{"id":63591,"date":"2024-06-23T16:12:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-23T22:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bcarc-hams.org\/?page_id=63591"},"modified":"2024-07-21T17:47:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T23:47:48","slug":"arrl-field-day-june-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bcarc-hams.org\/?page_id=63591","title":{"rendered":"ARRL Field Day, June 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Field Day Jun 2024 was a challenge as battery backup was required to be part of the contest. We had 3 stations and made over 200 QSOs. We had several visitors one of which joined the club! Here are a few pics from the day…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jim (KM5M) & Mickey (KI5SIR). Mickey’s end-fed antenna from the big tower to the bleachers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We had a great location in the Bastrop High School NJROTC building with lots of work table space and most importantly, air conditioning!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lee (KI5YPR) with his end-fed antenna using the front flagpole for height.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Steve (KI5UAL) and Trent. Trent (AC5TT) using a 20-40 meter dipole. Height provided by the rear located flagpole and a fence for two ends and trees on the other side for two other ends.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dwight (N5TCS) helping Trent with one of the ends.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Antennas are up. Now Lee (KI5YPR) is setting up a Raspberry PI 3 (yellow arrow points to it) as a communications tool. Software is WPSD.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Al (WD5IQR) and Richard (W5SOL) working 20\/40 M in the back room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Trent’s (AC5TT) radio, ICOM 756 PRO II, in the back room. What a beauty!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mickey (KI5SIR) working digital with Roger (AC5RY) in front and Jim (KM5M) in back.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Trent (AC5TT) working 20M in the back room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In addition to the Raspberry PI, Lee was working 20M with this setup. Lee also provided GOTA (get on the air) for our guests.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Michael (K3QN) setup the server for logging calls. Each of the 3 radio stations had a separate laptop with a wireless connection to the server here. You can see 2 of them are in red and currently connected.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chatting with Meg Musselman from CERT (Community Emergency Response Team), one of several visitors we had Saturday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Our thanks to Matt (KI5DKH) for letting us into the facility and to Lee (KI5YPR) for getting us on the ARRL roster for the day’s competition. It was a lot of fun and I sure did learn a lot from everyone!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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