[K3PZN-List] ANOTHER FIELD DAY

[James Nitzberg]

Congratulations to all for a great field day 2004!

>From what I've heard - it may have been the most fun
per unit effort to date.
 
Remember - please send your field day stories to me
(better yet - put them on the reflector) and pictures
to N3SB so the two of us can do a good review at our
next club meeting.

Thanks to all that helped the 75m SSB station rack up
over 600 QSOs.  

73,

Jim Nitzberg  WX3B

--- Al Bisasky <al.bisasky at verizon.net> wrote:
> Another successful CCARC Field Day has come and
> gone.  "Successful" 
> because of the hard work performed by the Station
> Captains and the 
> "Chef" and all of those who operated and performed
> all of the grunt 
> work.  Like any other club event, what you as a
> member put into it, you 
> get out of it.  We ran as a 10 Alpha.
> 
> My apologies for not being more active and doing
> some operating.  I 
> broke a filling and the tooth was giving me a fit
> and I couldn't eat 
> Keith's teriyaki barbecued chicken or the corn on
> the cob, both of which 
> are among my favorites.  Many thanks to Doogie,
> Hubcap, and Bubba for 
> taking up the slack in my absence and to Nitz for
> not going near the 
> generator the ran like a Swiss watch for most of the
> weekend.  Thanks, 
> Dick, for hauling that mother over from the FTC for
> us and "The Gashouse 
> Gang" (aka Doug and his crew) for keeping the thing
> fueled.
> 
> Poor Steve had well pump problems on Saturday and
> was unable to attend.  
> I'll make you crab soup sometime soon, Steve. 
> Speaking of which, I can 
> only assume that folks liked the soup as it ran out
> fast!
> 
> Joe could not attend as he is playing "Nurse
> Ratchett" to his wife, 
> Kathryn, who recently had surgery on her right foot.
>  Joe thought that 
> he was going to sneak out to Field Day and help out.
>  I told him that if 
> he showed up, I'd have Hubcap and Bubba hog tie him
> and drive him right 
> back home. We hope that Kathryn is doing well, Joe,
> and we see your 
> smiling face around again soon.
> 
> Clint held a VE session on Sunday morning with four
> out of five 
> examinees passing.  Like Larry the Cable Guy says,
> "Git-R-Done!" and 
> Clint certainly does.  Helping Clint were Jim K4CGY
> and Keith KB3HHK.
> 
> I don't have a count of the participants, but I'll
> get that posted along 
> with the scores as soon as I can.  I could not
> attend last year, but I 
> was told that attendance was down for this year.
> 
> Welcome back Joe, KB3DSR.  I'll get you back on the
> roster PDQ.
> 
> It was nice to see the newer members out in force: 
> Bill, Shirley, Pete 
> et al.  There were many "old faces" that didn't
> show.  You were missed.
> 
> The STARS of Field Day were the Youth Group running
> the GOTA station.  
> The kids put up the station including a 40' mast for
> two 40m loops.  
> Every time that I saw one of them, they were either
> making Q's or 
> eating.  Geez, did you see 'em 'ere kids EAT!  I'm
> sure glad that I 
> don't have to feed them on a daily basis.  Better
> think about upping the 
> food budget next year, Keith... by two or three
> grand!
> 
> I understand that the Boy Scout Venture Team also
> did a good job running 
> the HF data station.  The were located at the top
> end of the parking lot 
> and every time I started to make the trek back
> there, I got sidetracked.
> 
> There was no interference this year between the 20m
> Phone and CW 
> stations this year.  Probably due to the fact that
> "outcasts" were 
> relegated to the low rent district at the bottom of
> the field.  However, 
> they did have a nice big tent and sheltered private
> picnic table.
> 
> I also noticed that some of 'em 'ere kids showed up
> with "dates".  They 
> do grow up fast.
> 
> Robbie the Repairman and Teresa (and three players
> to be named later) 
> did a magnificent job cutting down the jungle. 
> Special Kudos to Rob the 
> younger for his help in getting the generator
> unpacked, fired up, and 
> cables run.  Now THAT's a mechanic!  Hey, Heath's,
> did you notice how 
> Krystal was Flirting with Andrew?  Darned good thing
> we had him fixed or 
> we might have become impromptu in-laws.
> 
> Eric, sorry that I got side tracked.  We'll give a
> look to your mobile 
> at the next meeting.  Bring your manual.
> 
> SOME members were apparently invited to attend a
> special private dinner 
> in the FD Chairman's hospitality tent.  However,
> they DID NOT invite the 
> FD chairman!  It was those famous world class
> DX-piditioners, CW 
> contesters and other gadflies and ne'er-do'wells of
> Ham Radio.
> 
> Steve had hats made up by B&B for the Station
> Captains, Chef, and 
> chairman.  Thank you very much, Steve, they are very
> much appreciated 
> and will be cherished by the recipients.
> 
> That's about it.  I'm sure that there will be more
> in the upcoming issue 
> of the NewsWaves.
> 
> 73 Al K3ZE
> 
>
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> BREAK
> -----------------------------------------------
> THE event of the year -- FIELD DAY! June 26-27.
> Next CCARC meeting Monday July 12, 7:30 PM, at the
> FTC.
> Our guest speaker is Bruce Carpenter, ++ Grounding
> Techniques in the Ham Shack. ++
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