[MRCA] A quick After Action Report: Military Radio Field Day

Tue Jul 1 14:57:41 EDT 2025

Hi Steve - Yep those J-45 Knee Keys were designed for indestructible 20
year old snake eaters - not me!  haha
You have a great key collection.  I liked the simple paddle.  I also made
one with a hacksaw blade, some L brackets and a few screws.
Indestructible for banging around in a field kit and I actually prefer its
feel to my ancient Vibroplex paddle.  When used with my old DIY Curtis 8043
CMOS keyer it works great.
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Thanks for visiting..
Tim
N6CC

On Mon, Jun 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM sbjohnston--- via MRCA <
mrca at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

>
> Tim -
>
> Thank you for taking your military gear into the field on Field Day.  And
> thank you for documenting it so nicely so we can ride along!
>
> I don't think the leg-clamp key brackets have ever fit my leg.  I love the
> idea but I have always been far bigger than the target leg size of those
> units.  I must not be alone in this as several militaries went to an
> adjustable canvas strap for leg-mounted keys.
>
> You can see several on my website at   https://www.wd8das.net/keys.html
>
> I recently homebrewed such a leg-key from odds and ends I had with me here
> on Kauai.  It is shown near the bottom of that webpage.
>
>
> 73
>
> Steve WD8DAS
>
> sbjohnston at aol.com
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>   1. A quick After Action Report: Military Radio Field Day 2025 (Tim)
>   2. A quick After Action Report: Military Radio Field Day 2025
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> Cool, great to see so many were active for Field Day! Espicaley Mark and
> his WW2 only set up. Can be an issue working modern events like Field Day
> with a 654 or BC-611! I have a lot of stuff going on at home right now and
> whimped out and did not participate. Maybe next year I can drag out the
> mutt or at least a backpack and do a couple contacts, did listen to the
> band and there were a ton of stations active all looking for making
> contacts. Had to smile when I saw at least two or three LSB groups
> operating in the forty meter AM passband and have to wonder where the
> Guardian of the AM passband Troll was and how he is derelict in his duty in
> correcting the world?
> Will be interesting to see what others did during the event? And put it on
> your calendar now, the MRCA Gilbert event during the Red Ball MVPA show
> will be coming up Friday & Saturday, September 26th & 27th with all the
> usual Nets, field operations and show and tell.
>
> Ray F/KA3EKH
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> From: MMRCG at groups.io <MMRCG at groups.io> On Behalf Of Tim N6CC via
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> Military Radio Field Day 2025 FTX - N6CC
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> Military Radio Field Day 2025 FTX - N6CC
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> Tim
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> N6CC operated Military Radio Field Day 2025 using all military radio
> equipment. This equipment is perfect for Ha...
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> Tim
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