[SixClub] 6 meter field day

[Carla Ackley]

I noticed some first time/newer operators that had no idea what their FD 
prefix was. I had to practically fight with one guy to get it.

Carla
KD7JGJ

At 05:27 AM 6/28/2004, you wrote:
>Field Day brings out a lot of first-time operators or once-a-year-operators,
>or operators who may be experienced and active but have never been on 6M
>before.  I would think people who understood that certain frequencies were,
>by common practice, reserved for certain things would avoid those.  Many of
>these people probably had no idea.
>
>In a "the glass is half full" or "the glass is half empty" sense, the good
>news is that FD generated more activity in general, more 6M activity, and
>probably many people got their first taste of 6M, and that probably benefits
>the rest of us.
>
>73 - Rich, KE3Q
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Doug Huchteman" <dhuchteman at cox.net>
>To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 4:28 PM
>Subject: Re: [SixClub] 6 meter field day
>
>
> > Well, I finally got off work and switched the radio on, worked a couple FD
> > stations and wondered down to the DX portion of the band.  where I tried
> > to
> > work  VP9/W3CMP but found it impossible due to the dozens of FD stations
> > working each other in the DX window.  Heard a C6A calling but had the same
> > problem.  Turned off the rig and left it off until late when I got back on
> > to hunt that elusive KL7 that was working the lower 48.  Sort of sad
> > really,
> > not a big fan of field day right now.
> > Doug Huchteman KD5VHZ EM15
> > 6MT # 2124     SMIRK # 6556
> >
> >
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