Field Day Thread

[Wire Weasel]

What are you doing for Field Day? Last full weekend in June.

My local club isn't operating.

Nearest club is a good distance away so I'm going to enjoy the comforts of home again and operated 1 Delta. All I have left equipment wise at the moment is 10 meters but that's good this year as the propagation has been great and 10 meters should be rockin' for FD this year as well as the next year or two.

I won't be reporting my score but enjoy being a contact for all the others out there who do.

[Sonwatcher]

Boy, I haven't thought of it . Guess I won't be on the radio . That weekend the wife and I will be going on a trip for our anniversary. Our club had a Field Day a couple weekends ago and I missed that. It has been a hectic year. My son spent 16 weeks in a cast and surgery as he completely broke the side of the large socket of his leg where it connects to his ankle. And since then physical therapy for him. Maybe I can sneak a radio in the vehicle on the trip

[f-250ford]

This will be my first field day we have a small club out here were going to bbq and work the radios from what the club has said it sounds like Good times

[cyclops1970]

I don't know. I'm kinda....not interested in radio anymore. For the first time in over 10 years, I just might not do FD.

[moleculo]

I'm not part of a local ham club (not that there aren't tons around here) so I don't really participate in field day. I do my own "field day" whenever I go camping, anyway

[Wire Weasel]

Hooked up some batteries and working 1E out of Dixie on 10 meters. Decent but not strong propagation this afternoon. Mostly working Region 1 and 2 stations early on. Probably may swing west this afternoon. About 10 stations in first 45 minutes

[EDUK8TR]

I'm going to participate with the club I belong to. We are going to use our Emergency Operating Center for the event. I think I'll go over to the EOC after supper and spend the evening there. I always enjoy Field Day. With the recent Sporadic E openings on 10m it should be interesting making contacts on 10m and 6m.


73

Wayne C.

[Sonwatcher]

Ended up not going away for the weekend. I checked 6m but had nothing here but there has been activity according to some DX websites.

[Highlander_821]

What are the designations I hear people giving (11-echo Colorado, etc?) How do I know what mine is?

[Wire Weasel]

You can see the complete classification list at arrl.org

If you are at home running commercial power, your designation would be 1D (delta), and then the abbreviation for your state. Some states have more than 1 section so you need to look that up to.