[ARC5] Field Day musings...

[Michael St. Angelo]

Ken,

Do any other members of the club or other local Hams have an interest in
Boatanchor gear?  If so. You may want to arrange a BA or Military radio
field day event for next year.

Mike N2MS

-----Original Message-----
From: arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Kenneth G. Gordon
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 12:15 PM
To: Arc-5 Radios
Subject: [ARC5] Field Day musings...

So, I went out to the local fairgrounds Saturday to see what the local ham
club was doing for FD. 

I took along my AN/GRC-109, a large box of crystals, my bug and my phones
since it had been hinted at to me personally that I might be able to operate
the stuff for a bit.

I laid the '109 out on a table when offered the opportunity. Several
commented on it: "Gee, what a neat antique." etc, including the fellow with
whom I had been discussing this gear, and who had used one like it in Laos
"back then".

I then asked if I could operate a little CW....receiving a blank stare in
return.

I finally left in disgust, went home, fired up the generator, and operated
as a 1E station for a bit: 89 minutes to be exact, and made 54 contacts,
finally having to turn the genny off since we had guests coming for dinner
that night.

Listening on the bands for the local group's signals proved to me that they
weren't particularly active, apparently making one contact about every 15
minutes or so.

I am more than a little ticked off.

I may work towards finding some like-minded folks here in the area (so far,
I know only one) who would join me in an effort to operate together next
year using our "antique" gear.

Kenneth G. Gordon W7EKB