[MRCA] Field Day Report

[B. Smith]

About half and half, the Motorola SA-200 special ops set was the workhorse 
on 80(using an external VFO), BC-474 was a lost cause.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Flory" <robandpj at earthlink.net>
To: "Military Radio Collectors Association" <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: [MRCA] Field Day Report


| Inquiring minds want to know......did you run any military stuff?
|
| I didn't have the energy this year to even set up in the backyard.  Lousy
| work situation sucking almost all joy out of life.
|
| Did have fun with second born at new playground in town.
|
| RF
|
|
| > [Original Message]
| > From: B. Smith <smithab11 at comcast.net>
| > To: Military Radio Collectors Association <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
| > Date: 6/29/2009 8:14:19 AM
| > Subject: [MRCA] Field Day Report
| >
| >     134 CW contacts  running 5 watts of power on 80 and 40 meters, 26
| > Sections. No calls recognized from the MRCA  group. Excellent weather
| with
| > very low mosquito population. Extra points earned for natural power
| contacts
| > (using solar panels without batteries ) and running 5 watts or less for
| the
| > entire event.
| >     I did try to copy the ARRL Field Day message on CW  but after 8 or 9
| > minutes of copying the text I lost interest, it was a pretty long
| message.
| > breck k4che
| >
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