07/22/2002 | K4OO The Smith Chart Amateur Radio Society, K4OO did Field Day 2002 for the third year in a row from a remote location near Meadows of Dan, Virginia. Being a Raleigh, North Carolina club, this location is about 175 miles from Raleigh, but is well worth the trip due it the excellent location in the Blue Ridge mountains of southwestern Virginia.

We ran a 2A Low Power operation with two AB-577 military masts for the tri-band beams, a delta loop on 40 meters, and a dipole on 80M. The weather was great, the food was fantastic thanks to our excellent food committee, and we all had a great time operating.

We had over a dozen hams at the site to help with setup, operating, telling tall tales around the food tent, and overall making this another enjoyable and meaningful Field Day.

A big thanks to Bob, K4HA our Field Day Czar for all the planning to pull this off. A special thanks to Arden Quesinberry, a retired radar engineer from Westinghouse who allowed us to use this wonderful site on his Patrick County, Virginia farm. -- W4FAL