[HCRA] Field Day the HCRA Way - Cancelled for 2020

[Alan Dove]

Rich:

It's great to hear from another pilot in the group, and I love the
photo. 

I don't think there was any way to render a group Field Day operation
safe this year, even outdoors. Doing individual operations from our
homes is actually a pretty good exercise for disasters where sheltering
in place is the best strategy - including this pandemic. 

I'm very interested in aeronautical mobile operation in general. Maybe
in a year or so, when we're all vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, we can
go flying together and figure out some techniques. HF would be a
challenge, but perhaps a trailing wire antenna deployed out the window
would be fun to try. And VHF from several thousand feet should be a
hoot. 

For a few years I've also been pondering a wacky idea that would
involve flying to different airports around New England and setting up
portable operations, either for the New England QSO Party or Field Day.
Sort of a "$100 QSO" excuse to fly, really. Let me know if you're
interested and I'll describe what I have in mind.

-- 
          --Alan (AB1XW)

Alan Dove, Ph.D.
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