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2017 ARRL Field Day
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07/10/2017 | W1HH
John Fisher, KC1FTJ, makes his first Field Day contact with some help from Niece Hayes, KA1ULN. Read More
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07/10/2017 | W1HH
Billerica Amateur Radio Society opted to operate QRP during this year's Field Day exercise. The two stations were powered using solar panels and battery supplies throughout the weekend. We had a great turnout and a lot of fun. Read More
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07/08/2017 | WW6CC
The Laguna Mountian WFD had another fantastic field day. The weekend was filled with guests, youth, and of course, abuntant food! The bands were somewhat cooperative and we all had a great time during the event. Read More
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07/07/2017 | K8ESQ
Field Day 2017 started out with the usual problems, computers that wouldn’t talk to radios, missing cables, and all that kind of stuff. But, it all got straightened out and it turned out to be our second highest scoring Field Day since the beginning i... Read More
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07/07/2017 | WD3D
The Hy Power Antenna Company 80 meter off center fed antenna worked flawlessly, even though I could only manage to get it 30' off the ground. I was able to work almost everyone I could hear, and was able to dig a lot of weak signals out of the noise. ... Read More
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07/07/2017 | WD3D
Our church had a picnic the same weekend as Field Days. I had to divide my time between the church function and operating. Had I had more help, I could have had a more respectable score. Maybe next year I can attract more participants. The bands we... Read More
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07/07/2017 | WD3D
I discovered that 80 meters at night is awesome for making lot's of contacts. Had I known that sooner, I would have went to the battery bank and just kept operating after 4:00 UTC. The only reason I shut down my station was because I was worried that ... Read More
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07/07/2017 | WD3D
I learned the hard way that N1MM's resources doesn't work without an internet connection. This caused me much heartache and greif when I went to set up my logging software for the contest. Also caused me to have to use a paper log and dupe sheet. Wh... Read More