Re: Field Day 2008, Logan Lake style
- From: Mark Bohrer <lurchl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:34:52 -0700
David:
Thanks for your correction - it makes sense that Field Day is over all
of North America. My farthest contact that day was Wyoming on 40 meters.
Since I was licensed after Field Day 2007, I was using my club's get on
the air (GOTA) HF station, which gave bonus points for every 20 contacts
by new hams.
Vibroplex keys like the one in your picture are very nice...
Mark Bohrer, KI6KQD
David Young wrote:
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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