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

Sun Jun 19 10:58:17 EDT 2011

Wilson quit coming back to KC for FD when he got out-run on CW by a 10 year old girl.

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On Jun 19, 2011 9:39 AM, Jim Walker &lt;jim at walkersdomain.com&gt; wrote: 

Speaking of old farts who did a good job during field day, get Larry Wilson

to come back to KC for field day next year.

I just couldn't resist.

KillerWatt Jim

KBØX

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From: Robert Underwood [mailto:runderwood6 at kc.rr.com] 

Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 3:50 AM

To: 'Bob Brown - WØNQX'; 'Even Lighter Side of KCDXC'; byrgit at byrg.net;

'byrg remailer'; 'KC DX Club Reflector'

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

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

&gt;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

&nbsp;&nbsp; Bob Brown, WØNQX

&nbsp;&nbsp; Kansas City Metro Area

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its the SIZE of your watts that matter! -- Johnny Marshall, W0JM-SK

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