| KF3M | Hanover Area Hamming Association Hanover, Pennsylvania |
We set up at the Pleasant Hill Fire Company carnival grounds. This year we went with two transmitters and the "freebee" VHF/UHF transmitter. We put up dipoles for 80, 40 and 20 meters. The tri-band yagi was not used this year. We also had small yagis for 6 and 2 meters.
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Barely visible at the front left is the public information table. At the back left is the VHF/UHF station. At back right is the 20 and 80 meter station. At front right is the 40 meter station. All stations operated ssb or cw at the operator's preference. The guard dog remained on duty all weekend and protected us from all things evil. |
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The public information table. |
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Two off duty operators discussing something. Probably the choice of 150 feet of RG-8 coax to feed the 2 meter antenna. (Answer: It was available) |
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This station ran 20 meters during the daytime and 80 meters at night. |
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This station ran 40 meters the entire weekend. |
| Band | CW | Phone | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 25 | 144 | 169 |
| 40 | 74 | 389 | 463 |
| 20 | 61 | 316 | 377 |
| 6 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 160 | 857 | 1017 |
| Points | Activity |
|---|---|
| 200 | 100% Emergency Power |
| 100 | Media Publicity |
| 100 | Set-up in Public Place |
| 100 | Information Booth |
| 100 | W1AW Field Day Message |
| 100 | Natural power QSOs Completed |
| 100 | Site Visit by invited elected official |
| 100 | Educational Activity Bonus |
| 50 | Submitted using b4h.net applet |
| 950 | Total |
| Points | Activity |
|---|---|
| 100 | NTS Message to ARRL SM/SEC |
| 100 | Formal NTS messages Handled |
| 100 | Satellite QSO completed |
| 100 | Site Visit by invited served agency official |
| 100 | Youth Element achieved |
| 100 | GOTA Bonus |
| 500 | Total |
We had lots of fun. One new member made his first ever QSO. We ate very well. The weather was great. It was a good Field Day.
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Check out what we did at Field Day 2008.
Check out what we did at Field Day 2007.
Check out what we did at Field Day 2006.
Check out what we did at Field Day 2005.
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