Grizzly Dave Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Anyone working it? I know there's a few here that know what I'm talking about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deja Vous Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Anyone working it? I know there's a few here that know what I'm talking about... AS in Sarah Palin??? loll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted June 25, 2011 Author Share Posted June 25, 2011 Not that I know of.... Ham Radio Field Day starts tomorrow at noon. Ham operators all over set up stations off the grid using alternative power and have a contest to see how many contacts they can make. I haven't really ever done anything with it, but tomorrow I'm going to go visit the station that the kids auxillery group of the local Ham club is setting up and working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bama Red Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Haven't done that in 'bout twenty years. Let my ticket expire a few years back and no longer have any of my gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted June 25, 2011 Author Share Posted June 25, 2011 A friend in Iowa mentioned Field Day to me this week, I had to check to see if my ticket had expired, it hasn't. Hopefully I'll remember to renew in 2017. Even though I'm not at all active and don't even have an operational 2M rig right now much less HF, I'd like to keep it up. I worked my but off for the 20 WPM code for the Extra. I pretty much breezed thru the theory by memorization without really learning much of it. Don't want to take the tests again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashpowder Hal Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Grizz, I was chattin' on 10M tonight wid a feller down in Victorville, CA, from up here in WA State I heard others saying they'd talked ta' Italy on 20M! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted June 25, 2011 Author Share Posted June 25, 2011 I used to enjoy CW quite a lot, never really got the hang of sSB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashpowder Hal Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 I got started using SSB on CB in the 70's. I wonder if anyone remembers the "X-Ray Club" on lower Ch. 31 I talked to Australia twice, barefoot with a Bigstik antenna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Copper Mart Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Heard the folks on 2m talking about it last night. I'm not able to take part this year. Did do a bit of the VHF test two weeks ago, though. Gave out grids as I traveled about the NW. Mart... N7MX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted June 25, 2011 Author Share Posted June 25, 2011 Wow, kids club had it goin on. maybe ten rigs going with an op and another kid at a computer logging. Didn't know most of the folks, but the couple who runs the kids club has known me since before I was born, so good to see them. Grizz W0MOX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 It just so happens the "local" field day is being held in the park right next to the dog park.......where our little girl loves to go run. Guess where Uno is???? I'm sure he'll have a report out when he returns. He hasn't been bit by the bug quite yet, but I'm sure it's coming....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uno Mas SASS #80082 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Yep. The Long Beach Hams have a pretty active set-up in Rec Park. 3 Alpha including a GOTA 2 meter base. http://www.aralb.org/Field_Day_information/ Their 40 meter has been working the East Coast pretty regularly. And none of this was onsite before 11 am yesterday (Friday.) Pretty impressive. Think I've been bitten by the Ham bug: it'll fit in nicely with my disaster preparedness bent. And satisfy my inner Geek. There's also a great new audio and video podcast on Amateur Radio: Ham Nation. They've even got a segment on Field Day. 73's Y'all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratch, SASS #5245 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Our club had to set up at a lower elevation this year. Thar's still snow in the Sierras!! However, I'm MIA as we are moving to a new home this weekend...little further from civilization and more area for steel tree farm.. W6VMT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt Jen Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Field day: All day shopping trip. Am I participating? Oh, yeah. AJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratch, SASS #5245 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Field day: All day shopping trip. Am I participating? Oh, yeah. AJ This, from a certified geek who showed me how to operate her iPhone camera at Piru a couple of years back.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt Jen Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 This, from a certified geek who showed me how to operate her iPhone camera at Piru a couple of years back.. ( Me being playful! ) AJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashpowder Hal Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I'm listening to my radio upstairs, Hearing calls from Wisconsin, Alabama and Michigan Mostly 20M tonight here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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