[KCDXC] Field Day - Mid 90's a picture tour BYRG style!

[Robert Underwood]

Mid 90's?   That’s at least 15 years ago.  Don't you think it's time to
consider doing this again with maybe a new spirit and expectation?   People
change, club member change, operating practice change and technologies
changes.   

Bill's idea of the scout's sure sounds exciting and would be a wonderful
example of how the Kansas City DX Club "EXPERTS" can contribute to the youth
and finding ways to get them involved.

Yes I know Raytown, Belton, Johnson County and all of those around the
entire USA do a FD...   Wouldn't it be worth considering the fact that it's
time for the KCDX Club to find more ways to get people involved with the
club if not through FD, but also through teaching and elmering as well?

In the past, those that did, did it well and had a lot of fun most likely
even though there were hardships and burdens.  

It's time to bring back the spirit of Field Day to the Kansas City DX Club
and find new ways to create enthusiasm in the "OLD FARTS" and motivate the
new comers and educate as well.

73 Rob K0RU
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-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Brown - WØNQX [mailto:bbrown at byrg.net] 
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 3:29 AM
To: Even Lighter Side of KCDXC; byrgit at byrg.net; byrg remailer; KC DX Club
Reflector
Subject: [KCDXC] Field Day - Mid 90's a picture tour BYRG style!

Mid 90's Field DAY:

https://picasaweb.google.com/114167352822624270058/FieldDayBYRGStyleMid90S?f
eat=directlink


>From K0LW:

I did host a number of FD's at my QTH and they were great fun.
It seems that it became more difficult to get commitments after Doc, Ace and
Tom moved away.
The remainder save for a few just would commit with a "I might stop by".
That makes it VERY hard to plan any meals and refreshments (the heart
of FD), so I stopped hosting.

Sm0ke brought his whole family and camped out, so did Ike, WB0AAQ and
others. Alex,KU1CW
cranked away at the surplus rig with the hand generator and we had a blast.

I guess times are just different for many.

I feel that FD should not be planned except for radios. The whole idea is
for it to simulate emergency commo and not a well orchestrated operation
(IMHO). I enjoy the planned events just as well, but 100W and a battery to a
piece of wire is real emergency commo and good enough for me.

EOM
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Me, W0NQX I feel the same way Lee does about FD, it should be about
real field condtions IMHO,

But planned orchestrated set ups can be fun too!
Just as the Raytown site can be!. I have spent some time there too.
and the Independence EOC too!

Lets not get carried away with the idea and try to remember the spirit
of the OP!

On Field Day I always just grabbed what ever I could find out in the
barn, in the truck, in the shack and headed out to Lee's
place and made a weekend of it, the only thing that was ever planned,
was the weekend sleep over! everything else radio was
just what I had on hand! always seemed to work and we had fun doing it! :)

Of course my work schedule and getting older makes me plan a bit more now
too!

anyhow enjoy the past FD pics!

https://picasaweb.google.com/114167352822624270058/FieldDayBYRGStyleMid90S?f
eat=directlink

and

Raytown's Field Day 2009, I got the Fox4 Tv News out to do a news piece on
FD!.

http://www.k0gq.org/video/Fox4NewsCoverage%20ARRLFieldDay2009.mp4
and
http://www.k0gq.org/video/2009_ARRL_Field_Day_Video_With%20New_Footage.mp4

The Fox4 TV news crew won a ARRL award for this news story too as well!


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Thanks in Advance

   Bob Brown, WØNQX

   Kansas City Metro Area

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