[Elecraft] “ELECRAFT NVIS field day”

[Henry Pollock - K4TMC]

This note is relative to the "field day" portion of the subject line.  The
NVIS portion has been discussed previously.

The Jan 2022 Winter Field Day rules are available at www.winterfieldday.com.
Portable, outdoor and home stations are allowed.

73,
Henry - K4TMC


On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 9:14 AM Greg Herman <kc9nro at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is just a suggestion and forgive me if I’m not aware of something that
> already exists. What if there was the annual event called the The Elecraft
> NVIS field day?
>
> As we all know Elecraft plays well with others, and along that theme
> everybody would be welcome to participate  in such a field day event. I’m
> guessing there would be a lot of KX twos and KX3 Yahoo Group all along with
> several other QRP radios and some 100 watt ones. Who knows Wayne might put
> a battery in a K4 and climb a hill.
>
> I have never made it in VIS contact but for emergency preparedness and just
> knowledge I would love to learn a lot about it and having others to
> participate would make it even easier to perhaps relay a message to across
> America
>
> My understanding brief as it is is it 80 meters is one of the better bands
> for NVIS
>
> Perhaps designate different segments of the band for the 0-9 groups
> depending on where you’re from that way you could listen in for your
> neighboring groups
>
> No stress, just good clean fun and an opportunity to learn.
>
> Comments and suggestions welcome
>
> Greg- KC9NRO
>
>
> --
> Have a Great day!
> Greg
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