Harold E. Johnson wrote:
Seriously, we had a great time at K4FUN. Worked a handful of DX.
(unfortunately not including Walt - we have worked Walt in the past)
And a whole pile of domestic QSOs. My beat up 'ol 1986 Jeep made the
130-mile round trip to Murfreesboro in one piece. And I think we may
have trained a next-generation contester; 12-year-old KI4AYK made some
400+ QSOs on our SSB station.

Gotta love FD...
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66


The world has to be expanding instead of shrinking. It never was that far
when I lived in Nashville and went to Short Mountain with the Murfreesboro
club for field days..

This year we were operating from the Rutherford Co. Red Cross office on
the west side of Murfreesboro. But it seems to move from year to year;
last year we were at the Smyrna Airport.

Either way, it's a LONG ride from Cheatham Co.!
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com

On 27 Jun 2004 05:26:46 -0700, (William) wrote:

Jim, did are you grilling your famous chicken marinated in kikoman and
boonie peppers?

Nope, I'm not in Guam anymore. This year for field day we had
deep fried alligator and grits. People in Florida just don't eat
right......

73, Jim KH2D

On 27 Jun 2004 05:26:46 -0700, (William) wrote:

Jim, did are you grilling your famous chicken marinated in kikoman and
boonie peppers?

Nope, I'm not in Guam anymore. This year for field day we had
deep fried alligator and grits. People in Florida just don't eat
right......

73, Jim KH2D

Walt Davidson wrote:
Hi Doug! Glad you enjoyed FD again this year. I worked 90 FD
stations on 40m and just a few on 20m. Other bands did not open to
the USA. Conditions were generally very poor in comparison with
recent years.

Interesting observation. We felt conditions were pretty reasonable.
(maybe because the *weather* was unusually pleasant, unseasonably cool &
dry, not blazingly hot like it usually is on FD in Tennessee!)

We actually worked a bit more DX than usual this year - two DLs, OK1CZ,
RK9CWW, 4Z4TL, plus one each KH6/KL7/KP2. Admittedly that's not much of
a sample size. 20 was pretty good into Russia last night.

We also managed 39 contacts on 15 CW and another 73 on 15 SSB, a lot
more than we did last year. 10 & 6 weren't very productive though.
(though 6 was open)
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com

Walt Davidson wrote:
Hi Doug! Glad you enjoyed FD again this year. I worked 90 FD
stations on 40m and just a few on 20m. Other bands did not open to
the USA. Conditions were generally very poor in comparison with
recent years.

Interesting observation. We felt conditions were pretty reasonable.
(maybe because the *weather* was unusually pleasant, unseasonably cool &
dry, not blazingly hot like it usually is on FD in Tennessee!)

We actually worked a bit more DX than usual this year - two DLs, OK1CZ,
RK9CWW, 4Z4TL, plus one each KH6/KL7/KP2. Admittedly that's not much of
a sample size. 20 was pretty good into Russia last night.

We also managed 39 contacts on 15 CW and another 73 on 15 SSB, a lot
more than we did last year. 10 & 6 weren't very productive though.
(though 6 was open)
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com

"Doug Smith W9WI" wrote in message
...
Walt Davidson wrote:
Hi Doug! Glad you enjoyed FD again this year. I worked 90 FD
stations on 40m and just a few on 20m. Other bands did not open to
the USA. Conditions were generally very poor in comparison with
recent years.

Interesting observation. We felt conditions were pretty reasonable.
(maybe because the *weather* was unusually pleasant, unseasonably cool &
dry, not blazingly hot like it usually is on FD in Tennessee!)

We actually worked a bit more DX than usual this year - two DLs, OK1CZ,
RK9CWW, 4Z4TL, plus one each KH6/KL7/KP2. Admittedly that's not much of
a sample size. 20 was pretty good into Russia last night.

We also managed 39 contacts on 15 CW and another 73 on 15 SSB, a lot
more than we did last year. 10 & 6 weren't very productive though.
(though 6 was open)
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com


For our club here in Michigan, weather was also great (a bit tool cool at
night though) and propagation was noticeably better than last year although
not matching what you can get at other points in the sunspot cycle. Forty
meters was blazing with over 800 contacts combined voice & CW about equally
split between the modes. Since we only ran 2A this year, we were able to
keep this manned for the full contest time. Both 80 and 20 were also good
although not up to what we got on 40. Higher HF frequencies did prove poor
for us though, too.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

"Doug Smith W9WI" wrote in message
...
Walt Davidson wrote:
Hi Doug! Glad you enjoyed FD again this year. I worked 90 FD
stations on 40m and just a few on 20m. Other bands did not open to
the USA. Conditions were generally very poor in comparison with
recent years.

Interesting observation. We felt conditions were pretty reasonable.
(maybe because the *weather* was unusually pleasant, unseasonably cool &
dry, not blazingly hot like it usually is on FD in Tennessee!)

We actually worked a bit more DX than usual this year - two DLs, OK1CZ,
RK9CWW, 4Z4TL, plus one each KH6/KL7/KP2. Admittedly that's not much of
a sample size. 20 was pretty good into Russia last night.

We also managed 39 contacts on 15 CW and another 73 on 15 SSB, a lot
more than we did last year. 10 & 6 weren't very productive though.
(though 6 was open)
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com


For our club here in Michigan, weather was also great (a bit tool cool at
night though) and propagation was noticeably better than last year although
not matching what you can get at other points in the sunspot cycle. Forty
meters was blazing with over 800 contacts combined voice & CW about equally
split between the modes. Since we only ran 2A this year, we were able to
keep this manned for the full contest time. Both 80 and 20 were also good
although not up to what we got on 40. Higher HF frequencies did prove poor
for us though, too.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

Our GOTA station managed 220 QSO's for 271 points -- no biggie -- but all
ops were inexperienced non HFers including several kids and "civilians"

Also our GOTA had 44 PSK31 QSO's
The rest were Phone on 40M, 20M, and 15M

We built a 32 foot vertical with four elavated radials -- worked back to the
east coast on 40M and used it as a 3/4 vertical on 15M
Vertical radiator was three swimming pool poles held together with hose
clamps.
20M antenna was a Cushcraft R8. 10M was zilch out here in the west

One of the main stations worked over 70 6M QSO's

Other main stations are being tallied
although I heard one CW station was at the 980 QSO point

Located at an EOC in Carlsbad Ca

Thanks to all for the advice on PSK31 FD operation and to Mike for the "No
VHF at the GOTA" input

We gave our 6M antenna to a main VHF station.

--
Lamont Cranston

The Shadow Knows

Our GOTA station managed 220 QSO's for 271 points -- no biggie -- but all
ops were inexperienced non HFers including several kids and "civilians"

Also our GOTA had 44 PSK31 QSO's
The rest were Phone on 40M, 20M, and 15M

We built a 32 foot vertical with four elavated radials -- worked back to the
east coast on 40M and used it as a 3/4 vertical on 15M
Vertical radiator was three swimming pool poles held together with hose
clamps.
20M antenna was a Cushcraft R8. 10M was zilch out here in the west

One of the main stations worked over 70 6M QSO's

Other main stations are being tallied
although I heard one CW station was at the 980 QSO point

Located at an EOC in Carlsbad Ca

Thanks to all for the advice on PSK31 FD operation and to Mike for the "No
VHF at the GOTA" input

We gave our 6M antenna to a main VHF station.

--
Lamont Cranston

The Shadow Knows

wrote in message ...
On 27 Jun 2004 05:26:46 -0700, (William) wrote:

Jim, did are you grilling your famous chicken marinated in kikoman and
boonie peppers?

Nope, I'm not in Guam anymore. This year for field day we had
deep fried alligator and grits. People in Florida just don't eat
right......

73, Jim KH2D

Mmmmmm.

I was born there. Wished I could have gotten stationed there after
KH2. Would've stayed.

And there's nothing wrong with a big slab of fried mush either.