Field Day

[kk4fpx]

I've been reading the rules for Field Day but for the life of me I can't find when you can start making contacts. Anyone help ? I don't know if the club ( Cherokee County ) is going to set up or not, if not I am going to try it at home on battery power if I can figure out how to do the paper work.lol

[WX7P]

I've been reading the rules for Field Day but for the life of me I can't find when you can start making contacts. Anyone help ? I don't know if the club ( Cherokee County ) is going to set up or not, if not I am going to try it at home on battery power if I can figure out how to do the paper work.lol

http://www.arrl.org/field-day


Field Day is always the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and running through 2059 UTC Sunday. Field Day 2013 will be held June 22-23, 2013.


Good luck and have fun. It's not a wham bam contest like some of the others and you'll be amazed at what you hear.

[kk4fpx]

Thanks, I mis-interpred it.

[NQ6U]

They changed the rules a bit this year to allow a little more time to set up.

I've been looking forward to Field Day—my club never even comes close to any notable level of performance but we always have a very good time.

[kk4fpx]

Yeah, I stopped by the Dekalb County club field day last year for a little while. It looked like everyone was enjoying themselfs.I wish I could have stayed longer.

[K7SGJ]

Well shit, here we go again. Another upcoming contest. There go the bands. They're won't be an single open frequency. Everyone will be talking over everyone else, and I won't be able to rag chew with my modest 100 watt station, with a dipole. And they'll probably be using the WARC bands, illegally. I know most everyone will be using much more than legal power, and forging their logs. You're #5462045 and 59, next. JFC, just when you thought it couldn't get any worse. The bastids. Did I forget anything?

[N8YX]

We lost our Field Day site - in-laws' homestead - in 2011. Father in law passed away and the place was sold. I had enough room at their place to erect a full size 160M loop though we never did. The usual antenna layout was a vertical for 15 through 10 and dipoles/inverted vees for 20M and lower.

Several bags of military masts and related hardware now lie dormant, waiting for the proper site.

I got hold of a bunch of car antennas - 36"-40" long - which will serve as the ends of loaded Yagis for 20-15-10M. They could also be used in a 6M directional setup. Our masts can easily support such a construct - but where to put them?

[K7SGJ]

We lost our Field Day site - in-laws' homestead - in 2011. Father in law passed away and the place was sold. I had enough room at their place to erect a full size 160M loop though we never did. The usual antenna layout was a vertical for 15 through 10 and dipoles/inverted vees for 20M and lower.

Several bags of military masts and related hardware now lie dormant, waiting for the proper site.

I got hold of a bunch of car antennas - 36"-40" long - which will serve as the ends of loaded Yagis for 20-15-10M. They could also be used in a 6M directional setup. Our masts can easily support such a construct - but where to put them?


Any possibility of getting permission to use a park? Might even get some publicity. It worked of OWS.

[KG4NEL]

Any possibility of getting permission to use a park? Might even get some publicity. It worked of OWS.

Plus, you get the 100 bonus points for being in a public area.

I'll be at my usual spot - W4UNC on 40m/15m phone, QRP. Last year we had a 40m 3-el wire beam that worked great - this year the attempt is going to be to rotate the thing.

Hilarity will ensue.

[KG4CGC]

Near Spindale?

[WN9HJW]

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[WN9HJW]

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[KG4NEL]

I'll do my usual practice. Class E in my nice air-conditioned mosquito-free shack, QRP CW, battery power, 80 meters only.

Yeah, you read right - QRP on 80 meters in the summer.

Hey, try it on phone :D

The 80 meter station is usually where I drift to after 40 becomes nothing but dupes (or in years past, SWBC stations) at 3am. Of course, having a full-size 1/4-wave vertical helps ;)

[WØTKX]

CW on 80 meters in a thunderstorm. Fond memories of my youth. :yes:

[K7SGJ]

CW on 80 meters in a thunderstorm. Fond memories of my youth. :yes:


And radios

[KG4NEL]

And beer

[w2amr]

Well shit, here we go again. Another upcoming contest. There go the bands. They're won't be an single open frequency. Everyone will be talking over everyone else, and I won't be able to rag chew with my modest 100 watt station, with a dipole. And they'll probably be using the WARC bands, illegally. I know most everyone will be using much more than legal power, and forging their logs. You're #5462045 and 59, next. JFC, just when you thought it couldn't get any worse. The bastids. Did I forget anything?No, I think you have it all covered Burt.

[N8YX]

We may play. I have an IC-751A and an AH-2 tuner which I've been wanting to try out with a cage monopole - but our usual FD site was sold a couple years back.

Might have to give this one a go from the shack.

[K7SGJ]

We may play. I have an IC-751A and an AH-2 tuner which I've been wanting to try out with a cage monopole - but our usual FD site was sold a couple years back.

Might have to give this one a go from the shack.

Ever consider setting up in the local pub and running phone patches for the clientele? For drinks, of course.

[VE7DCW]

No, I think you have it all covered Burt.

Ouch!! ....... that's plain harsh! :mrgreen:

[K7SGJ]

Ouch!! ....... that's plain harsh! :mrgreen:

No shit! I don't even do utoob videos.