07/13/2003 | N6WB The hard work of our Field Day Chairman John, WB6UHF and our Band Captains Dirk, N6SUN, Gene, W6EEB and Dennis WA6IQY made this one of the Escondido Amateur Radio Societies most sucessful field days ever.
Operating 2A at Dixon Lake Campground on a hill with a beautiful view of Escondido CA. We had 3 monoband yagis mounted on towers on 10, 15 and 20 meters which peformed flawlessly although with little 10 M progagation the 10 Meter was hardly used. John KG6DVE once again cooked up some of the finest Field Day cuisine to be served anywhere. Danny AE6MB and Thomas KG6INL did a great job attempting some Sattelite QSO,s. Willie N8WP and his wife Cheryl KG6KTT spent hours on the GOTA station helping new hams get those 1st Field Day contacts. Due to a misunderstanding with one on the park rangers our Emergency Drill became a real emergency drill when the ranger demanded we shut off all emergency generaters at 1 AM in the morning. We were quickly back on the air after a quick scramble to acquire some battery power and to back up all our logging programs. It was great to see so many people work together and have such a great time. Just wait till next year!!! -- KK6TV