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    Question Wotcha all doing for field day?

    Go ahead, make me jealous.

    For the last couple years I haven't been able to participate, as my son comes home from his monthly visit from school, and I spend the time with him.

    Sometimes I'll pop up to the club station, socialize and run a station for a couple hours.

    Being a condo dweller, I have sorta dreamed it would be a good opportunity to go out into the wide open, do a little camping near some big assed trees somewhere, throw up some wire and make some RF noize.
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    If I take my HT with me while I stroll around Kings Island count??
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    Running 1B with classic Drake stuff:

    http://forums.hamisland.net/showthre...-Day-10-thread

    If it looks to rain all weekend I'm camping out in the regular shack.
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    I'm aiming to head out to one of the local "islands" here and set up for a while from my van. I was going to use the push-up 20M vertical, but alas, not finished with it yet. So, Dipole or two it is.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kd8dey View Post
    If I take my HT with me while I stroll around Kings Island count??
    Yup. Just run 146.52 .55 or .58 simplex, and you'd be Class 1C (1 Transmitter Mobile)
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    Quote Originally Posted by KC2UGV View Post
    I'm aiming to head out to one of the local "islands" here and set up for a while from my van. I was going to use the push-up 20M vertical, but alas, not finished with it yet. So, Dipole or two it is.
    Head to Home De$pot or Lowe$ on or before Flag Day. You can buy a cheap steel or aluminum 15 foot or so flag pole for under $20. With flag yet.

    Stick a 2x4 post into the ground. Mount flag pole to post with U bolts or pipe straps. Lay some radials at the bottom. Feed coax to base of flag pole. Voila! Near instant flag pole vertical for 20 meters.
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    Quote Originally Posted by N8YX View Post
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    I picked up a bunch of those last year at the WACOM hamfest. That's my future flagpole vertical.
    “Nobody is going to feel sorry for us. 90% of the people don’t care, the other 10% are glad it happened.” — Clint Hurdle, 2019

    BAN THE DH!

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    Nuttin' Honey.

    Field Day comes and Field Day goes with no notice from me.

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