Field Day 1999 Branchburg OEM NU2W The amateur radio operators of the Branchburg Township Office of Emergency Mangement decided to try to put together a Field Day effort for the first time in 1999. Since the decision was only made about a month before the event, this was more a test of the real interest in the event than an effort to score well. It was a resounding succes.   The site was a parking lot and grassy area between Branchburg Township Police Headquarters and the Township Municipal Building. A 45-foot telescoping mast supported a G5RV dipole and a Ringo Ranger 2-meter/440 vertical. A second random-length dipole was erected between two of the trees on the site. Power was provided by the Branchburg Rescue Squad's heavy rescue, extrication and emergency support vehicle's generator (above center). The operation was coordinated primarily by Bob Zelnick, N2GYS (logging, above right), with equipment provided by all of the members of the OEM radio operators hams that participated: Jim Dry, KB2VRO (operating, above left), Marc Greenbaum, N2QNZ (above center), Tom Housten, WA2CUE, Tom Lanieri, NU2W (logging, above left), Paul Malarcher, WB2CNF, and Jamie Rick, WB2PUN (operating, above right) . We had two HF stations on the air from 2pm local time until about 9pm local time. The team succeeded in contacting over 180 stations all over the country using both voice, and CW (Morse Code). Return to Home