Field Day

[isuhawkeye]

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.

[Al Sayre]

Our radios are clean enough already...

[SarDragon]

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. 

[Al Sayre]

I think you already owed me 2, so just take it off your tab...

[DeputyDog]

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.

[isuhawkeye]

N0CAP has worked 50 stations today.  Not a lot, but it has been fun.

[IceNine]

quite honestly never heard of it.  Got a link?

[BillB]

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

[JaL5597]

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.

[isuhawkeye]

for those of you not familiar with field day check out the following

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

http://isuhawkeye.blogspot.com/2007/06/ham-radios-field-day.html

[Al Sayre]

Where're the brooms, swabs and buffers?   

[shorning]

Where're the brooms, swabs and buffers?   

At least I wasn't the only one thinking it!

[pixelwonk]

C'mon, this is ham radio.  The real question is: Where's all the motorized power chairs? 

-WO0KEE