08/20/2009 | WW5R 2009 Field Day was a great success. We ran 2A - Commercial with a dedicated VHF station on for the whole 24 hour period. We ended up making close to 600 contacts using nothing more than two barefoot Icom 756 Pro II and delta loops for 20 and 40m, 80m NVIS and a Cushcraft 6el 6M beam mounted on a flag pole approximately 20' in the air. A pristine Icom IC-551C and a new IC-7000 were used for the 6m station. Very few visits from Murphy this year made for a very enjoyable time for all.

Highlights:

W5LL: Working Montana on 6m!

W5BL: Cooks a very tasty steak!

K5DAL: Holding down the VHF station.

KA5CJJ: The CW MAN!

KB5TZN: Held down the recliner. :-) -- W5LL