It's the thrill and excitement of the challenge for me. The challenge of 
making the contact work in all conditions and if it doesn't, make an 
adjustment and try again. I am not a contester, never have been, never will 
be but field day, between the camaraderie, the chance to go out and do 
something different, spend time with good friends, and the competition gets 
my juices flowing as well.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "COLLEEN ROTH" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: KB8TYJ Field Day Operation


> Hi,
> I hope you guys will take this in the Spirit it is meant.
> One year I went to a Field Day Site because I hadn't upgraded to General 
> and wknted to check into the Ohio Stingle Sideband Net.
> I was also going to do our Local Ares Net from the Site.
> Here's my question:
> What do you get out of trying to talk to people when there are so many 
> people trying to make the same contact.
> You don't really get to talk to the person, you just get their call or 
> club call and they get yours.
> There's no other conversation.
> How is this exciting? I found it frastrating.
> To be fair thouen, I like Traffic handling.
> I just didn't get to talk to any of these people.
> I have never had a QSO on HF which wasn't a Net.
> I just do not know when to jump in. People are talking to someone and I 
> usually do not interrupt) In fact I can say I never interrupt.
> Usually I would be the only lady in that conversation.
> I hope to get a separate antenna for forty meters so I can check into the 
> Roundtable on Saturday.
> I do not know a lot about Echolink.
> I have been on a Repeater which used it but that Repeater is no longer 
> working well.
> I guess I would just like to see what other people say about contesting, 
> etc.
> Colleen Roth, N8TNV;
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]>
> ,to3 [log in to unmask]
> Date: Sunday, June 23, 2013 5:46 pm
> Subject: Re: KB8TYJ Field Day Operation
>
>>
>>
>> Steve:
>>
>> Well, sorry I missed you.
>>
>> Was surprised, though, that I somehow missed N4PN.
>>
>> I think I've worked Paul in just about every recent contest I have
>> participated in, but somehow missed him this time around.
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 5:24 PM
>> Subject: Re: KB8TYJ Field Day Operation
>>
>>
>> > Tom,
>> >
>> > Sorry I didn't come across you this weekend.  I ran 1E from the home
>> > station using a battery and running 5 watts.  Some SSB and some CW,
>> > mostly on 40 and 80.   My friend N4PN in Macon, GA was surprised how
>> > loud I was with 5 watts on 40 SSB this morning, but of course there 
>> > were
>> > plenty of stations that didn't hear me.
>> >
>> > Didn't do a full time thing and only made about 40 QSO's, but enjoyed 
>> > it.
>> >
>> > 73, Steve KW3A
>> >
>> > On 6/23/2013 2:17 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
>> >> Hi, all.
>> >>
>> >> Well, yesterday and last evening, I operated Field Day as 1 delta from
>> >> here
>> >> at the home QTH on 40 meter CW for about 7 hours.  Made 182 contacts. 
>> >> I
>> >> worked Angelo's club station, but don't recall coming across anyone 
>> >> else
>> >> from the list.
>> >>
>> >> I knew this year's FD operation would be limited, but was happy with 
>> >> the
>> >> results I obtained during my relatively short operating time.
>> >>
>> >> This morning, I paid a visit to our club's field day set-up.  They ran 
>> >> a
>> >> small 3A operation, and made roughly 400 contacts.  I was interested 
>> >> to
>> >> find
>> >> that 6 meters was open between Michigan and the southern US, which was
>> >> kind
>> >> of a rare treat for our club operators.  They didn't make many 6-meter
>> >> QSO's, but the ones they did were lots of fun.
>> >>
>> >> Here's looking toward next year, when, hopefully, I'll be able to put 
>> >> in
>> >> a
>> >> more serious effort once again.
>> >>
>> >> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >