[CTSARA] Preliminary Field Day Results

[Jon Perelstein]

We scored over 1-1/2 inches of rain (probably about 1.75 inches of rain)
and approximately 80,000 gallons of water.  We also handled 25 mile/hour
winds.  Our best showing in decades!!

In other news, propagation was terrible because of various solar storms
that you probably read about.  Seriously bad - everyone across the country
suffered.  Some unfortunate club in California managed to get into their
local newspaper with a headline "Solar storm forces Ham Radio drill to shut
down early"  (http://www.signalscv.com/m/section/36/article/139123/).

We did not shut down early.  Our crazy members kept on pushing right to the
end, despite rain, wind, solar storms, blown finals, particularly hungry
bugs, and the Nature Center's guinea hens who simply would not take "No"
for an answer when they asked to operate.  Good engineering by Terry
Papazidis, Andy Siegel, Steve Urso and a few others kept our tents on the
ground and free of water.  We did not have to shut down at all.

Preliminary results are

7,702 points total on 2,065 QSOs (including GOTA)

For comparison,
2014 was 11,334 points on 3,750 QSOs (including GOTA)
2013 was 8,910 points on 2,550 QSOs (including GOTA)

We're still checking the logs to make sure we have everything correct, but
it's likely that 7,702 will be our final number.  It's also likely that's
going to be one of the better 3A scores in the country and certainly in New
England.

In addition to all that, we managed to pick up a new member - a local ham
who never knew we existed until he came across our Field Day info on a web
site and came by to visit.

Thanks and congratulations to everyone who participated - I'll have a full
list in a later email.

73
Jon, WB2RYV