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2005 ARRL Field Day

  • Metro Amateur Radio Club banner.

    06/27/2005 | W9FO

    The Metro Amateur Radio Club operated 2F from the Lincolnwood Illinois Fire Department Training Room/EOC. Stations were CW, SSB, VHF/UHF, and GOTA. Guests included a Lincolnwood police officer, fire department leadership, ARES leadership, and three o... Read More

  • Jon - N0ZSC reads 706mkII manual

    06/27/2005 | KL7EP

    hot, hot and hotter described field day 05, small group, operated from 1pm cdt, to 4pm cdt sat. had lots of fun, only wish we could have stayed longer, and made more contacts.

    we operated as KL7EP/0 as a 5A missouri station. Read More

  • US and ARRL flag at N6QEK

    06/27/2005 | N6QEK

    I operated as a Class D station this year from my QTH and I thought I would show my Field Day and ARRL spirit. I flew my US flag and the ARRL flag on my flag pole. You will notice a wire above and to the left of the flag and that is my loop skywire. ... Read More

  • 06/26/2005 | K9ORP

    I have always wanted to see if I could load up the mast and stays on my Compac 16 sailboat. With a good tuner it showed 1.1:1

    Out-of-town guests cut short the contest period for me but wait until next year! Read More

  • My Dad, KD7MAS, calling CQ on 6 meters.

    06/26/2005 | KD7KME

    This was my first real effort at Field Day since becoming licensed in 2000. My Dad (KD7MAS) and I (KD7KME) camped out on the Mogollon Rim in the central Arizona mountains, a welcome change from the 115 degree heat.

    We had our share of problems, the so... Read More

  • 06/26/2005 | KQ6RV

    The last time I worked Field Day prior to 2005 was 1994, as WB8DHY. That was also the last time I worked any CW. Needless to say, I was a little rusty during this Field Day, but managed 29 CW QSOs. I enjoyed the contest thoroughly, and plan to stay mor... Read More

  • The main HF antenna is in that tree somewhere. A K1JEK Cobra Ultralite Jr. on 20-160. An A-99 vertical on 10/15.

    06/26/2005 | KC2GOW

    Had a lot of fun. CW was a little better than SSB most of the time, but that made it 10x better. I hope to hear everyone again next year and at least it didn't rain in NYC (just 90+ degrees all weekend). By the way. I didn't feel like taking anymore pi... Read More

  • 06/26/2005 | K7SAM

    Had a great site on top of a hill in NE Montana. We had put up a three element beam on a 20 foot tower attached to a trailer and a 5 band trap dipole just below it, also had 2 meter capability in the camper. Three of us, Sam (K7SAM), Loren (AA7MT) and ... Read More

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