[3830] ARRL FD K7EAR 3A QRP

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                    ARRL Field Day

Call: K7EAR
Operator(s): MANY
Station: K7EAR

Class: 3A QRP
QTH: DM52, SE Arizona
Operating Time (hrs): 24

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Dig Qs
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  160:                   
   80:    60             
   40:   303    70       
   20:   565   370       
   15:   264   323       
   10:     1    27       
    6:          32       
    2:                   
  222:                   
  432:                   
  903:                   
  1.2:                   
  2.3:                   
  3.4:                   
  5.7:                   
  10G:                   
  24G:                   
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Total:  1193   822      0  Total Score = 16,375

Club: 

Comments:

The Eastern Arizona Amateur Radio Society, Inc. (EAARS) participated in the ARRL
Field Day from the Clark Peak campground in the Pinaleno Mountains of SE
Arizona.  Fortunately no forest closures or fires caused a premature ending of
this year's excercise.  The weather at nearly 9,000' of elevation was nice and
cool with temperatures 30 degrees lower than on the desert floor below the
mountain.

The 16,375 points does not include the bonus points but does include the 335
GOTA station points.

The station lineup for the EAARS solar powered QRP effort was as follows.

SSB -- Elecraft K-2, Force 12 C-3 at 40', and a double extended Zepp.

CW 20 & 80 -- Elecraft K-2, Force 12 C-3 at 40' and 1/4 WL vertical.

CW 15 & 40 -- Elecraft K-2, Force 12 C-3 at 40' and a double extended Zepp.

GOTA -- Elecraft K-2, G5RV.

6 Meters -- Yaesu FT-817, homemade 3 element Yagi at 12'.  

The band conditions from DM52 were poor overall.  Propagation was either
non-existent or short lived to most areas.  Ten Meters never opened at all.  

Fifteen Meters opened late and closed early with no strong, prolonged openings. 


Twenty Meters was the money band for both modes, especially CW.

Forty Meters was fair on CW but extremely rough for the SSB ops.  

Eighty Meters was a fill in when 20 closed for that CW station during the early
morning hours.  80 yielded 60 Q's in a bit over 6 hours of operation.  The best
DX to the east was W3AO in MDC and to the west it was KH6J.  Many thanks to
W7KQZ, Ernie, for his dedication to this mind numbing drudgery.

Six Meters never had a real opening and the 32 Q's were spaced over 3 hours
Saturday evening and 3 hours Sunday morning.  Best DX on 6 was W0AA in MN with
K9ZO in IL coming in 2nd and K7LAD in WWA at 3rd.  Joe, K7JEM, and his home made
beam are to be commended for the VHF success.  He was assisted by Ernie, KD7IOG
and Dave, WB7ONJ with the GOTA and VHF stations.  Two kids were able to make
contacts, helping the score and adding a few bonus points.

Despite the poor conditions the SSB station had a run of 101 Q's during the 0200
hour.  The other 23 hours yielded 689 Q's for a rate of 30/hour, or one Q every
2 minutes.  Team leader Larry, W7MCO, is to be commended for his diligence and
persistance when the digital voice keyer quit before Field Day even started.

The 20/80 Meter CW station had a two hour run at the 0100 and 0200 hours where
it worked 57 Q's per hour.  The average for the other 22 hours was 23.2
Q's/hour.  Warren, NI5L, was the team leader of this effort.  Invited guest
operator Bill, WB0O, enjoyed his first Field Day since he was in High School
some 25 years ago.  He was the operator during the two peak hours on 20
Meters.

The 15/40 Meter CW station had two peak hours also; the 1500 & 1700 hours, when
it rang up a mighty 41 Q's for each hour.  The average for the other 22 hours
was 22 Q's/hour.  Steve, N2IC, provided the leadership and expertise for this
grueling challenge, especially on 40 Meters.

All in all, a very good time was had by everyone.  The Saturday evening beef
steaks and the Sunday morning sausage and hotcakes, all cooked over open flames,
were superb.  Many thanks to KB7CSE, Grace, and her crew.

The EAARS bus peformed its function well, hosting all 5 stations inside while it
sported a brand new paint job on the outside.  

The unsung heros of the EAARS FD operation were Lon, K7LON, and his family of
indentured servants; Richard, N7XEU, leading the tower erection crew; Dave
WB7ONJ handling the bonus points facilities and recording the bulletin from
ARRL; and the many other members of EAARS who assisted with moral support and a
bit of their efforts and talents as time allowed.

This year's score is the best ever for EAARS and reflects the improvement in
both station capability and the operating skill of the whole group.

Milt, N5IA
EAARS Field Day Chairman


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