Phillip, Thanks for the very positive post.
Been a few years since I did a club field day. Your post makes me wish I didn't have to wait a year to get out and do it again! 73, Rick K6LE On 6/23/2013, at 5:54 , Philip Townsend Lontz <[email protected]> wrote: > I got to be the gota op for the Chama, NM W5YA club. Oh My God! I had a > really good time. Everyone had K3's running 5 watts. This group of hams were > amazing. (Lots of FOC's) and SOTA goats. The speed at which they worked was > shocking. The site was at 8000 ft about sea level up on a ridge that runs > north south. Antennas set up to work east and west. 80 meter loops 40 meter > moxons (electrically reversible) 20 moxons 15 moxons various e x d Zepps 40 > loops verts all battery and solar, miles from nowhere. The road to the > site... Well it was bulldozed at one time but steep and rocky. Bugs, yes > there were bugs, elk, deer, bear, and bugs. But there were cigars beer ( for > those off duty) cAmping tents vans cook,stoves bugs. > The smell,of fresh coffee in the early am with sound of CQ FD CQ FD was > intoxicating. True gentleman all. > I am tired, bug bitten but with a new love for Elecraft and N1MM and CW ops. > Thank you one and all. > Phil K5SSR > > Non judgment day is coming. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
