Dick, W2YE, with sccessfullyhanging ropes on 3 poles, regains title of Dead-Eye Dick.
Jim, KF4PQL, opens the gate to the field and the activities begin.
Duane, K4UW, is ready to go.
Dick, W2YE, arrives with his Yaesu cap.
Jim, AF4MO, is ready.
We have to walk all the way over there!!!!
Kevin, W4KLS, and Russ, W3RST, provide some advice.
Don, K7CS, arrives for his last antenna rope hanging with SPARC. This is his lat year before moving to Chicago.
Don, KC4RCG, takes a look at the poles.
John, KK4AHY, arrives all ready to go.
Don, K7CS, takes a shot. --- And missed.
The group watching Dick, W2YE, make another attempt. One or two are looking up at the top of the pole to see if the attempt was successful.
Duane, K4UW, and Bill, WF1L (on right) start to set up the tennis ball cannon.
Bill, WF1L, takes a shot.
The group working hard.
Keith, KK4OQM, at his first antenna rope hanging party.
John, N2PBY, helping out.
Don, KC4RCG, getting ready for another shot.
Mark, KI4OBT,
"Dead-Eye" Dick, W2YE, takes a shot.
Russ, W3RST, took a shot and all look to see if successful.
Russ, W3RST, getting ready.
Ray, KD4RSL.
Don, KC4RCG; John, N2PBY; and Don, K7CS, tying off antenna ropes to a light pole.
A group discussion before leaving.
All the ropes are hung, all have left, and the gate is closed.
Jim, KF4PQL, arriving with some boards to help cars over the curb at the gate.
Jim, KF4PQL, putting down the boards.
Loaded cars. Gordon, NQ4K, on left and don, K7CS, on the right.
Don, K7CS, getting our of his car. Antennas on the roof.
Jim, KF4PQL, opens the gate and setup starts.
A car is driven carefully around the edge of the playing field to avoid leaving ruts in the grass.
John, N2PBY, and Jim, AF4MO, walking across the field from the gate to the tent area.
Cars unloaded and starting to set up. The frame of a club canapy is visible on the left.
Jim, AF4MO, and Kevin, W4KLS, read the canopy instructions. "This goes there and that goes here."
Hat and mug of Gordon, NQ4K.
The Field Day plan.
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Don, K7CS, and John, N2PBY, discuss where the beam antennas will go.
Tom, WA2BCK, and Jim, KF4PQL, with the 10M beam ready to be pushed up.
Hauling out the wire to the opposite side of the playing field for the Big vee-antenna.
Jim, KF4PQL, coordinates with the Park View High School athletic director, who allowed us to use his facility for our Field Day.
The QRM canopies are set up. QRM started shortly after.
Jim, AF4MO, Tom, WA2BCK (middle) and Jim, KF4PQL, discussing what has to happen next.
Don, K7CS, "We need another two ropes over that light pole. Please don't mess it up.
Dick, W2YE, and Don, K7CS. Now we have to re-hang the antenna ropes.
Jim, AF4MO, hanging a tarp to help keep the light out of the canopy.
Gordon, NQ4K, and John, N2PBY, setting up one of the QRM canopies.
Up goes the 3-band yagi.
The QRM starts.
Final checkout of the equipment.at the CW tent. Tom, WA2BCK, on left. Eric, AJ4LN, standing on the right, is checking the logging computer to ensure proper operation.
Ray, KD4RSL, has the VHF/UHF tent all set up ready for the start.
Jim, KF4PQL, checking his logging computer.
Russ, W3RST, has the club generator all set to go.
All the tents are setup. The SSB and QRM teents on the left. The CW tent on the right.
A close up of the SSB tents in the background and the QRM tents in the foreground.
Tom, WA2BCK, provides some words of encouragement just before operations begin.
The membership of the Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club after setup and just before the beginning of operations. From left to right.
Duane, K4UW (blue hat), Mark, KI4OBT (yellow hat in hand), visitor in orange shirt, Russ, W3RST, Dick, W2YE, John, N2PBY, Gordon, NQ4K, Don, K7CS; Tom, WA2BCK; Eric, AJ4LN; Kevin, W4KLS, Jim, KF4PQL, Don, KC4RCG , and John, KK4AHY.
Keith, KK4OQM, on the GOTA station with Gary, K4RSX, looking on.
Kevin, W4KLS (blue shirt) with John, KK4AHY, working the SSB station.
Don, K7CS, in the QRM tent.
Visitor (daughter of Russ, W3RST).
Russ, W3RST. Linda, K4LDT, was on travel and not able to join us.
Jim, KF4PQL, working at the 10M/SSB station.
Tom, WA2BCK, at the 1st CW station.
Duane, K4UW, at the 2nd CW station.
Rob and Sharon at GOTA station. Rob did 33 QSOs and Sharon did 31 QSOs.
Family of visitors. Shalome, younger girl, did 2 QSOs on GOTA with her older sister, Dani, did 20 QSOs.
John, N2PBY, taking a break in the QRM tent.
Monte, KV4KS, shows up for his turn on the SSB station.
Don, KC4RCG.
Bob, no license, did 38 QSOs on the GOTA station.
Don, K7CS, tries the SSB station.
Gary, K4RSX, takes a break in the QRM tent.
Kevin, W4KLS.
Keith, KK4OQM.
Don, KC4RCG, at the GOTA station with Shalome.
Ray, KD4RSL.
Mark, KI4OBT, displays a radio during his educational class on foxhunting.
Mark, KI4OBT, show the radio to Sharon, a visitor.
A visitor.
Sharon, a visitor, and Chris, KK4HDG.
Keith, KK4OQM.
Russ, W3RST.
Don, KC4RCG, and John, N2PBY, repair broken antenna ropes after operations started.
Tom, WA2BCK, and Don, K7CS, at 1st CW station.
Dick, W2YE, and Mark, KI4OBT.
Gordon, NQ4K, at GOTA station.
Jim, KF4PQL, at 10M/SSB station.
Gordon, NQ4K, (GOTA coach) and Keith, KK4OQM, at GOTA station.
Kevin, W4KLS, at SSB station.
Tom, WA2BCK, looks like he is still enjoying himself at the CW station.
Duane, K4UW, still working CW.
Don, KC4RCG, coaching a visitor at the GOTA station.
Don, KC4RCG, coaching a visitor at the GOTA station.
Don, K7CS, finally gets on the CW station.
Tom, WA4BCK, still working CW.
Don, KC4RCG, helping Sharon at the GOTA station, while others awsit their turn at the GOTA operator seat. Standing is Rob, father of Sharon, and seated is Dani.
The QRM tent is getting full.
Keith, KK4OQM 9On right); John, N2PBY; Dunae, K4UW, and Gary, K4RSX.
Having dinner in the QRM test.
Red, N3TG, arriving for his night shift.
Paul, K4PDF, arriving for his night shift.
Chris, KK4HDG, and Sharon, a GOTA operator, hanging out while waiting for the GOTA station to open up.
Two operators at the GOTA station.
Jim, AF4MO, working night shift on SSB.
Don, K7CS, working CW on the night shift.
Jim, KF4PQL, working 10M/SSB on the night shift.
Gordon, NQ4K, working SSB on the night shift.
Don, K7CS, is starting to look tired - its early Sunday morning.
The sun is starting to come up over Park View High School
And it is almost light.
Evelyn, a visitor, is workign the GOTA station. She did 20 QSOs.
Russ, W3RST, shows up early to check the generator.
Kevin, W4RSL, is an early riser also.
Paul, K4PDF, brings over Chris, KK4HDG.
Chris, KK4HDG, works a shift on the SSB station.
The site looks diserted, but all the stations are operational.
The generator, maintained by Russ, W3RST, is still chugging away.
Gordon, NQ4K, is taking a nap.
Jim, KF4PQL, is back on the 10M/SSB station.
Dick, W2YE, is arriving.
Don, KC4RCG, shows up.
Duane, K4UW, looks refreshed and ready to go.
Gary, K4RSX, is ready to go.
Jim, AF4MO, is resting after his night shift.
John, N2PBY, is working the SSB station.
Eric, AJ4LN, is working the SSB station.
Tom, WA2BCK, is back on CW.
John, N3AM, a skilled CW operator works the other CW station..
Jim, N3JT, another skilled CW operator, waits to work CW.
Gordon, NQ4K.
The GOTA station is looking deserted.
And than another GOTA operator shows up for a final shift.
The final stretch at the CW tent.
Jim, AF4MO, Duane, K4UW, and a visitor walk from the parking lot to the site.
Hanging out in the QRM tent waiting out the final hour.
Another view of the group in the QRM tent awaiting the finish.
Jim, KF4PQL, still working the radio.
The group awaiting the finish.
Its over and people start moving.
Eric, AJ4LN, checks the logging computers to verify all is OK before turning the computers off.
Chris, KK4HDG, taking the GOTA station apart.
Jim, KF4PQL; Gary, K4SRX; and Eric, AJ4LN, take apart the 10M/SSB station.
People hauling stuff to their cars.
A group takes the HF beam down.
Still loading stuff.
Almost all is loaded.
Don, K7CS car in the distance awaiting the final loading.
PUtting the antennas on the top of the car.
Loading.
The car of Gordon, NQ4K, is loaded and ready to depart.
Jim, KF4PQL, doing a check for litter.
Duane, K4UW, and Tom, WA2BCK, carry the ramp boards to a car.
Putting a few final items in a car.
Jim, KF4PQL, is the last person to leave the field site.
He closes the gate.
Jim, KF4PQL, locks the gate with Tom, WA2BCK, and Duane, K4UW, looking on.