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Field Day June 25-26 2005
By VE3PZR
During the last weekend in June, the club participated in the annual field day exercise by setting up a radio camp in Byron at the Reservoir Park. A log book was kept as people came and went. We had almost 50 hams (and want-a-be hams AKA kids) show up to help setup the camp as well as work the various bands.
Figure 1 - Getting a wire into the tree
This year we seemed to pull off the event with little difficulty. Everyone showed up as planned with the required equipment. The camp was established quickly with everyone lending a helping hand. 5
Figure 2 - Setting up a Tripod
Many of us proudly wore Ham Radio baseball caps with our call-signs embroidered into the fabric. Others found more inventive methods of advertising their call-sign.
Figure 3 - A Ham for Life!
We opened the site at 10am to give us 4 hours to get setup (and we needed every minute). Multiple tents were used because we needed operator stations as well as sleeping quarters for the evening.
2pm Saturday afternoon, finally we are on the air!
Pot Luck BBQ on Saturday evening
We tried something new this year and held a Pot Luck BBQ on Saturday evening. It was very well attended and gave everyone a chance to relax, chat and get ready for the next round of contacts. We will definitely do the BBQ again in 2006.
Thanks for everyone that showed to make it happen. It is almost time to start planning for 2006!
de ve3pzr.
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ARRL Field Day Entry Form Report
Submitted by: David Steels, VE3UZDatestamp: 2005-06-29 06:48:27 PDT
Call Used: VE3LON ARRL/RAC Section: ON Class: 6A
Club/Group Name: London Amateur Radio Club
Participants: 25
Power Source(s): Generator
Power Multiplier: 2X
Bonus Points:
100% Emergency power 600
Set-up in Public Place 100
W1AW Field Day Message 100
Site Visit by invited served agency official 100
Youth participation 100
Youth operators=5
Youth participants=5
Submitted via the Web 50
Total Bonus Points: 1,050
Band/Mode QSO Breakdown:
CW Phone
QSOs Pwr(W) QSOs Pwr(W)
160m
80m 236 100
40m 258 100 97 100
20m 111 100 60 100
15m 92 100
TOTAL 369 485
Score Summary:
CW Digital Phone Total
Total QSOs 369 0 485
Total Points 738 0 485 1223
Claimed Score: 2,446
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