[MRCA] Field Day After Action Report

[KA1LHZ]

MY GOD MAN!! You guys used an unshielded thermonuclear fusion reactor to
power your radios??????


On 06/27/2016 09:26 AM, B. Smith wrote:
>
>   A Grand weekend. WX down here in Chicken Land was perfect. No heat
> exhaustion from pedaling the G-76 generator.
>
> two photos attached
>
> My goal was to make a dozen contacts by foot power but as I got
> started I decided to stick with the gen set for the majority of the
> exchanges. On the output of the 13.8 volt regulator I have a stash of
> very high value capacitors (thousands of uF) so when I stopped
> pedaling the receiver would stay alive for about 10 seconds - a quick
> turn or two on the generator would bring the voltage up so that I
> could continue to receive and  search  for contacts so the over all
> process was  was not as difficult as I originally thought. CW was easy
> but I did make a few  SSB  contacts which required some constant
> pedaling as the exchanges were very quick.
>
> Attached are two photos of the operation.  Note that a  "lawn chair" 
> with arm rests was pressed into operation for sitting in during
> cranking. You just sort of sit pack relax and crank. 8-)  The
> parachute shelter (typical Vietnam FAC  setup) is one of my favorites
> as it allows plenty of ventilation.
>
> Z
>
>
>
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