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2014 ARRL Field Day

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    05/03/2015 | W7JZE

    I was relicensed in 2009 after being QRT for ~40 years.  Other than a single Field Day GOTA contact 2 years prior, I had never operated in a Field Day event. I got excited about the idea of putting together an emergency power, backyard Field Day statio... Read More

  • 12/12/2014 | WX4BCa

    Our Butts County ARES team had a great time at Field Day again this year,  This was our 3rd Field Day and we have improved ever year.  This year we added a hex-beam antenna and it served us well on 20 meters.  Our Annual Family Picnic (the evening feld... Read More

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    10/16/2014 | W0NE

     Field Day Flashback – 2014 by KF0Q The newly mowed bare site is transformed when the deluxe 50 foot aluminum communication tower/trailer arrives. Smiles turn to frowns from damp soil problems with mechanical outrigger feet, but Winona Firefighters – a... Read More

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    09/16/2014 | W8MOP

      2014 FIELD DAY REPORT FROM THE W8MOP EAST RIVER AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, BLUEFIELD WV. didahdah dahdahdahdidit dahdah dahdahdah didahdahdit dahdididahdit dididahdit dahdidit http://www.erarc.com   Field Day report: We operated as “5A VA” which stands fo... Read More

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    09/08/2014 | W5GWD

    On behalf of the Chickasaw Amateur Radio Association, I would like to thank everyone in attendance this year. In all the years that I've been licensed, this is by far the wettest Field Day I have ever attended. These sentiments were echoed by several o... Read More

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    08/07/2014 | K0GNE

    For Field Day 2014 we again operated out of the Community Building in Gross, NE.  No storms this year to interrupt the event. Read More

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    08/05/2014 | K8ESQ

    Once again we operated from the northern Michigan woods.  Two of our usual crew could not make it this year so we operated 2A with a crew of 4.  We used a tri-band beam, a 5 band vertical, and a G5RV with good results. Instead of our usual tarp shelte... Read More

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    07/30/2014 | K0SNG

     Blowing T-storms abbreviated our operation this year.  But we had our best array of antennas ever, and we had a great time. 73, Ron / K5XK and Bob / K0SNG, Bella Vista, Ark. Read More