Our club, W7DTA, operated 3A with two phone stations operating on one 
tribander on a crankup tower through a triplexer and one cw station 
operating with  another tribander on a brankup tower.  Both crankups 
were on trailers.  I did work N8OE on CW--I did 95% of the CW 
operating using my TS-590.  I understand there were some adult 
beverages consumed that led to a bit of a slow start this morning, 
but we came through in reasonable shape!

73,

W7OQ

At 02:21 PM 6/29/2014, you wrote:
>Mike:
>
>You need to know that Murphy paid us a Field Day visit here in Michigan as
>well.
>
>Right before Field day, a developing family medical situation with my wife's
>mother, and the need to help a family friend with another problem cauased
>some delays, and I didn't get out to the RV until approximately 3 p.m.
>
>Then, I discovered a computer glitch with the N3FJP logging software that
>took about an hour to troubleshoot.  The glitch involved a windows handling
>exception com port error that was ultimately fixed for the most part, but
>unexpectedly re-appeared a number of times throughout the rest of the Field
>Day operating period.  I think the com port error stemmed from the fact that
>I had set up the N3FJP FD logging software at home with my TS590 since that
>was most convenient at the time in light of the visit of our grand-kids last
>week.  The logging software seemed to perform flawlessly Friday evening, but
>that obviously was not the case later on.
>
>A ham friend and his family also stayed with us at the camper, and, since he
>had helped me put up my DXCC antenna, I wanted to allow everyone to make
>some contacts as well.
>
>The bottom line is that I got 223 contacts in the log.  They were mainly CW
>on 20 and 40 meters, with a scattering of phone contacts as well.  I did use
>N8OE, our local club call, if any list memember happened to hear it.
>
>As you said, the bands were also not in the greatest shape, with 40 being
>especially noisy due to thunderstorm QRN.
>
>In summary, the Field Day effort was not a bust, but was a bit of a
>disappointment.  However, we had good company, and lots of good food, so it
>wasn't all bad either.
>
>
>Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike Duke, K5XU [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 9:44 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Murphy Lives in Mississippi
>
>Hi, Tom.
>
>We wound up as a  2A operation, rather than the 3A we had planned. Even at
>2A, both stations were idle too many times due to lack of operators.
>
>I was running my Kenwood TS570, and a G5RV that was only up about 30 feet in
>the center.
>
>I only made 90 CW contacts before I left for the night. Those were all on 15
>and 40 meters.
>
>The bands are nothing to write home about, as I'm sure you know.
>
>I'm going back out at about 7:00 tomorrow morning.
>
>--
>Mike Duke, K5XU