JOCK WHITE MEMORIAL FIELD DAY CONTEST

Last full weekend of February

Year 2009

Team: ZL1FS, ZL1AJR, ZL1SWW, ZL1BNO, ZL3TE
with the assistance of ZL1FS's XYL Christine

Northern Region - xxx Place with Total Score = xxxxxx

Field day this year saw a smaller turnout not only with Branch Members, but Field Stations. There was a large deep low pressure system set to hit the upper north island with rainfall levels between 40-140mm. The heaviest part hit the Auckland area around 4:00AM Saturday. This did not stop ZL1AA.

ZL1AA had the usual 2 stations on the air, 75M SSB and 40M CW/SSB. We were short a CW operator or two.

Ray, ZL1AJR, Mark, ZL1BNO, Franc, ZL1SLO kept 75 Meters going, while Wes, ZL3TE ran 40M CW and SSB with some SSB relief during a few Saturday evening periods from Simon, ZL1SWW.

The 75 Meter Station consisted of a FT-1000MP, to a doublet dipole, while over on 40, saw an FT-1000MP, 1/2 wave Dipole and a Force 12 SIGMA-V 40M vertical dipole.

The numbers are still being tabulated, but a rough count 425 QSOs on 75M and 275 QSOs on 40. There has always historically been a larger turnout on 75/80M than on 40M.

Franc, ZL1SLO has uploaded a few short video clips on You Tube. Either search ZL1AA or use the following URL: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=zl1aa&aq=f