Field Day 2009
As I write this, it’s the middle of a fairly nasty winter. We have had near record snowfall and the temperature is currently 5°F (-15° C). What better time to reflect upon a warm/sunny Field Day 2009?
The Story County Amateur Radio Club (SCARC) and Iowa State University Cyclone Amateur Radio Club (CARC) joined forces once again on the ISU campus to stage a class 2F (2 transmitter, emergency operations center) effort.
Yeah, that’s me – late at night on 20m CW. Nice posture, eh?
Our 2009 score improved dramatically over 2008.
The station featured a tri-band beam mounted on a tower, a couple verticals, and a few wire antennas. We use (mostly) Icom IC-746s which are reliable, easy to learn and plentiful in our club.
The facility is great. Air-conditioning, bug-free, indoor plumbing – it’s got all we need.
In 2009, we tried a few new things. For example, about 20 Boy Scouts were on site working on their radio badge, WA0ROI gave a demonstration of building a J-Pole antenna, and we made an attempt to work a satellite. Great fun.
If you’d like to see our full presentation (including a lot of nice summer time, central Iowa photos of the club in action by yours truly), see the full report.
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