Field Day 2008, Logan Lake style

Mark Bohrer wrote:
Once a year in June, amateur radio operators across the United States set up stations in remote or not-so-remote areas operating on battery or emergency generator power, and make as many radio contacts as they can in 24 hours. My local radio club set up in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Field Day is many things - an introduction of amateur radio to the public, a contest, a chance for operators to gain experience with bands they haven't on operated before. It's also a chance to practice emergency operating skills that have been all too necessary in the recent California wildfires.
Many times, CW, Morse code, will get through when voice modes are unusable because of distance or interference: 
http://tinyurl.com/3h532u
http://tinyurl.com/4d7apy


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Nice shots... Mark. I particularly liked the overhead angle one... it's an angle I would not have thought of!
However, your report contained only one error of fact. The field day covers all operators/clubs in North America, not just the USA.
Here, in Logan Lake, our local Thompson Radio Society (VE7TRS) set up "camp" in the Ranch & Country Club clubhouse, and went to work.
One of the keys in use was so beautifully made, I thought it qualified as a "work of art". 

http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/Key.htm

Here it is, in use... during the field day.

http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/Paul.htm
You'll note the bank of batteries, on the floor, as Paul was operating QRP (very low power), without the use of AC.
Locally, our club provides all communications for the local (and,sadly, very active) Search & Rescue Society, as well as assisting with local forest fire fighting activities. 

Cheers!

David (not a ham, but brother of VE7BBY) Young.




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Logan Lake, CANADA

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