[K6NCG] K6NCG Field Day 2008

[petevanp at pacbell.net]

First of all For Joe, I am very sorry to hear that you will not be joining 
us this year.  We were looking forward to hooking up with some of the old 
gang of 40 + years ago.  It's hard to believe it has been that long!

For the rest of you out there, none of us are getting any younger, so start 
planning now for next year.  Not only is the Island changing, we  too are 
evolving(getting older!) and as time goes on travel is becoming more and 
more problematic.

Bill, thanks for the bump, here is the working plan for the weekend.  Please 
understand that this is very much a work in progress and there may be 
changes.
As to this year, we'll set up shop in the parking lot of Clipper Cove in 
front of the Treasure Island Yacht Club (the old Special Services building) 
just outside and to the right of the main gate.  We are planning two 
operation positions, a Yaesu FT-897 and an Icom IC-756 Pro both running on 
emergency power.
For antennas, we have a 80-40-20-10 fan dipole and a BuddiPole system that 
we are going to try to load up.
Though we haven't settled on frequencies, I think we'll be working mostly @ 
Mhz.292 at the top end of most bands, plus/minus QRM.

We'll probably be on the air Saturday into the evening hours and hopefully 
again in the morning, but not all 24 hours.  Right now there are just the 
two of us to operate.

I'm sure we can come up with a commemorative QSL card, it seems only 
appropriate to commemorate the event.

Any one have any suggestions as to where you would like to look for us or 
any operating requests?

73 for now.
...pete...
WA6UDU
ex-WA9DTY 63-64
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William R. Moninger" <aa0ba at ix.netcom.com>
To: "'Discussion of K6NCG'" <k6ncg at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 11:08 AM
Subject: RE: [K6NCG] K6NCG Field Day 2008


>
> For those of us who can't make it out there what are the chances of
> making some kind of arrangement to work K6NCG? It would be great to make
> contact and get a K6NCG QSL card!
>
> Bill Moninger WC0U
> Ex WA0GQH, AA0BA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: k6ncg-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:k6ncg-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Joe Getlien
> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 7:24 PM
> To: k6ncg at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [K6NCG] K6NCG Field Day 2008
>
> I am very sorry to say, with a great deal of regret, that I will not be
> able to attend subject event. I was looking forward with a great deal of
> pleasure to "Kissing 6 Nice Cute Girls" in teh middle of San Francisco
> Bay. Unfurtunately, the combination of economics and age have dictated
> otherwise.
>
>   I suspect that, before too much longer, the will be a charge just to
> drive by an airport. Worse that that however is the combination of
> kidney stones acting up and arthritis in both knees. You younger guys
> just remember that "golden age" is a myth - rather than gold, it's
> really brass and has a lot of tarnish. I'd say getting
> old(er) sucks but it still does beat out the alternative.
>
>   It hardly seems 44 years since the Anchorage earthquake and field Day
> on Mt Davidson. For that much time to have passed we all must have been
> really having a lot of fun.
>
> I'll miss seeing how much YOU guys have aged.
>
> 73, Joe  W1FAI  EC Catawba County NC
>
>
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