[MRCA] Ray's Short AAR of todays remote opps

[Ken Krausgill]

Good job Ray!

 

I'm glad you are getting out there.

 

Ken KD2GFM

 

From: mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Ray Fantini
Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2020 9:26 PM
To: 'MMRCG at groups.io' <MMRCG at groups.io>; mrca at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [MRCA] Short AAR of todays remote opps

 

 

I have wanted to drag the mutt out into the field beyond just operating in
the yard, and today that's what I did. 

It was a small event, maybe just over fifty or so attended and around a
dozen people set up tables and were selling. By big event standards it was
not like a regular fest but there were some military items that were for
sale.

 

I saw a Harris Falcon with the amplifier, ATU, all the cables and books for
$3,000.00 and a Mackay transceiver for $1,500 along with some antennas and
items like ammo boxes, none of the old time ARC-5 stuff but plenty of other
items for sale.

 

My goal was to operate the mutt on the two Saturday morning nets and maybe
try to get more people into the hobby of military radio collecting and
operating.

 

I arrived at the event around 8:30 local and unloaded the mutt and set about
getting everything prepared. Equipment included the AN/GRC-106 for HF
operation, a VRC-12 for 51.0 and the URC-110 for VHF-FM.

Set up the inverted V for the MMRCG net and attempted to check into that net
and although I was able to barley copy some stations like Joe W4VAG did not
have good conditions but was able to copy KW1I and he did copy me so we QSY
down to 7.290 and had a AM QSO there. The conditions were better on sixty
meters and did take part in the M&S net without issue.

Had several people who enjoyed seeing the mutt and watching operations of
the radios onboard.

 

I will have to work on having additional adapters on board for the next
outing, if and whenever that may be. 

 

In conclusion it was a hot day, lots of sunshine and a real pleasure
operating an event in the field again and being less than twenty miles from
the home QTH did not have to get up at some stupid ungodly early hour and
got back home quick. 

 

Attached is a picture from today's event.

 

Ray F/KA3EKH

 

 

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