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| The Latest AADXA News. | |
| Another field day has come
to pass, and while Murphy did make an appearance, things were not as bad
as they seemed. Everything from high noise levels, lack of available
power supplies, de-tuned antennas, faulty keyers,and the lack of contacts
were encountered. In retrospect all these problems were minor, when
you consider what could have happened.
Members and a few non-members
turned out in mass to assist in the assembly of antennas, erecting of towers,
placement of stations, stringing feed lines, and preparing for field day....
We would like to say thanks to all. A big thank you to Huey N5DVI
for the use of your climbing ability... without which someone else would
have had to climb. A SPECIAL THANK YOU to Newton N5BOD for providing
the resources
As in any major event, not all things turned out bad however,as a few FIRSTS were accomplished this year.....We had the now popular AADXA Field day 2002 T-shirt, which are sure to be a collectors item in years to come. Ed NA5G and Charles KT5W having something less than the perfect station (not to worry, I have inside information an antenna upgrade is being planned... 7 elements!) and still kicking butt doing it. We had Pauline KD5NOX making her first HF contacts, and she has many plans and stories for Field Days to come... To sum it all up...
For those who like the nuts and bolts of Field Day, we made 1005 contacts on the bands from 80-6 meters for a total of 3846 estimated points so far and had guest visits from Woody NA5H (formerly of the Morgan City area) and Larry N5KHS both of Livingston parish who came and guest operated with us (We would like to appologize to both of them for the unorganization we had saturday afternoon ) . We also have some success with the GOTA station giving 4 people either their first HF experience or their first contact in ages on the bands. In appreciation to Mr.Newton Aucoin N5BOD for letting us use the CD building for Field Day, and at a moments notice some months when our normal meeting place was unavailable, We gave Mr. Newton a club Field Day shirt at the end of activities on sunday as a thank you for a job well done .We would like to say thanks to everyone once again. |
| The AADXA official site. |
| You
may now find out about and keep up on all of the latest AADXA news at
www.qsl.net/wa5mc There you can find all sorts of club info including a board room for all to place messages and an upcoming Chat Room! :-) Plans are in the works for a 6 Meter repeater, 2-2 Meter repeaters, a 440 and a 10 Meter repeater all cross banded!!! |
| What is the AADXA? |
| The AADXA prides itself on being the 'Fun Ham Club' of South Louisiana and is for the general purpose of taking advantage of what the hobby has to offer. The club was formed in June of 1997 for the purpose of trying to breathe some life back into the hobby in South Louisiana. |
| Who is the AADXA? |
| The Atchafalaya Amateur DX Association is an association of ham operators from Patterson to Raceland, La and as far north as Belle Rose, La. To find out EXACTLY what we're about, read our constitution. The AADXA has an open membership, all persons over 60 are free and all family members of applying members are free. Interested? Fill out our online application:Click Here |
| The Net! |
| Due to problems with Net Control, the net is cancelled untill further notice. |
| ARRL Affiliation |
| The AADXA is proud to be affiliated with the ARRL as of May 9, 1998. We are especially proud of this because we are the only club in our area that is affiliated. To find out what ARRL affiliation can do for you: Click Here |
| Big News |
| The
AADXA is proud to announce that as of Feburary 5, 2001, we finally be came
an Incorporation. Something that has taken us four long years to
accomplish but we finally did it.
Also, this is the first year that we're intruducing our club T-shirts for Field Day 2002. |
