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Field Day
Now, I’ve never been much of a contester, and I’ll never have enough of a station to be a ‘Big Gun’, but I do enjoy it when I do contest, and with the big station upgrade, I can actually play a bit more. This weekend was Field Day, which was the first contest I ever […]
Continue reading Field DaySome more new ones
Had some fun on the radio this weekend. There are advantages to having aluminum up in the air I worked East Kiribati and India for all time new ones. I also got South Cook Islands on 20m and FJ/O1ST on 15m for band fills (That brings my band totals to 3 on FJ/O1ST – 10, […]
Continue reading Some more new onesDidn’t do Field Day
Missed Field Day for the 3rd year in a row. Sheet rocking on Friday ran LATE – but we got started late, so I didn’t get the 1st coat of tape up. Ended up doing that on Saturday AM, then had to spend the rest of the early afternoon running to Home Depot, and the […]
Continue reading Didn’t do Field DayField Day 2009
I was really really hoping to make it to Field Day this year, but last Friday I received an invite to a friend’s Daughter’s High School Graduation. This is one I will NOT miss. I hope to get to play some on Saturday, after putting a 2nd coat of taping compound on the spare bedroom […]
Continue reading Field Day 2009WAS and New Mexico
Well, one of my big goals for FD didn’t happen AGAIN this year. The ONLY state I have NOT worked – EVER, is New Mexico. I often hear stations working New Mexico, but I’ve NEVER even heard a station out of New Mexico The only other state I don’t have confirmed is CT – Mostly […]
Continue reading WAS and New MexicoField Day
This year, Field day has not been so much fun. I’ve got some health issues, so I’m running class 1D with my lousy antennas. On top of that, I went to bed early. I figure my health is a heck of a lot more important than Field Day. I probably should be on the air […]
Continue reading Field DayField Day Result
I Never posted how I did on Field Day. As I predicted, I came in forst for class 1E in the NLI section. That turned out to be trivial, as I was the ONLY class 1E in NLI. I did come in 4th in the Hudson Division for class 1E. Definitely have to get the […]
Continue reading Field Day Result