FIELD DAY SUMMARY SHEET
Contest Dates : 27-Jun-98, 28-Jun-98
Callsign Used : W6YL
Novice Call : N6XVK
Group Name : San Jose State University
Category : 2A
Section : East Bay
Operators : AD6E, KX7M, WR6K, Jeff, W6WS,
N6XVK, KD6VZQ, KF6LCV, N0BBS, AE0M
Helpers : Pheonix Bill
Name : Anthony J. Becker
Address : 3273 B. Rocky Water Lane
City/State/Zip : San Jose, CA 95148
Country : United States
BAND MODE Raw Qs Good Qs Points % Pts
15 CW 338 338 1352 21.13%
20 CW 379 377 1508 23.56%
40 CW 291 289 1156 18.06%
80 CW 79 79 316 4.94%
2 DIG 1 1 2 0.03%
2 SSB 57 55 110 1.72%
6 SSB 19 19 38 0.59%
10 SSB 76 76 152 2.38%
15 SSB 330 329 658 10.28%
20 SSB 279 278 556 8.69%
40 SSB 197 196 392 6.13%
80 SSB 80 80 160 2.50%
CW 1088 1084 4334 67.72%
SSB 1038 1033 2066 32.28%
Totals 2126 2117 6400 100.00%
Bonus points:
100% Emergency Power : 200
Message Origination : 100
W1AW message : 100
Final Score = 6800 points.
I have observed all competition rules as well as all regulations established
for amateur radio in my country. My report is correct and true to the best
of my knowledge. I agree to be bound by the decisions of the Awards
Committee.
To: <3830@contesting.com>
Date:_25_July_1998 Signed:_Anthony_J._Becker_ Call:_AE0M_
Soapbox:
Last year we had 1853 Qs for 5580 pts and 600 bonus points for a Final Score =
6180 points.
HF#1 made 1076 Qs for 3720 pts with an A3 tribander on 20-10, a 4 el wire
beam
on 40m and a 3 el wire beam on 80m
HF#2 made 853 Qs for 2192 pts with a TH3 tribander on 20-10, and an inverted
vee on 40m
VHF made 77 Qs for 150 pts with 4el on 6m and 6 el on 2m
NOVICE made 120 Qs for 350 pts with an R7 vertical
Field Day was a blast. At W6YL, we do a macho field day. Who else sets up
full size 4 element yagis on 40 meters? Who else has a 3 element yagi on 80?
Who else kills themselves in the 24 hours preceeding the first QSO to the
extent that there is no energy left to actually work the contest (excuse me
...
'operating event')?
Our site is as impressive as the antennas. Up on the Sunol ridge QTH of Oli,
W6NV, we over heard K6ZM with 7 el @ 60' on a 1500' peak in nearby Danville on
10 SSB trying in vain to pull a guy out of the mud while for us the station
was
Q5 with our A3 at 10' above a 2000 ft cliff edge.
The only problem was the XYL getting upset over all the (major) scratches I
put
on the new Jeep! - Al, AD6E
A completely different experience from 1997!
Every year the site poses a different challenge - heat, cold, wind, rain, fog,
sometimes all in the same weekend. This year was perhaps the most relaxed
ever. Although it was hot during the day, there was usually a light breeze.
The night time teperatures were reasonable, and some dawn fog made for some
wonderful photo ops. There were even some late season wild flowers.
Murphy was kind to us. A last minute bout with TRLOG and an air bubble in the
generator fuel line were the only two incidents. (Though Tony did screw
up a tire on his Rent-An-Explorer.) Thanks to the simplified antenna
configuration and the mild winds, we were on the air from the start!
My thanks to all who participated with us this year. I hope to see every one
again next year. - Walt W6WS
What a great field day! My faith has been restored. After last year I
seriously wondered why I would be willing to go through such an ordeal, and
all year long I dreaded the possibility of the same thing happening again.
But this year was wonderful. I finally got one of my kids, Jeff, interested
in operating. He said he had a really good time. I was worried what would
happen when his brothers left, but he got along with everyone very well. After
this year, I can't wait until next year. I am looking forward to it
already. Maybe OSCAR Phase IV will be up by then, and I WILL have my station
up, even if it takes plastic to do it. See you all next year. - Larry, WR6K
The best part of the field day was my friend Pheonix Bill (that is the correct
spelling) had finally forgiven us for CQP two years ago and volunteered to
join us. He drove all the way up from San Diego and chivalrously handled the
heavy equipment with Tony. Thus, this year, no broken bones or torn
ligaments,
no heat exhaustion, not even by the computers this year. The food poisoning
from the medium rare prime rib Friday night ended just before we needed to
head
for the hills. No windburn or hang-gliding shade makers, or even sand and
manure filled keyboards. Even the tents stayed intact and our duct tape
repair
of the privy enclosure was leak-proof, in the foggy rain Sunday morning.
The only car damage this year was a flat tire (tire popped off the rim) on the
rented Ford Explorer. Say, what is the record for tires and wheel
alignments in one year, anyway? Celia - N0BBS
We lost a few hundred Qs by letting the newbies stay in the chair, but that
is what Field Day is for. - Tony, AE0M
AE0M, Tony Becker - becker@sprintmail.com - Silicon Valley, USA
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