06/28/2005 | NZ8R Notice that the rig is transmitting, yet none of the meters are moving up! This was our second year at operating 5 Watts all battery operation, with K1LT and NZ8R. Oh yea, you'll notice from this photograph someone brought a 1Kw slug for their Bird Wattmeter!

After doing field day every year since 1973 with the "normal" setup: You know, put up a wire antenna, fire up the generator and try to run stations on 80 and 40 meters the challenge of QRP and battery operation has required new planning, new strategies and has made field day a lot more fun. Greg, nz8r -- NZ8R