Juneau Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
KL7JRC

Field Day this year was a huge success. We ran out a huge horizontal delta loop (1200 feet long) and fed it with window wire. We used a bucket truck which got the apex of the loop up to about 60 feet.

Jack KL1AS loaned us his icom 746 pro which was turned out to be a great performer. We ran off generator power all night long from the generator that Jerry KL7HFI set up.

Jacki KL1KA made a huge spread of hotdogs and hamburgers and salads. Im sure no one went away hungry.

The sun was blazing for the picnic. We had kids running the rig and logging and doing a great job (under control operator supervision of course!) Thunderstorms came in about 2AM so the crew that came on for the late night shift disconnected the antenna and sat in a truck until the worst of the lightning went past.

Either the band conditions were awesome or the horizontal 1200 foot loop was but, whatever the reason, we wound up working most of the US and Canada and even Russia, Japan, and India...

Most memorable image of Field Day happened when we were taking down the loop. A deer who had been hanging around the area jumped out of a clump of trees about 15 feet away and led the way to the remote tower out in the field.

On second thought, The most memorable image of Field Day was looking from outside into the window of the shack and seeing a young lady making contacts like a pro. Atta Girl.

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