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  • Searching the bands

    06/30/2003 | N3EF

    Last year was our (my wife Lisa and I) first Field Day as new hams. We went to our club (AARC) location to help with the setup of antennas and shelters. From there we visited three other club sites to help with antenna setup and to see what other site... Read More

  • Me, the van, and the bugs...

    06/30/2003 | N3EG

    Bugs, bugs, bugs! If they weren't buzzing, the equipment at a nearby commercial site made the bands buzz. Still, I had fun operating 1B-Battery in the van with the windows open - the bugs stayed outside for the most part.

    More pictures at:

    http://ho... Read More

  • Ron Nutter, KA4KYI and the digital station.  Don't forget to pick a public place, put up a sign, and public info table (especially a few months after a MAJOR disaster), and you will raise the awareness of amateur radio.

    06/30/2003 | WX4KY

    In the truest definition, Amateur Radio Field Day is all about testing your emergency operation capabilities, operating in an environment disconnected from commercial power, exposing the general public to amateur radio in a significant way, trying new ... Read More

  • ECC-15, first EOC activated for Field Day in San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara Section. Great Cheering section!

    06/30/2003 | WB6MIA

    We are proud to be the first EOC activated as a Categotry 2F Field Day station from San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara Section. We operated for 6 hours from ECC-15, a new center located in the Oceano, CA office of the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's depar... Read More

  • Tampa Amateur Radio Club President, Biff Craine, K4LAW

    06/30/2003 | W4DUG

    FIELD DAY PRAYER

    As I ponder the events that shall soon take place,

    I am reminded this is not a contest nor a race.


    We practice here in the rain and in the sun,

    Against a day we hope will never come.


    With the towers and the poles that now stand so tall... Read More

  • 06/30/2003 | W

    The Kaw Valley Amateur Radio Club set up again at Lake Shawnee. Everything went pretty smoothly until we discovered that the roatator at the top of the tower didn't work! It was brought down and "fixed". But when the tower went vertical again, it qu... Read More

  • K8SB inspects the feed point of the 40 meter loop antenna.

    06/30/2003 | W8VY

    My first Field Day was in 1953 with the Kalamazoo Amateur Radio Club. I returned to Kalamazoo this year to celebrate 50 years of Field Day. I had a nice time operating 40 meters CW and visiting with the 3 or 4 hams that are still in the club from back ... Read More

  • JLG lift fully extended with antennas mounted

    06/30/2003 | N9LTT

    The Columbus (Indiana) Amateur Radio Club conducted Field Day operations at Mill Race Park in Columbus. There were several firsts for us this year. This was the first year we were in Mill Race Park. We really liked the facility and it was a great place... Read More

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