties | 1 |
| Whistle | 1 |
| ALL Family Members emergency contact list | 1 |
| State road map | 1 |
| Possible Points |
385 |