[Elecraft] YAFDS (Yet Another Field Day Story)

[BobDobson@aol.com]

I have an ugly confession to make; I have been a licensed radio
amateur for 29 years, and this was my first Field Day in which I
was an active participant.  Bless me, Hiram Percy Maxim, for
I have sinned... :)

My K2 (# 2537) coupled with the Rube-Goldbergiest of 20m 
dipoles (JPEGs available upon request) provided me with an
unspeakable level of fun this past weekend.  No one has to worry 
about my score; I fully anticipate being at the very, very bottom of the 
"Field Day Results" in QST.  The 100 points I will glom from copying
the ARRL FD Bulletin will net me more points than those from all the
FD contacts I made.  Although I did not punch any holes in the 
ionosphere or contact alien motherships in the Asteroid Belt, I
must confess I had a stone-cold blast.

I am convinced the K2 can hear anything that the high-end
commercial rigs can hear, just with a lower noise floor.  The
"Big 3" could certainly learn a few things about receiver design 
from Wayne and Eric.  I noticed this most of all when I tuned
down to the CW segment where it became much like shooting 
fish in the proverbial barrel.

I have to wait three hundred sixty and HOW MANY days until the
next Field Day???  

73, all!

Bob WA4FOM


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