[MRCG] MRCG 2018 Radio Exercise Results

[Mark J. Blair]

> On May 6, 2018, at 2:49 PM, Thomas Murphy <tpmurphy at sonic.net> wrote:
> 
> The MRCG 2018 Radio Exercise went very well, we had 6 people who
> participated, Mark NF6X, Peter WB6NGK, Craig N6CAV, John WB6AZP, Ed KG6UTS
> and my self W6TOM who was Net Control. All these stations operated HF on
> 3885 AM.

Don't forget Ray VK2NO, who also operated in the field with me.

> NF6X with a modern park set was at Barney Schwartz park

In this case, "modern" means an AN/PRC-70 that's only around 40 years old. We made contacts on both 3.885 AM and 51.0 FM with it.

We also operated an even more modern RT-1523E pack set on 6m that was a mere 15 years old, but didn't make any contacts with it due to the short little 3' tape antenna I had installed on it. I think it might have made contacts if I had the longer fishing pole antenna for it.

The operating event was fun. Thanks for organizing it. I think that the bit of cat-herding to get us out in the field was inevitable since those of us with displays in the hall were unable to set them up the evening before.


-- 
Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
http://www.nf6x.net/