W8GO's Field Day '98
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Robert Moore AA8KU & Don Ufford W8UU Working the CW Station |
Jay Brandenburg N8SBA & Harry Pauley KB8UJN Working the Voice Station |
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| Our source of power during operations |
To see and hear us in action, click on the files below:
| QSO w/ K3II (336KB) | CW Contact (639KB) |
| QSO w/ N5MI (296KB) | |
| QSO w/ WT1B (340KB) | AVI video file of operations (650 KB) |
ARRL FIELD DAY - 1998 (Summary)
CCARA - W8GO Category: Club-2A
| Band | CW QSO | SSB QSO |
| 160 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | 32 | 11 |
| 40 | 249 | 79 |
| 20 | 158 | 157 |
| 15 | 176 | 41 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 618 | 288 | |
| Total QSO's | 618 + 288 = 906 |
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| Copy W1AW Message | 100 |
| Publicity Bonus | 100 |
| Field Day open to public | 100 |
| Emergency Power x 2 transmitters | 200 |
| Total Bonus Points | 500 |
(2472 CW PTS + 576 SSB PTS + 500 BONUS = 3548 TOTAL PTS
The field day committee reports that all 50 states and all but 1 province of Canada were worked during this years field day. There were also several 'DX' contacts made. Just ask Kit, N5OUU, about her contacts with 2 stations in Germany! Approximately 14 operators participated.
Participants(known):
WA8JBG,KB8UUV,AA8KU W8UU,KB8UJS,KB8UJR, KB8LZK,N8YMN,KG5VW, N5OUU,N8SBA,KB8UJN, WB8ZZR
(Hope we didn't miss anyone)
(Special thanks to Paul Gehringer WB8ZZR for the summary info)