[GCARC] NE2R FD 2026

[Robert Pantazes]

Good work, Ben,
Glad the 80 meter antenna worked well.
I missed FD due to a family wedding in CT . There are 52 weekends a year
and the couple picked FD weekend. I did stop at a FD site on Sunday.
On Wednesday we will stop at the ARRL HQ.
73,
Bob W2ARP


Sent by a iPad by,
A.Robert Pantazes

On Sun, Jun 28, 2026 at 5:18 PM Ben Johnson NE2R via GCARC <
gcarc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> All.
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> Field day was very enjoyable. despite HF band condition being less than
> desirable especially QSB. There was an apparent increase in new CW
> operators
> which was gratifying.
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> Working barefoot with 100 watts and wires adds to the fun especially when
> you're challenged to get that contact, but you and the other ops will
> struggle to get that contact even after 5 AGN's. I didn't have one station
> give up on completing a QSO.
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> I was able to work 80 meters decently for the first time in about 55 years
> by putting up a last minute RADIOWAYZ All band short Center Fed dipole less
> than 25 feet high.
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> The rain stopped Sunday and I was able to get up to the club house for a
> couple of hours and work from the clubhouse and got home in time to get in
> the last 15 minutes of the contest.
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> I hope that everyone that participated in FD enjoyed it.
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> Field day should be 48 hours!
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> Callsign: NE2R
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> Contest: FD
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> About 8.0 hours total
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> Band     QSOs     Pts  Pt/Q
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>    3.5      15      30   2.0
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>      7     141     282   2.0
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>     14      69     138   2.0
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>     21      21      42   2.0
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>     28       6      12   2.0
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> Total     252     504   2.0
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> Score: 1,008
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> 1 Mult = 1.0 Q'sw
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> 73 / 77
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> Ben Johnson - NE2R
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> A1 Forever
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> Ben Johnson - NE2R
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> A1 Forever
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