[MRCA] FT. Miles After Action Report

[B. Smith]

Great Event. Ft. Miles is an excellent low noise radio location and the 
ocean air was top notch. The 261st Coast Artillery Reenactors group was 
a wonderful host. They even provided me with a personal drop line via a 
DR-8 reel into their telephone switch board for the RM-29 remote 
testing, they brought the line  to me,  delivered it just like room 
service. You can see the DR-8 reel at the bottom of the photo attached. 
The RM-29 worked very well and I was happy with the amount of audio 
voltage coming from the set, it drove the transmit microphone input  of 
the BC-1306  without any problems.
I was not able to communicate with the Sussex MRCA group using my 
modified BC-1306 for 80 meter CW, evidently Dale KW1I heard me but I did 
not hear him so a 2 way was not accomplished. However the "modified" set 
worked great  on 80 you just have to use your own calibration chart.

An observation: It is amazing to see how many plastic BC-611 radios are 
being used by the  Reenactors, the sets evidently are  sold by various 
companies, they were on  FRS, CB etc.
Overall a great site, the WX was CAVOK on Friday and completely clear 
skies with a slight ocean breeze on Saturday.

Attached photo of my "busy" ops location.

                Z









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