Our club was running 5A with SSB and CW stations on 20m at the same time... Bad choice... 73/Scotty/NU0SK1-4 #3206K2 I hope to build one as soon as I save up enough lunch money...HI HI..
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ARRL Field Day > Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 14:27:44 -0400 > > Hi Scotty: > > With two stations.... you guys should have set rules: no operating - > in- the same band at the same time. One station, say, on 20 and the > other on 15 during daylight, then one on 80 and one on 20 or 40 at > night. > > In my case, I was solo.... 1B battery.... so it didn't matter. :) > > 73 de Ray > K2ULR > KX3 #211 > > > On Jun 24, 2013, at 12:12 PM, Scotty Long wrote: > > > ARRL Field Day... > > Well I had a good time talking with friends and family that was > > about it. The heat on Saturday here in Nebraska was terrible the > > measured temp inside my tent was 104+ F with 90+++% humidity. But > > hey that's what is says in the course description "Other than > > favorable conditions". I had the Elecraft K1 all set up and tried to > > call Polar Bear Kens furry hide WA8REI on 20m CW as he finished a > > QSO with no joy Grrrrrrrrrrrrr. I was all set to run then the front > > end of K1 was overloaded by our 20m phone station running a beam at > > about 40 feet. Every time they called CQ field day I just could not > > do anything. I switched to my back up rig the Yaesu FT817... The > > AGC cut the audio on this rig as well but at least I was able to do > > some quick search and pounce work between the phone stations > > transmissions. I think I worked 17 total contacts Wow... Just for > > information the phone ssb station was running a Drake TR7 100+ watts > > into a 20m beam 40ft. I had the K1 or FT817 into a Buddipole v > > ertical antenna at close to maximum separation ARRL field day > > rules... all station properly grounded... I shut down late afternoon > > and departed the area for cold air and drink... P.S. we all run band > > pass filters but we were on the same band... > > 73/Scotty/NU0S/Field Day K0KKV/Nebraska > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
