[KYHAM] Field day blues --- the cure

[Tim Osborne]

We did a special event station once from Moon, KY.
It was a hoot and all had a good time.
I can't remember how many contacts we had but it was a bunch.
We even printed a certificate.

Good ideas from a GREAT hobby.

73
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Tim Osborne  K4TDO
SERA Vice Director for Kentucky
Coordinating West of Interstate 75
P.O. Box 381
Happy, KY 41746-0381
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Danny K4DOJ" <dojudd@bellsouth.net>
To: "K4Gap" <gartho@bellsouth.net>
Cc: <kyham@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 10:26
Subject: Re: [KYHAM] Field day blues --- the cure


> Hello Gary,
>
> I have a suggestion that will help keep "field day blues" at bay. One
> suggestion is setting up a special event station several times a year. A
> special event station operated from Shaker Town or High Bridge would be
> something that comes to mind. Special Event Stations are heralded in QST
> each month and allow one to have as many field days as you want.  I try
> to work as many of these stations as I can each weekend and about this
> time of year there are several. There are about fifteen on the air this
> very weekend. You can follow these all year long at the following web
> address QST link <http://www.arrl.org/contests/spev.html>  (
> http://www.arrl.org/contests/spev.html )  if you don't get QST. Special
> event stations typically offer QSL cards and/or Certificates that are
> collected by many hams.
>
> This past weekend Scott County ARES set up a HF and VHF station at the
> fifth annual Safety Day. Radios, tuner, push poles, antenna, shelter,
> and sun screen and it was field day again in Georgetown. In addition to
> providing more public exposure for amateur radio we had a good time. We
> made slightly less than 100 contacts but we were allowed the opportunity
> to brag on our county with hams in three countries. The nice thing about
> being a ham is that we can have as many field days as we want. Hmm,
> maybe a special event near Natural Bridge or the Red River Gorge might
> be fun.........
>
> 73,
> Danny K4DOJ
> Georgetown, KY
>
> K4Gap wrote:
>
> >Field day blues...
> >
> >Remember when you were a kid and Christmas was only weeks away? Well
prior to this past field day I was like that. After sitting here for awhile
tonight with the headphones on listening to code tapes, my mind started to
wonder off thinking about field day. (Likely excuse for cutting the code
practice huh?) I wondered why since field day was so enjoyable, why not have
it more than once a year? I know it would not be very likely to convince
hams worldwide to add an event, but why not at the state level? For example,
a statewide field day in the fall. Using approx. the same layout. Is this
something that has been discussed in the past? Surely it is not an original
idea. I know I can't be the only ham in the state that sit and counted the
days til field day. If anyone else agrees that this may be a good idea,
voice your opinion and lets see what happens.
> >
> >Counting the days....
> >Gary, K4Gap
> >
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