ARRL Field Day - 2023
Call: K3PAX
Operator(s): WA3EKL KB3VQC KO3L N3DPB
Station: WA3EKL
Class: 3E LP
QTH: SEVERN, MD
Operating Time (hrs): 12:10
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig Qs
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160:
80: 27
40: 67
20: 86
15: 97
10: 3
6: 54
2: 7
222:
432:
903:
1.2:
2.3:
3.4:
5.7:
10G:
24G:
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Total: 0 280 61 Total Score = 804
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
ONCE AGAIN A FUN FIELD DAY. WE HAD MINIMAL OPS AND OUR ON AIR TIME INDICATED
SUCH. WE INTRODUCED KO3L TO THE N1MM LOGGING PROGRAM AND HE PICKED IT UP VERY
QUICKLY. I HAD NOT OPERATED FIELD DAY WITH HARRY FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND IT WAS
GREAT SEEING HIM AGAIN. HOPEFULLY WE HAVE A NEW OPERATOR FOR OUR STATION CREW!
CONDITIONS SEEMED A LITTLE POOR AND THE "D" AND "E" STATIONS
ONLY FILLED UP ABOUT 23% OF OUR LOG WHERE AS LAST YEAR D AND E STATIONS FILLED
MORE THAN 50% OF OUR LOG. I WONDER IF THE NEW POWER RULES AND THE NOT REPORTING
OF THE D AND E STATIONS IN QST LAST YEAR HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT. WE ALSO
NOTICE AN OVER ALL LACK OF PARTICIPATION BECAUSE THERE SEEMED TO BE MUCH MORE
AVAILABLE BAND SPACE FOR FINDING SPOTS TO CALL CQ EXCEPT DURING PEAK PERIODS ON
40 METERS.
WE WERE HAPPY TO SEE THAT TECHNOLOGY HAS FINALLY CAUGHT UP WITH FIELD DAY
OPERATIONS WITH THE USE OF DIGITAL MODES. 57 YEARS OF FIELD DAY EXPERIENCE,
WITH 54 OF THOSE YEARS IN THE WOODS OR FIELDS, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I
SUCCESSFULLY MADE A FEW CONTACTS ON 2 METERS!
WE FOUND USING THE PHONETICS "TWO ECHO" WHEN WE WERE RUNNING ONLY TWO
TRANSMITTERS QUITE DIFFICULT FOR THE STATIONS IN THE FIELD TO UNDERSTAND WHICH
CAUSED MANY REPEATS. HOWEVER WHEN SENDING "THREE ECHO" THE REPEATS
WERE CONSIDERABLY LESS. I HAVEN'T FIGURED THAT ONE OUT YET.
THE FOOD WAS OUTSTANDING AS USUAL, GLAD THERE IS SOME LEFT OVERS! AND WE ALL HAD
A GREAT TIME.
TNX TO ALL WHO CAME BACK TO US.
73 FROM OUR TEAM, WA3EKL KB3VQC KO3L N3DPB
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