Well, Congrats, Mike, on a great field day effort!

Glad to see that 15 is becoming open more these days.

Unfortunately, I was not able to do Field Day here from the current QTH in 
Colorado, due to some initial equipment issues, and what later also turned 
out to be some sort of a problem with my Alpha Delta DXCC antenna.

I know that, while I was running the Weather And Society Workshop in Puerto 
Rico, we had some really nasty storms here, and I think something might have 
happened to my antenna in the process.

Will need to take it down soon anyway, to prepare for the move back to 
Michigan, so will have a chance to troubleshoot things and see what might 
have happened.

Have a great Field Day everyone, and I'll definitely be back among the 
active participants next year!

73 from Tom Behler;  KB8TYJ


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 6:33 PM
Subject: Back from a Fun Field Day Outing


I spent the afternoon on 15 meter cw, where I made 50 qsos. Most of
them were made while the group was trying to get the digital and voice
stations to make their first contacts.

Everything was up and running by the time I left the site at 7:00 PM.

I have already suggested to our radio club president that next year,
our field day location should be in Vermont, or maybe Montana.

Although there was a good breeze at the CW station for most of the
afternoon, it was 98 degrees at the two other operating positions.
They were down the hill, and had almost no breeze at all.

Despite that, my Field Day outing was fun, and 15 meter CW still
works!






Mike Duke, K5XU
American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs