[TenTec] OT: Field Day Drill

[Jerry Haigwood]

Jim,
    If you are use to cooler weather FD, then you should try FYBO (Freeze
Your Butt Off).  FYBO is a winter field day held in early February and
sponsored by the Arizona ScQRPions.  It is popular QRP winter FD and you get
points based not only on contacts but also on the wind Chill Factor for your
location.  I don't understand why but the Minnesota QRP club has won it
several times. ;-) The AZ ScQRPions used to sponsor BUBBA (Burn Ur Big Buns
Away) in August of each year.  You would collect extra points based on the
Heat Index.  Seems like the Houston, Texas QRP club always did well.  Both
were a lot of fun but very challenging.
Jerry W5JH

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Jim Lowman
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 10:24 PM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Field Day Drill

Heck, Stuart, it gets cold enough in June at 7,000' ASL!
We get winds that uproot tents sometimes.
And the campground may be closed after Labor Day, since it's on USFS
property.

73 de Jim - AD6CW


On 7/11/2012 5:04 PM, Stuart Rohre wrote:
> I think I have read that in its earliest days, it was a get into the 
> outdoors kind of thing, an early summer, pleasant weather event for 
> the most part; picked to happen in late June, when weather is neither 
> too hot nor cold in CT, home of ARRL.  Now, those of us in the desert 
> Southwest have to sweat if we stay outdoors and risk sun stroke every 
> year we do Field Day!  There is strong sentiment in the Southern ARRL 
> divisions for moving FD to a milder weather time of year for all, like 
> Spring or Fall.  Or have a choice of having one in Winter or one in
Summer!
>
>

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