When I was a kid and had my tech license I only operated on 2m packet and fm repeater operation. I really liked that I could go in on 2m or 440 and then come out on HF packet and get a little further. But the only time I got to operate on the real bands was during field day. As a kid I loved it cause they'd set me up and let me run all night long. I'd never sleep a wink cause I wanted to get in as much HF operation as possible. I thank all the gentlemen who let me use their rigs during field day. So far this field day is the first day I've ever broken a rig. All I can say is thankfully I was the one operating it when it died!
On Sun, 2008-06-29 at 19:37 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 6/29/08 8:43:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > Why anyone would let a "stupid user" > > operate their > 2K radio at a field day site is beyond me. > > OTOH: > > One of the things FD is supposed to be is a training/education exercise. > While it's certainly not a 100%-accurate simulation of a real emergency > drill, > there's always something to be learned. (I've done ever single FD since I was > licensed in 1967, and learned something on every one.) > > Part of that education is learning about stuff we don't ordinarily do. The > first Elecraft I ever saw in real life was N3IUT's K2, whose sn is under 200. > All the ads, numbers and testimonials in the world did not have the impact of > using that rig under FD conditions. > > Sure it's a risk to let someone else use a rig - of any price. I've always > thought that one should not bring something on FD that one cannot tolerate > losing, or having damaged. > > But I'm still grateful to those many amateurs over the years who let me and > others use FD rigs we could not have owned ourselves at the time, and so > learn > what distinguishes a great rig from a good one. > > In 1970 I was a 16-year-old, licensed just three years. Yet the let me run > the 40 meter CW setup overnight on FD that year. The rig was a Drake > R-4B/T-4XB, > worth something like $1200 at the time. More like $5000-6000 in today's > money. > > 73 de Jim, N2EY > > > ************** > Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos > for fuel-efficient used cars. > > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
