2003 Field Day
June 27, 28, 29, 2003
W4ZT/4
(Please QSL with SASE to KC4HYM)
 
Have Fun!
(and we did... again!)
 
These are the hams we had in our group this year: Tony - W4ZT and wife Patty - W4PTK, Henry - W4HK, Daniel - W4DSP, Sam - N4MAP and wife Laurie - KG4FDM, Gordon - N4LR, Rick - KC4HYM, Ron - N4XQN, Bob - W4BD and wife Rana - KE4FJZ, Bob - KG4RDC and Darryl - N4OME.

We had a few non ham/future ham family members joining us in the fun.

We also had a group doing the ARDF thing Saturday morning. Present for the ARDF were: KO4NO, KG4UFX, KG4UFY, KG4WVM, KG4WVN, N4MAP.
 
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Patty - W4PTK, Bob - KG4RDC, Teresa and LeeAnn set up the food shelter (thanks to Bob - KG4RDC)
   
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Friday evening... Not AGAIN!
   
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The towers lay on the ground waiting for things to dry.
One of the phone stations is in the background.
   
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A view with the towers up. Seen are Daniel - W4DSP, Darryl - N4OME, Henry - W4HK and Bob - KG4RDC.
   
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Now that's a pretty sight!
Both phone station shelters,
The tower,

THE FLAG!

   
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Rick - KC4HYM prepares a cable.
   
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From a distance it looks pretty.
   
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Alana looks on.
   
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Bob - W4BD at work.
   
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Darryl - N4OME
   
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Nice overview with N4OME on the tower
   
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Both Phone positions.
   
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Patty - W4PTK (waving), LeeAnn and Teresa take a break.
   
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Ron - N4XQN with cable.
   
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Taking the TA-33 down... and the flag.
   
  I NEED MORE PICTURES!
 
ARRL FIELD DAY -- 2003 -- 3A - GA

      BAND   CW QSO  CW QSO PTS   SSB QSO  SSB QSO PTS

      160        0       0             0       0
       80       27     108           208     416
       40       97     388           986    1972
       20      133     532           539    1078
       15        3      12            76     152
       10        0       0             0       0
       50        0       0             0       0
      144        0       0             0       0
      222        0       0             0       0
      432        0       0             0       0
      1.2        0       0             0       0
      2.3        0       0             0       0
      3.4        0       0             0       0
     --------------------------------------------
               260            +      1809     =    2069 Total QSO

(1040 CW QSO PTS + 3618 SSB QSO PTS) + 400 BONUS = 5,058

 
Compare the bands this year over last with this chart:
 
160m
80m
cw
80m
ssb
40m
cw
40m
ssb
20m
cw
20m
ssb
15m
cw
15m
ssb
10m
cw
10m
ssb
6m
ssb
2m
.7m
2002
0
0
100
3
454
99
388
53
689
0
104
?
0
0
2003
0
27
208
97
986
133
539
3
76
0
0
0
0
0
2004
                           
2005
                           
 

 

Updated: September 20, 2005