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2015 ARRL Field Day

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    06/30/2015 | K4HRM

    I had so much fun at Field Day this year! I am a new ham, now general but I just got my tech license last year, and I've been officially bitten by the HF bug, 20 and 40 were so active, I was really excited to make my first HF contact. I also made two D... Read More

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    06/30/2015 | W1WAB

     The recent bypass operation set me back and I was only able to attend the Kings' Point W4KPR "Kickoff" luncheon before operating a little from the home station on Saturday. Only logged 24 QSO's (both SSB and PSK31) on 20 meters; but that was plenty to... Read More

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    06/30/2015 | K1KI/m

    Visited 15 different FD groups in Connecticut.   310 miles driven.   

    W1VCM - Vintage Radio & Communications Museum of CT
    N1CRS - Charter Oak Radio Society  
    W1BRS - The BEARS of Manchester 
    W1EDH - Middlesex Amateur Radio Society
    W1NRG - Meriden ... Read More

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    06/29/2015 | KF0X

     I operated by myself this year. In the past, I ALWAYS operated with a large club group. I had always wanted to operate QRP on solar power/batteries. That does not often appeal to large groups. I just decided to give it a go this year. I operated liter... Read More

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    06/29/2015 | W0GQ

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    06/29/2015 | N1QC

     Another great event from Bedford NH as The Granite State ARA enjoyed fun and Sun (at least for Fri set up and Sat ops).  Not much 10 and 15 mtr work but 6 had a few openings and 20-40-and nighttime 80 made up the bulk of the contacts. Read More

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    06/29/2015 | WA9STI

    This year I was unable to work Field Day from my usual remote campsite in the high mountains.  Instead I opted for a Sunday morning excursion in the local Santa Susanna range above the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles.  This involved backpacking my g... Read More

  • 06/29/2015 | K9OR

    The North Shore Radio Club once again operated from a park in Lake Forest, IL as 3A with a GOTA station, WM9Q. This year we decided to simplify things a bit and used only dipole antennas on the 3A stations. A ground mounted 4-BTV and a G5RV were used f... Read More