[TVARC] Saturday Field Day update

[Frank M]

Great article, great subject and great reps!! Only one comment - both are sitting in front of computers - that truly represents one of the biggest changes in the hobby! Next will be computerized towers and computerized High Gain, omnidirectional antennas (only for The Villages). 

Frank KA1AF 

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> On Jun 23, 2018, at 8:07 PM, George Briggs <k2dm at att.net> wrote:
> 
> What a great group.  Starting a little before 8:30 this morning, at least 6 groups of club
> members set about getting everything ready for the 2PM start of Field Day.  One group
> installed an 80/40m fan dipole on the fire escape for Station #2.  Another erected a G5RV
> on a fiberglass push-up mast.  Group 3 installed the yagi and the 80m dipole on the trailer's
> tower while Group 4 attached our club banners to the trailer.  Groups 5 and 6 worked inside
> the trailer to get all of the radios working in time for the contest.  Everything came together
> in plenty of time, and we really didn't experience any big problems.  There were a number
> of little problems, but these were almost all because the equipment was new to the operators.
> Once they got accustomed to how these strange radios and amplifiers worked, everything
> was better.
> 
> One big major problem is that the bands are terrible.  Signals are generally weak, and there is
> a lot of fading up and down (QSB).  Perhaps the nighttime bands (40 and 80m) will be better.
> 
> We can still use some more operators at Station #2.  Stop by tomorrow and try it out.
> 
> Thanks to all who participated today and who are working tonight.
> 
> 73,
> George K2DM
> 
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