Lead TeamThis is me (on the left) with Patty, KB3CTO and Ken, N3FZX. We got to the campsite a day earlier to reserve the perfect spot. |
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Swinging AndyK1RA tries to grab the end of the line shot over a tree to hang a dipole. |
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20m beam in the rainHere's the homebrew 20m beam I built (based on the KJ5VW 20 Meter Mini Yagi). It was mounted on an Army collapsable pole about 30 feet up. I was surprised how rotating the beam around made a difference with various locations around the country. |
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Outside the SSB tentKen and Patty at the food table outside the SSB tent. This picture shows just how miserable it can be when it rains during field day... |
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Inside the SSB tentHere's the QRP SSB station consisting of an Alinco DX-70 turned down to 5 watts. We had the best luck on 20m with the beam but it was tough going. |
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The CW tentA shot of the CW tent down a path from the center of the campsite. We had to keep it zipped up due to the rain. |
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The CW StationAndy, K1RA, works the country with 2 watts! The radio is a Wilderness Sierra with a long wire antenna (about 500 feet!). |
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Dinner!Ken and Patty know how to really cook over an open fire! |
Class: 2A - Battery (max power of 5 Watts) QSO's: 476 Operators: 6 Score: 4485That put us 8th in a field of 28. 2A represents about a third of all FD entries. Top score in 2A was 13,036 with 4411 Q's.