While I agree with many of the sentiments expressed above, Field Day is still the single biggest and best vehicle available to promote contesting. I think the fun of Field Day is what fuels all those
Ken, For those stations that "choose" to be ready for emergencies, this is a fun way for them to get prepared to do so. For those that just choose to have fun, this is a great way to do so "and" prov
Maybe in your part of town. Our club field day setup is ready for deployment on a couple hours notice, having been packed up, replenished, and stored after yesterdays closing. It's a 2A operation, in
Well heck, I operated about 16 hours too much then! Who can sleep when 20 and 40 are both wide open all night and you can run run run? I definitely enjoyed it. If only condx in November would be thi
I'm sorry to see that Ken has such a sour outlook on Field Day. While what he has written may be true of some FD operations, I'd dare say that it's not nearly the 'typical' operation. Our club (Mid-M
snip snip Ken- looks like some of the "operators" you hang out with dont know the rules or the purpose of the event. I attended the site of a long-standing, annual fun event this last weekend. Yes- t
We at K7AM used a battery to power our TS50s...and an open flame to BBQ our weenies... A portable aluminum 40' tower was put into place and then taken back down by 3 or 4 hams (including my xyl, N7SG
An emergency situation huh? A hurricane strikes and leaves a large swath of destruction. 80 percent of the cell phone and 2 way towers are destroyed and undergound cables are flooded or ripped apart.
Ken, You're wrong. How many of the qsos were made with operations in the 20A category? Maybe 3. How many were 1A or 1B (like me)? Most. Certainly not less than 50 percent were 3A or less. I have been
I call "Internet 6M DX CONTEST" a joke ... in the same light you called Field Day ! Laughing ..... Gord VE6SV ** * Gordon R. Kosmenko Email ve6sv@oanet.com * * 277 - 52306 Rge Rd 212 Telephone (403)
Hi All Field day provides a training ground. After a few years the gang knows what to bring, what to leave home-- etc. Many clubs end up by having field day antennas, towers, generators, tents, and a
Field Day here in the Dayton, Ohio area is no joke. A number of clubs pooled their resources this year and set up some pretty impressive stations. I was involved with the University Of Cincinnati Ama
Ken, N4UK Ken, you need to join a different Club if the your Club is into mega Field Day productions. Contrast your situation with mine. After spending five years almost fulltime in Russia, I was hom
Come on, guys. Field Day is what it is. When I went to my first FD in 1958 with the Larkfield Amateur Radio Club, I was hooked on Ham Radio and Contesting forever. When I was helping The Texas DX Soc
Hi Ken and The Gang! Our FD was a great success! Three of os from PVRC manned the 40/15 station and although the rate was lower than we'd like we had a ball. One of our ops had never used CT but we t
I call "Internet 6M DX CONTEST" a joke ... in the same light you called Field Day ! Laughing ..... Gord VE6SV ** * Gordon R. Kosmenko Email ve6sv@oanet.com * * 277 - 52306 Rge Rd 212 Telephone (403)
I call "Internet 6M DX CONTEST" a joke ... in the same light you called Field Day ! Laughing ..... Gord VE6SV ** * Gordon R. Kosmenko Email ve6sv@oanet.com * * 277 - 52306 Rge Rd 212 Telephone (403)