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2005 ARRL Field Day

  • Picture of Réal VE2GB in the background and André VE2AC in the foreground in Réal's small shack behing his house.

    06/27/2005 | VE2AC

    We had a lot of fun doing Field Day this year from Rl's location as it is far away from all sorts of electrical noise. We only had a G5RV inverted V antenna and the condition were not that good on all the bands but we manage to make more than 300 QSO.... Read More

  • 20m Moxon Rectangle up 35 feet

    06/27/2005 | KG4JJH

    Field Day 2005 Summary

    June 24 - Preparations for Field Day began with an email to the Fox Run (my subdivision) Newsletter. This newsletter advised the residents that I was entering the Field Day contest and included the President's comments on the eve... Read More

  • The calm before the storm.

    06/27/2005 | W5NOR

    Once again the South Canadian Amateur Radio Society (SCARS) arranged for the small pavillion at Reaves Park in Norman, OK as our Field Day 2005 site. I might explain up front that our name comes from the fact the South Canadian River runs on the south ... Read More

  • SSB HF STATION AND TRI-BAND BEAM ON LADDER!

    06/27/2005 | K9IZV

    HAD A GREAT TIME WEATHER WAS A FACTOR IN WISCONSIN SATURDAY NIGHT HAD LOTS OF LIGHTNING AND RAIN IN THE MILWAUKEE WI. AREA. WE HIT IT HARD SUNDAY MORNING AND SALVAGED THE CONTEST. Read More

  • AI4FL works in the wee hours of the morning!!

    06/27/2005 | AF4NP

    For 3 year running we are the reigning champions of 3-Delta. Hopefully we had more competition this year. Thanks goes to Bob Hood for allowing us to use his lake house for our site. Thanks to all the participants: AF4NP - Phillip Bryant, KE4QCY - Bob... Read More

  • The Shack and a few of the antennas

    06/27/2005 | W8EOC

    After a good breakfast meeting the Medina 2 Meter Group headed to the county park to set up for Field Day, we were ready to go and on the air at starting time. The two hour thunder storm we got Saturday evening allowed all of us to share a picnic style... Read More

  • 06/27/2005 | WB0MNW

    Could only operate 90 minutes but had a blast.
    Gear was Honda Fourtrax 4X4 with a Yaesu FT-747GX into a Outbacker Jr. Read More

  • 06/27/2005 | WA1RKS

    Had a fun time as always!, don't work this one for points, just get in there and give em out! Interesting to see if station improvements are just that improvements !.So far yes!. Bigger and better ones comming! hopefully by Sept VHF test, Speaking of w... Read More

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