ALLRIGHT!!!! [***High Five***]
This is truly the spirit of field day; it is an effort to accomplish things in
an unconventional way; and it ought to be great fun!
Take lots of pictures and write an article! Plaster the article all over the
internet! Do a stand-up presentation at Dayton next spring.
73, de Hans, K0HB
From: Gerry Hull
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 4:33 PM
To: Radio K0HB ; CQ-Contest
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Field Day SO2R
Well, I won't be doing SO2R, but I am doing something "on the edge". FD is a
great time to show people new things.
At our field day, K1BKE (K1B this year), we will be running 4A in NH. I'll be
doing 40 CW.
However, I'll additionally be running 1A as VY1AAA -- via remote.. J has a 6KW
generator, and we will have temp antennas in Whitehorse, NT... but I'll be
controlling all that from the FD site in NH, via 4G LTE.
Is this ham radio? Absolutely. Does it have a practical application?
Absolutely. Imagine a situation where there is a natural disaster. Somewhere
close to the scene, there is some method of internet access. An EMCOM op could
remote into a large station anywhere and provide WorldWide communications for
the effort. Over a very small internet link (which could be an HSMM mesh
network for part of the run).
Besides the practical application, it will give other ops the opportunity to
experience operating from the far north.
See ya in FD!
73, Gerry W1VE
On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 12:05 AM, Radio K0HB <kzerohb@gmail.com> wrote:
How about, in this-contest-which-looks-like-a-contest-but-isn't-a-contest, we
set up a new space called "Rogues Corner" where Amateur Radio guys (remember
them) could try wild and crazy crap that would get them a lifetime DQ in the
Professional Contesting Circuit?
"Everything not specifically prohibited is mandatory", or "Advancing the
state of the radio art".
"We put the AMATEUR back in Amateur Radio"
73, de Hans, K0HB
"Grand Exalted Liberator of the Fumes of Solder"
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On Wednesday, Jun 17, 2015 at 14:52, ve4xt@mymts.net <ve4xt@mymts.net>, wrote:
The rule as quoted does specifically refer to two operators using two
transmitters, so it does not rule out SO2R.
Besides, if all someone is interested in is getting on and operating, the
only rules that matter are the laws of that person's country. The presence of
any operating event, be it Field Day or WW, only imposes rules upon those who
enter by submitting logs.
And since the results of Field Day depend on more than maximizing QSOs (you
get points for publicity, for satellite contacts, for operating a GOTA station,
for copying the special FD bulletin, etc.), it really is just about operating,
promoting ham radio and fostering goodwill.
Perhaps we could get back to the "goodwill" part?
73, Kelly
ve4xt
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