nice radio indeed! I sure miss my 940 that blew up a few years ago in
lightning!
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 9:40 AM
Subject: Re: field day
>I used a TS-850 this year at field day, that's a nice radio! like the gold
> line mic too, ben meaning to pick 1 of those up, now I think I might, when
> I
> have the money to get the TS-2000, why not I figure.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 8:53 AM
> Subject: Re: field day
>
>
> Hi Colin,
> I didn't this year, but I have been 40 meter captain of the voice
> station for a number of years for our local club, W9CCU. Forty is a
> great field day band; busy just about all twenty-four hours and
> conditions change enough through the period that you always have new
> stations to chase. I've mostly used my TS850 with the voice synth.
> and we have brought a computer with JFW loaded and my wife has logged
> for me using JFW and the CT program. So, with the equipment we bring
> we can be self sufficient, but there are always other club members to
> take turns at the rig and the computer. By now they know that Ann is
> a great logger and I am a good operator - it is nice to have that
> level of respect for what we can do in our hobby.
> Lets look forward to FD2006.
> Pat, K9JAU At 01:59 AM 6/27/2005, you wrote:
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>>how did everyones field day activities go?
>>
>>I was able to do a six hour stint at one of the local clubs stations =
>>from 1800 to 0000 on saturday night. We ran 3 radios fairly constantly =
>>through out the evening on 20, 40 and 80 meters.
>>I used my TS570DG since the rigs currently set up at the club station =
>>don't have the voice synths installed, yet!
>>Apparently they have a TS2000 hiding away with the voice synth in it, =
>>but no one seemed to have the authority or willingness to dig it out and =
>>get it operational for me.
>>I was active on 40M mostly and manage quite a number of contacts from my =
>>QTH (3D AB) into all of 6, 7, and 9 land as well as a couple into =
>>north carolina and florida.
>>40 limited me somewhat and apparently some of the 20M contacts were =
>>quite a bit better as far as distance goes.
>>All and all it was a very enjoyable time for my first field day event.
>>We were using the call VE6RAC
>> perhaps that was logged by some folks on the list?
>>73
>>Colin, V A6BKX
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>>how did everyones field day activities=20 go?
>>
>>I was able to do a six hour stint at = one of the=20 local clubs
>>stations from 1800 to 0000 on saturday night. We ran 3 = radios=20
>>fairly constantly through out the evening on 20, 40 and 80 = meters.
>>I used my TS570DG since the rigs = currently set up=20 at the club
>>station don't have = the voice=20 synths installed, yet!
>>Apparently they have a TS2000 hiding = away with the=20 voice synth
>>in it, but no one seemed to have the authority or = willingness to
>>dig=20 it out and get it operational for me.
>>I was active on 40M mostly and manage = quite a=20 number of
>>contacts from my QTH (3D AB) into all of 6, 7, and 9 = land=20 as
>>well as a couple into north carolina and florida.
>>40 limited me somewhat and apparently = some of the=20 20M contacts
>>were quite a bit better as far as distance = goes.
>>All and all it was a very enjoyable = time for my=20 first field day
>>event.
>>We were using the call = VE6RAC
>> perhaps that was logged by some = folks on the=20 list?
>>73
>>Colin, V = A6BKX
>>
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