2009 ARRL Field Day
07/07/2009 |
N6R
QSL Info: VCARS, c/o Peter Heins, N6ZE, 1559 Norwich Ave., Thousand Oaks, CA, 91360. SASE requested. NO e-QSL or LOTW.
Special Events Station, N6R, Ventura Co.(CA) Amateur Radio Society (& joined by Simi Settlers ARC & Ventura Co. Amateur Radio Club) was on-the-air for the ARRL Field Day 2009 Emergency Communications Exercise! WE operated as 12-A in the SB Section
Field Day "Letter to the Editor" published in "Acorn" newspaper. http://www.toacorn.com/news/2009/0625/letters/022.html
KCLU-FM 88.3MHz , Thousand Oaks, CA had N6R Field Day coverage on Friday, 26 June, on the 4 & 6 P.M. news broadcasts: ftp://hasenfratz.dyndns.org/n6r.wav
"Ventura Co. (CA)Star" had Field Day 2009 operations in Ventura Co. featured on Local Page 1 of Sunday, 28 June edition: http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/jun/28/amateur-radios-used-for-us-drill/
Christopher Elliott, AF6MI, posted 8 minutes of coverage of N6R's Field Day 2009 on "You Tube" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXUX2_A7C2M
Various 100W HF stations, 2m/70cm Satellite, 6m SSB (100W + 5 elements), 2m SSB/FM (100W + ~11 elements), 70cm SSB/FM (100W + 11elements), 2.4 GHz ATV; operated from the Grounds of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum, Simi Valley, CA. (Grid DM04og).
BAND CAPTAINS: Bob, W6KGE, ATV (Demo); Mike, WA6FXT, Satellite (10 QSO); Kevin, KG6BCL, 70Cm (13 QSO); KG6BOW, 135Cm (9 QSO); Kevin, KG6BCL, 2m SSB (37 QSO);Randy, KF6MXB,6m: (142 QSO); Joe, K6NE, 10m (23 QSO); KG6BOW, 15m ssb (24 QSO); Rick, KQ6NO, 15m cw (45 QSO); Bob, KK6UE, 20m ssb (610 QSO); John, WI6O, 20m cw (154 QSO); Joe, K6NE 20m digi (19 QSO); Peter, AI6PG, 40m ssb (115 QSO); John, WI6O, 40m cw (18 QSO); Ray,WB6L,75m ssb (172 QSO) & 80m cw (170 QSO); Denise, KF6DVG, P.I.O. Table (100s of visitors).
N6R operated Field Day 2009 from the grounds of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum, Simi Valley, CA, during ARRL's Field Day 2009. The N6R Special Events Station commemorates the lives of President Ronald & Nancy Reagan. N6R was operational from Friday, 26 June, until Sunday, 28 June 2009. This is the 9th year for the Ventura County Amateur Radio Society (VCARS) to operate Field Day from this site. Contacts were made as far West as Japan and as far to the East as Germany. 49 States, all but one Canadian Province, and some other countries were logged by N6R.
This year, VCARS was joined by the Simi Valley Amateur Radio Club (SSARC) and Ventura County Amateur Radio Club (VCARC). N6R operated as a 12-A entry from the Santa Barbara Section. Very large batteries were used for the stations so visitors and operators alike were not subjected to emergency generator noise. This year LED illumination was used for the most part so older propane and white gas lighting was not needed at night..
Please check www.vcars.org or http://vcars.org/fieldaypics/pics.html or http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/jun/15/nbradiodrillbrief15/
On June 15, 2009, Simi Valley (CA) Mayor Paul Miller presented a Proclamation declaring the week of June 22 - 28, 2009 as Amateur Radio Week.Please refer to: http://simivalley.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=422 and click on Paragraph 1D (2) for video of the Presentation by Mayor Miller during the Simi Valley City Council meeting.
During Field Day, 7 Boy Scouts (Ranks from Tenderfoot to Eagle) from Ventura (CA) Boy Scout Troop #155 operated from N6R to complete the final requirements for the Radio Merit Badge. All Scouts received Field Day 2009 T-shirts for completing the Merit Badge. We hope that they participate as licensed hams in 2010.
An ARRL Technicial License Manual was donated by A.E.S. as a 'Door Prize'. It was won upon random drawing by a Boy Scout from Ventura (CA) Troop #155. An ARRL T-shirt was also awarded to a Thousand Oaks family who brought several children to visit Field Day to become acquainted with ham radio as a possible hobby.
Jarrod DeGonia, District Office Manager for State Assemblyman Cameron Smyth, presented Certificates of Recognition to each of the 3 Amateur Radio Clubs participating in Field Day 2009 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum.
ARRL SW Division Vice Director, Marty Woll, N6VI, visited N6R on Saturday afternoon.
Several local & state government officials and media personnel were briefed by the Field Day Chairman, Terry Graves, K7FE; Peter Heins, N6ZE, Public Information Officer; and others when the Invited Guests visited the Field Day 2009 site at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum.
Bob Heil, K9IED, President of "Heil Sound" paid a surprise visit on Saturday afternoon.
Sepecial Update From: " 'ATV Newsletter' June 30, 2009 Southern California Field Day Results ... __________________________________________________________ Field Day here in Southern California went off like clock work and here is a quick rundown on who was here. The Simi Valley group that set-up their station at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library put a flawless 2.4 Ghz signal into Oat Mtn.. They also produced a video of the other ham stations in operation at the library as well as some shots of the library that was shown on the air. K9EID Bob Heil showed up at the Ronald Reagan Library as well and spent quite a while on ATV. "
Kudos to all N6R Field Day 2009 participants, especially:
Denise, KF6DVG, for her many hours working the PIO table
Bob, W6KGE, & Spencer, N6IWG, spearheading the highly successful Amateur Radio TV station
Mike, WA6FXT, for bringing his high visibility Amateur Radio Satellite Ground Station
The Potter Family for their instrumental role in managing the Saturday Evening BBQ meal
Peter, AI6PG, and Joe Krichbaum, K6NE, for providing manpower and equipment from Simi Settlers Amateur Radio Club (SSARC) & Ventura Co. Amateur Radio Club (VCARC)
Ray, WB6L, for his lead role as Radio Merit Badge instructor to insure that each Boy Scout from BSA Troop #155 conducted their own two way Amateur Radio communications
Terry, K7FE, for coordinating the Field Day efforts of the diverse groups and interests of over 40 members of three widespread Ventura Co. Amateur Radio groups.
Keith, KI6YVH, for providing photo services for Field Day 2009
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum and staff for permitting us to utilize the grounds and other facilities for a three day period
The Office of the Mayor of Simi Valley; George Lange (Conejo Recreation & Parks District); The Office of State Assemblyman Cameron Smyth
News media organizations: The Acorn, The Ventura Co. Star, KCLU-FM (NPR); VC Reporter, Jill-FM 92.7, QST, CQ, Amateur Radio Newsline -- N6ZE
Special Events Station, N6R, Ventura Co.(CA) Amateur Radio Society (& joined by Simi Settlers ARC & Ventura Co. Amateur Radio Club) was on-the-air for the ARRL Field Day 2009 Emergency Communications Exercise! WE operated as 12-A in the SB Section
Field Day "Letter to the Editor" published in "Acorn" newspaper. http://www.toacorn.com/news/2009/0625/letters/022.html
KCLU-FM 88.3MHz , Thousand Oaks, CA had N6R Field Day coverage on Friday, 26 June, on the 4 & 6 P.M. news broadcasts: ftp://hasenfratz.dyndns.org/n6r.wav
"Ventura Co. (CA)Star" had Field Day 2009 operations in Ventura Co. featured on Local Page 1 of Sunday, 28 June edition: http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/jun/28/amateur-radios-used-for-us-drill/
Christopher Elliott, AF6MI, posted 8 minutes of coverage of N6R's Field Day 2009 on "You Tube" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXUX2_A7C2M
Various 100W HF stations, 2m/70cm Satellite, 6m SSB (100W + 5 elements), 2m SSB/FM (100W + ~11 elements), 70cm SSB/FM (100W + 11elements), 2.4 GHz ATV; operated from the Grounds of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum, Simi Valley, CA. (Grid DM04og).
BAND CAPTAINS: Bob, W6KGE, ATV (Demo); Mike, WA6FXT, Satellite (10 QSO); Kevin, KG6BCL, 70Cm (13 QSO); KG6BOW, 135Cm (9 QSO); Kevin, KG6BCL, 2m SSB (37 QSO);Randy, KF6MXB,6m: (142 QSO); Joe, K6NE, 10m (23 QSO); KG6BOW, 15m ssb (24 QSO); Rick, KQ6NO, 15m cw (45 QSO); Bob, KK6UE, 20m ssb (610 QSO); John, WI6O, 20m cw (154 QSO); Joe, K6NE 20m digi (19 QSO); Peter, AI6PG, 40m ssb (115 QSO); John, WI6O, 40m cw (18 QSO); Ray,WB6L,75m ssb (172 QSO) & 80m cw (170 QSO); Denise, KF6DVG, P.I.O. Table (100s of visitors).
N6R operated Field Day 2009 from the grounds of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum, Simi Valley, CA, during ARRL's Field Day 2009. The N6R Special Events Station commemorates the lives of President Ronald & Nancy Reagan. N6R was operational from Friday, 26 June, until Sunday, 28 June 2009. This is the 9th year for the Ventura County Amateur Radio Society (VCARS) to operate Field Day from this site. Contacts were made as far West as Japan and as far to the East as Germany. 49 States, all but one Canadian Province, and some other countries were logged by N6R.
This year, VCARS was joined by the Simi Valley Amateur Radio Club (SSARC) and Ventura County Amateur Radio Club (VCARC). N6R operated as a 12-A entry from the Santa Barbara Section. Very large batteries were used for the stations so visitors and operators alike were not subjected to emergency generator noise. This year LED illumination was used for the most part so older propane and white gas lighting was not needed at night..
Please check www.vcars.org or http://vcars.org/fieldaypics/pics.html or http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/jun/15/nbradiodrillbrief15/
On June 15, 2009, Simi Valley (CA) Mayor Paul Miller presented a Proclamation declaring the week of June 22 - 28, 2009 as Amateur Radio Week.Please refer to: http://simivalley.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=422 and click on Paragraph 1D (2) for video of the Presentation by Mayor Miller during the Simi Valley City Council meeting.
During Field Day, 7 Boy Scouts (Ranks from Tenderfoot to Eagle) from Ventura (CA) Boy Scout Troop #155 operated from N6R to complete the final requirements for the Radio Merit Badge. All Scouts received Field Day 2009 T-shirts for completing the Merit Badge. We hope that they participate as licensed hams in 2010.
An ARRL Technicial License Manual was donated by A.E.S. as a 'Door Prize'. It was won upon random drawing by a Boy Scout from Ventura (CA) Troop #155. An ARRL T-shirt was also awarded to a Thousand Oaks family who brought several children to visit Field Day to become acquainted with ham radio as a possible hobby.
Jarrod DeGonia, District Office Manager for State Assemblyman Cameron Smyth, presented Certificates of Recognition to each of the 3 Amateur Radio Clubs participating in Field Day 2009 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum.
ARRL SW Division Vice Director, Marty Woll, N6VI, visited N6R on Saturday afternoon.
Several local & state government officials and media personnel were briefed by the Field Day Chairman, Terry Graves, K7FE; Peter Heins, N6ZE, Public Information Officer; and others when the Invited Guests visited the Field Day 2009 site at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum.
Bob Heil, K9IED, President of "Heil Sound" paid a surprise visit on Saturday afternoon.
Sepecial Update From: " 'ATV Newsletter' June 30, 2009 Southern California Field Day Results ... __________________________________________________________ Field Day here in Southern California went off like clock work and here is a quick rundown on who was here. The Simi Valley group that set-up their station at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library put a flawless 2.4 Ghz signal into Oat Mtn.. They also produced a video of the other ham stations in operation at the library as well as some shots of the library that was shown on the air. K9EID Bob Heil showed up at the Ronald Reagan Library as well and spent quite a while on ATV. "
Kudos to all N6R Field Day 2009 participants, especially:
Denise, KF6DVG, for her many hours working the PIO table
Bob, W6KGE, & Spencer, N6IWG, spearheading the highly successful Amateur Radio TV station
Mike, WA6FXT, for bringing his high visibility Amateur Radio Satellite Ground Station
The Potter Family for their instrumental role in managing the Saturday Evening BBQ meal
Peter, AI6PG, and Joe Krichbaum, K6NE, for providing manpower and equipment from Simi Settlers Amateur Radio Club (SSARC) & Ventura Co. Amateur Radio Club (VCARC)
Ray, WB6L, for his lead role as Radio Merit Badge instructor to insure that each Boy Scout from BSA Troop #155 conducted their own two way Amateur Radio communications
Terry, K7FE, for coordinating the Field Day efforts of the diverse groups and interests of over 40 members of three widespread Ventura Co. Amateur Radio groups.
Keith, KI6YVH, for providing photo services for Field Day 2009
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum and staff for permitting us to utilize the grounds and other facilities for a three day period
The Office of the Mayor of Simi Valley; George Lange (Conejo Recreation & Parks District); The Office of State Assemblyman Cameron Smyth
News media organizations: The Acorn, The Ventura Co. Star, KCLU-FM (NPR); VC Reporter, Jill-FM 92.7, QST, CQ, Amateur Radio Newsline -- N6ZE
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