[K3PZN-List] FD2007 Initial Report - PSK QRO or equivalent
geobra at att.net
geobra at att.net
Tue Jun 26 10:12:13 EDT 2007
Curt,
What are you talking about? In 13 rig hours phone did 120 QSOs. Digital can share CW's antennas!
Seriously, though, I don't think we need EOC (FTC) antennas for a QRP field day, if we go that route next year. Digital was on a portable antenna, phone was on a portable antenna and I believe 40m CW was also. And if we don't use EOC (FTC) antennas, the antennas can be spread out much farther for less interference.
I also think that the 60 80m phone contacts in 8 hours and the 60 40m phone contacts in 5 hours shows that phone is a viable (and for us a really untapped) way to get QRP QSOs. I'll bet that if you ran 2 QRP phone stations continuously you could easily get 300 QSOs, probably 400.
Rich, N3III
-------------- Original message from Curt Milton <wb8yyy at yahoo.com>: --------------
> John
>
> Thanks for the nice post. Yes I like to poke a little
> fun at the digital mode station since it has a thirst
> for using DC power, and even the power to boost its RF
> output may not be that great compared to how much the
> PC uses ! (But I do enjoy working some PSK31 at home,
> and it will be even more fun now running 30 watts
> instead of 5 watts with my K2 ! And last night I
> turned on my TT1340 QRP rig, worked a VE2, heard a
> LY3-station that I could not work, so I did use the K2
> to work him on 40m).
>
> Lets see 5 to 50 watts is 10 dB ...
>
> Maybe we can boost your RF signal next year with a
> better antenna ! Maybe an extended double zepp will
> get half of this 10 dB (or more) on 20m compared to an
> outbacker? And on 40m likely it still would have
> about 5 dB gain over an outbacker ?
>
> Next year I suggest we focus on fewer, better
> antennas. It might mean sharing them between digital
> and phone, but our productivity would go up a bunch.
> And more time to chat between radio operating.
>
> And I wonder if a K2 on PSK would output less RF
> across the band ....
>
> Maybe we need a play radio event at the EOC to see
> what we can do as a rehersal.
>
> I wonder if there is a way to install halyards at the
> EOC for easy temporary antenna lifting (??). Probably
> no as we would have already done it.
>
>
>
> --- John Hart wrote:
>
> > Hello to all,
> >
> > I had a great time at the 2007 Field Day event. The
> > HF Digital Station was
> > a little slow getting started on Saturday due to a
> > few little technical
> > glitches but everything ran smooth all night
> > (especially with the 4, 5 or more cups of coffee)
> > and club member support.
> > Batteries are the way to go, but I would like to
> > have alittle more RF OUT
> > maybe 50 watts would be nice on the digital modes.
> > I guess I will need more
> > batteries and MORE AMP-HOURS (you know you cann't
> > have too many AMP-HOURS
> > stored up for these events) .
> >
> > John, K3KWO
> >
> >
> > >From: geobra at att.net
> > >Reply-To: Carroll County Amateur Radio Club
> >
> > >To: Carroll County Amateur Radio Club
> >
> > >Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] FD2007 Initial Report
> > >Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:46:38 +0000
> > >
> > >Great thanks to John who ran Field Day!
> > >
> > >Rich, N3III
> > >
> > >-------------- Original message from W3JJH
> > : --------------
> > >
> > >
> > > > QST de W3JJH:
> > > >
> > > > The initial report for FD 2007 is posted at . In
> > summary, 478 CW
> > > > QSOs, 43 on digital, and 72 on Phone, with a
> > total of 1800 bonus points
> > >for a
> > > > provisional total of 7370.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you to everyone who helped!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 72 de W3JJH
> > > > John
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
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