2006 ARRL Field Day
11/21/2006 |
W7TF
QRP is Us did field day from a location near historic Silver City, Idaho again this year. We have used this site for several years and enjoy the remoteness and quiet.
Even though we are off the beaten path we have visitors every year. This year we had the usual crew and a couple of new additions. WB7VEQ Steve brought his soon to be wife and her son. Steve' daughter Kayla came as well.
Other operators were John KD7HGS, Jim W7TF, Bob W7RLS and Don KC7U. John's wife Deb was there for moral support and she cooks a mean Dutch oven breakfast.
As in years past we operate QRP only, CW as well as SSB. We use batteris for power. Operation at under 10 watts SSB as well as CW is a real challenge.
Our antenna farm consisted of a 5btv verticle, a 80 meter trap dipole, 3 element yagi beam and a 80 meter long wire.
Power was supplied by batteries for each rig brought along by the owner of the radio that they operated.
Rigs were IC 706Mk3, IC 703, MFJ 4020, K2 and a Heath Kit 102.
Camping out in the mountains of Idaho can be cold even in June but this year it was pleasant. Not at all like last time when we had a lightning storm and rain down pour with a River Running Through It (our operation tent).
All in all a very rewarding expediton. Lots of operating and fellowship. We did not score extremely high but scored well in the enjoyment category.
Pictures posted are of the FD site at about 8000 feet elevation. Our army surplus tent is setup in the little grove of trees and we camped around the perimeter.
Notice that there are no RVs in the pictures, it is almost a 4x4 situation to even get to the site. Indeed our visitors came by Quad and motorcycle.
Looking forward to next year. -- KC7U
Even though we are off the beaten path we have visitors every year. This year we had the usual crew and a couple of new additions. WB7VEQ Steve brought his soon to be wife and her son. Steve' daughter Kayla came as well.
Other operators were John KD7HGS, Jim W7TF, Bob W7RLS and Don KC7U. John's wife Deb was there for moral support and she cooks a mean Dutch oven breakfast.
As in years past we operate QRP only, CW as well as SSB. We use batteris for power. Operation at under 10 watts SSB as well as CW is a real challenge.
Our antenna farm consisted of a 5btv verticle, a 80 meter trap dipole, 3 element yagi beam and a 80 meter long wire.
Power was supplied by batteries for each rig brought along by the owner of the radio that they operated.
Rigs were IC 706Mk3, IC 703, MFJ 4020, K2 and a Heath Kit 102.
Camping out in the mountains of Idaho can be cold even in June but this year it was pleasant. Not at all like last time when we had a lightning storm and rain down pour with a River Running Through It (our operation tent).
All in all a very rewarding expediton. Lots of operating and fellowship. We did not score extremely high but scored well in the enjoyment category.
Pictures posted are of the FD site at about 8000 feet elevation. Our army surplus tent is setup in the little grove of trees and we camped around the perimeter.
Notice that there are no RVs in the pictures, it is almost a 4x4 situation to even get to the site. Indeed our visitors came by Quad and motorcycle.
Looking forward to next year. -- KC7U
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