[WriteLog] RE: Field Day purpose ... was something else ...

[JOHN DOBSON]

tim wa8crw,w8crw,sk,,, said it best in a fd  meeting --"are we going for
points, or are we going to have a good time"
bob skidmore, k8svh, now sk, also stated,,, "that we were having a good
field day till some fool showed up with a radio"
guess my point is,,fd is what u make it...
guys,,, we can be the best we can be,, and still have a good time , and have
some fun,,, whatever suits the individual should be good enough---can I have
another hot dog?? please??
73  john w8wej
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Baron - KB3MM" <SteveBaron at StarLinX.com>
To: "Gary McConville" <wb4sq at yahoo.com>; "Jim Brown"
<jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>; <writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 20:06
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] RE: Field Day purpose ... was something else ...


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary McConville" <wb4sq at yahoo.com>
> To: "Jim Brown" <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>; <writelog at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 18:26
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] RE: Field Day purpose ... was something else ...
>
>
> > Jim,
> >
> > The ARRL is real careful not to call FD a contest but we all know it's
> > the BIG ONE!
>
> HUH!
>  I've lost a few dinners over that bet.
> >
> > My feelings are that only those who value ham radio participate.  The
> > others aren't really amateur operators.
> >
> > Gary - WB4SQ
> >
> >
> > --- Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
> > > >It is not a contest so why do you treat it like one?
> > >
> > > Ah, but it IS a contest, and in the 49 years I've been a ham, has
> > > always been a
> > > contest!  But it is a different sort of contest -- one that
> > > emphasizes group effort
> > > among local clubs and ad hoc groups, emergency preparedness,
> > > temporary
> > > setups, socializing, public relations, nurturing new hams, and most
> > > important,
> > > LOW POWER AND SIMPLE ANTENNAS!
> > >
> > > Field Day is a contest that is won by a group effort by many people,
> > > not by big
> > > money spent on elaborate antenna farms, complex antenna switching,
> > > expensive radios, and big power amps. It is a contest where a good
> > > operator
> > > with 100 watts and a dipole can be competitive. In short, it is a
> > > contest for folks
> > > who either can't or don't care to BUY a big score.
> > >
> > > Our local ham club maintains two repeaters and holds monthly
> > > meetings, each
> > > with a speaker who presents an interesting program. But Field Day is
> > > our
> > > biggest club activity by far. We did quite well on Field Day this
> > > year, and may
> > > place in the top 5 in our category. If we did, it will be because we
> > > planned for it
> > > for half a year, because a team of six guys spent Friday afternoon
> > > putting up a
> > > half dozen fine antennas, some more guys came in Saturday morning and
> > > set
> > > up the rest of the gear, some more guys came in and spent time
> > > operating,
> > > some more contributed the work to get us nearly all the possible
> > > bonus points,
> > > some more guys showed up to to cook, several of our guys used the
> > > GOTA
> > > station to recruit new/inactive hams and contributed 400 QSO's, and
> > > some
> > > more guys showed up to tear down when it was over. Several of us
> > > built
> > > antennas specifically for Field Day, and we learned stuff in the
> > > process.
> > >
> > > If I had my way, ALL contests would be limited to 100 watts, and
> > > there would be
> > > separate classes for those who, either by choice or necessity, use
> > > only wire
> > > antennas. An increasing number of hams live in cities, where big
> > > antenna farms
> > > are difficult or impossible. In my 49 years as a ham, I've never run
> > > more than
> > > 100 watts and I've never had an HF beam. It is a blot on our hobby
> > > that folks like
> > > us can't be competitve in most contests.
> > >
> > > I think it's great that some of us are able to build nice antenna
> > > farms on remote
> > > sites,and I'm becoming a partner in one myself.  But success (or even
> > > viability)
> > > in contests should not be limited to those who can. And IMO, Field
> > > Day is the
> > > single most important activity in ham radio, and by far the most
> > > important
> > > contest.
> > >
> > > Jim Brown  K9YC
> > >
> > >
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