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Operations => Emergency Services & Operations => Topic started by: isuhawkeye on June 23, 2007, 04:29:51 AM

Title: Field Day
Post by: isuhawkeye on June 23, 2007, 04:29:51 AM
Field day is upon us.  How Many cap folks are participating in Armature radio's field day.  If you are, what do you have planned.  If not, why arnt you participating.
Title: Re: Field Day
Post by: Al Sayre on June 23, 2007, 05:57:22 AM
Our radios are clean enough already... ;)
Title: Re: Field Day
Post by: SarDragon on June 23, 2007, 06:13:27 AM
Quote from: Al Sayre on June 23, 2007, 05:57:22 AM
Our radios are clean enough already... ;)

That'll cost you a KB!

And hawkeye, what's an Armature radio? I've heard of motor and generator armatures, but nothing like what you mentioned.  :)
Title: Re: Field Day
Post by: Al Sayre on June 23, 2007, 07:45:16 AM
I think you already owed me 2, so just take it off your tab...
Title: Re: Field Day
Post by: DeputyDog on June 23, 2007, 08:19:28 AM
Quote from: isuhawkeye on June 23, 2007, 04:29:51 AM
If not, why arnt you participating.

Because I am not into amateur radio...

Outside of work (where I spend 40 plus hours a week sitting in front of a Motorolla MCS 2000 and a Motorolla GTX...both of which suck by the way), I only deal with CAP radio communications.
Title: Re: Field Day
Post by: isuhawkeye on June 23, 2007, 10:28:41 PM
N0CAP has worked 50 stations today.  Not a lot, but it has been fun.

Title: Re: Field Day
Post by: IceNine on June 24, 2007, 01:01:09 AM
quite honestly never heard of it.  Got a link?
Title: Re: Field Day
Post by: BillB on June 24, 2007, 01:37:24 AM
Was at field day several times today. But my 5 watt hand held VHF didn't produce any response. Sun spots killed VHF So I shot video of the activity including shots of the County Sheriff who visited the Ham Club Field Day site.  About 50% of the available channels on my hand held are various CAP frequencies, and only four ham repeater frequencies are installed.

W4XFJ
Title: Re: Field Day
Post by: JaL5597 on June 24, 2007, 07:06:32 PM
I did it last night.  Spent more time coaching the younger hams than actually operating.  I have no idea how the club did because I ended up having to work when they were doing all the totaling.
Title: Re: Field Day
Post by: isuhawkeye on June 25, 2007, 01:58:12 AM
for those of you not familiar with field day check out the following

http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/fd/ (http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/fd/)

http://isuhawkeye.blogspot.com/2007/06/ham-radios-field-day.html (http://isuhawkeye.blogspot.com/2007/06/ham-radios-field-day.html)
Title: Re: Field Day
Post by: Al Sayre on June 25, 2007, 02:02:45 AM
Where're the brooms, swabs and buffers?   ;)
Title: Re: Field Day
Post by: shorning on June 25, 2007, 08:17:55 AM
Quote from: Al Sayre on June 25, 2007, 02:02:45 AM
Where're the brooms, swabs and buffers?   ;)

At least I wasn't the only one thinking it!
Title: Re: Field Day
Post by: pixelwonk on June 25, 2007, 08:06:22 PM
C'mon, this is ham radio.  The real question is: Where's all the motorized power chairs?  :D

-WO0KEE

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