[PVRCNC] K4FQU 1A Field Day

[Mike Barts]

         ARRL Section : NC
         Club/Team :  Carolina Contest Consortium
         Software : N1MM Logger V12.6.1

         Band  Mode  QSOs    Pts
          3.5  CW     222     444
          3.5  LSB    181     181
            7  CW     440     880
            7  LSB    164     164
           14  CW     231     462
           14  USB    141     141
           21  CW      45      90
           21  USB     63      63
           50  CW       4       8
           50  USB      8      16
        Total  Both  1499    2449


             Score : 4,898

The motley crew of N4YDU, W4KAZ, and N4GU took K4FQU on its first 
foray for the Carolina Contest Consortium/Lost Island DX Society in 
Field Day. Our goals for this year were: 1) have fun, 2) not work 
(and sweat) too hard, and 3) have fun.

We had a great site at Franklinton High School, thanks to N4YDU; 
basically flat, shaded, and tall pines for hanging wires. A couple of 
ladder line fed wires for HF and a dipole for 6m made for a 
relatively quick setup (and take down). As others have observed, 15 
was anemic and 10 was MIA. 40m was the money band for us.

Weather was about as good as you could ask for Field Day. We had just 
the right balance of work and fun. We could improve our 6m antenna, 
but having the 6m rig running was probably as much a distraction as 
anything. It was neat to work OX and XE on 6m.