06/27/2006 | N0TU Field Day is my favorite Ham Radio event! Brings back fond memories of sitting in the CW tent logging for my Elmer just before he rotated me onto the key. My gosh I was so nervious I couldn't send a single dit without sending several. Or seeing the lights flicker and all sudden it's dark and quiet. Then trying to find the gas can to restart the generator that ran out of gas. And all those good folks who shared their time, sweat and knowledge in an organized effort to put the club station on the Field Day map! It's NOT a contest but a positive statement about how through the teamwork and the network of HR communications will prevail when and where needed! Today thanks to QRP, lightweight batteries and solar technology it's possible to sit on a mountain top some where off the grid and join the Field Day fun far from the crowd and still be connected. Thanks to all those ops with great ears! Field Day ...it's all about getting outdoors, setting up an antenna, making sure it plays with the radio, and making contacts and sharing in the FUN of sharping our emergency preparedness skills for the good of mankind. -- N0TU