Field Day 99 - GARC


The site: Kaspian campground located near Tahoe City, California.  We had three tents set up to operate as N0RM, each with its own Yaesu 757GX on a different band.  Contacts were made on 10 through 80 meters.  Also in each tent was a laptop running CT logging software and was networked with the other two tents.  This allowed the operator to check to see if we had worked that station before.  If we hadn't, it would add the station as a contact with its appropriate info.  It worked very well!  We worked both SSB and CW, and made over 1500 contacts - approximately 5700 points (with bonuses added in)
  
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Our campsite.  Click here for HUGE (1280x1024) version
 
The Crew 1
Al Thearle (WB6RUU), Bob Venditti (W6AW), Dave Fortenberry (N6MAI), Norm Lucas (WB6RVR)
  
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Norm Lucas (WB6RVR), Roy Campbell (KN6QS), Ed Avila (K6SDW)
  
Mike Kashuba (K6LQ), Sal Trapani (KA6WHA), Glen Faus Jr (KD6VNR), Jim Fischer (K6PW)
  
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Tent #2 setup - Yaesu 757gx, keyer, Antenna Tuner, & laptop
  
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One of two log periodic antennas strung up in the trees, fed with ladder line
  
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Tribander on a push-up mast
  
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Beautiful Lake Tahoe in the AM
  
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WB6RUU and W6AW work CW
  
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N6MAI works 15 meter phone
  
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K6LQ contemplates sending CW for the next 24 hours
  
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WB6RVR making final antenna attachments
  
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This solar panel (courtesy KB6IQL) puts out 13.8v at 6 amps!
  
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Ursa, the camp mascot/protector
  
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KA6WHA working Phone
  
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KA6WHA at the logging position
  
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KA6WHA on Sunday Morning