Here is the way Field Day works around these parts, which is the Hilo side of the Big Island of Hawaii. 1) At a club meeting a month or two before the event, the subject of Field day is brought up. T
Hi Lloyd, There has been a discussion on the Ten-Tec email reflector going on for the past week. A lot of complaining about operators who don't know how to operate and other stuff. I couldn't resist
Hmm...is this the sort of Field Day that I can look forward to if we move to Volcano in a few years? Maybe I should operate solo from the upper regions of the island. How is it that you're not reachi
Gee, Ken. Your rendition sounds credible and accurate - especially describing the ebb and flow of attendees - but I am surprised that some of the guys actually return for tear down. Their stock sure
Hi Jim, Yes it is if you operate with BIARC and things don't change. Might be the best way to enjoy FD if you think of it as primarily an OPERATING event. I don't know if the upper regions would be b
I have never experienced a lack of enthusiasm for setting up for FD, though only a few of the enthusiastic people show up sooner than several hours after the contest operating start time. I have als
Your story sounds very familiar. As for our club, we let it be known that our Field Day was in a Public Park for a reason. No Alcohol Allowed. When they Show Up Drunk we tell them that we have Kids a
Ken's comments touch an important consideration for me. I am finally getting close to working CW on the air, but I have found precious few descriptions of how to play well on the air and I am very se
If you haven't already found it, check the FISTS site: http://www.fists.org/index.html Their "Basic CW Operating Manual" may be what you're looking for: http://www.fists.org/pdfdocs/A%20BASIC%20CW%20
Thanks, Al -- I am on my way back over there... musta missed it... Doh! At least I have a FISTS Member Number. -- K8JHR -- == _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTe
OK... having devoured those materials... do you have any more ? Something more detailed so as to inform me how and when to use the narrow filters, work DX without cheesing off the DX community, and h
Back before the internet(circa 1948) we just listened to see how the big kids did it and then joined in. Worked for me! 73 Don K5AQ Originally W5OBS _______________________________________________ Te
Don, Actually your statement was just barely correct... According to Wiki: "The history of the Internet began with the development of computers in the 1950s." (hi). I think you just coined a new term
James and others One way to do this is to listen for CQs. Let somebody else answer, and listen to the exchanges. You'll get a lot of tips on what to say( and what NOT to say). Depending upon your "in
Rick, Even dating myself more, I worked at Bell Telephone Laboratories in 1953 to 1956(with a time-out for the Signal Corps). Had the fun of designing a circuit using a point-contact transistor then
Good story, Don... and I WILL just take the plunge soon. My wife calls me Mr. Overkill because I tend to research stuff a long time ahead of doing it... I researched ham transceivers for months befor
Yes, we owe a lot to Bell labs. In 1958 I built my first crystal set, and in 1959 I added a single transistor audio amp to it. A few days later a 59+ 200dB signal blew the headphones off my head. It
Good luck James. I have many of the same inclinations on researching things and also impulse buying. I also have a daughter who is an attorney! 73 Don K5AQ ___________________________________________
Rick, I built the 3A and still have it. I probably ought to go through it again. Who knows what shape some of those caps are? One of those things in the garage I have trouble removing. John / WA1JG _
YES, I have a copy of the ARRL Operating Manual. I suppose I should consult the ARRL Handbook, also. Yep... LISTEN first - like looking before I leap. That like good advice. One of my very first SSB