Subj : Re: Field Day
To   : W8ZZU
From : Finnigann
Date : Sat Sep 03 2005 17:39:00

-=> W8ZZU wrote to Finnigann <=-

 W8>   Re: Field Day
 W8>   By: Finnigann to All on
 W8> Thu Aug 04 2005 02:37 am

 > So how did everyone do?
 >
 > I worked another fellows rig as all I have is 2m 440. Our club has a
 > kenwood radio (can't recall the specs) and a beam with rotor. We had a
 > older fellow working 20 meters like crazy. I logged for him for
 > awhile.
 >
 > He was very good at getting thru for contacts. The club scored rather
 > well. We got some of the bonus points (display setup and dignatary
 > stoped by)
 >
 > Anyway I enjoyed my first Field Day and am looking forward to more in
 > the future.

 W8> We did OK..  even though everyone crapped out and went to bed except
 W8> me.  I continued to hammer on 80 meters well into the wee hours of the
 W8> moring.

Much of the day-to-day operations of a station are a mystery to me. I bought
the Operating Manual fro ARRL and it is clearing away the mist for me. I used
to belong to (in that I paid dues) a local Radio Club. But I didn't learn much
there. If I asked pointed questions I got mixed results (Much like here I
suppose) When your a new-be it's hard to even know what questions to ask... So
I stopped going. Great solution, huh?

I started reading about NETS. NOW I can see what they can be all about. But as
a tech, I cannot participate in them (and as an appartment deweller). So we'll
chug along and learn as we go. I am slowly absorbing the code. Even if it's not
a requirement, I can see it's value.

73's

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