2010 ARRL Field Day at Washington County Fairgrounds
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Washington Co. Fairgrounds provided easy public access
ABØDX going over the assembly plans
Gene (NØWDB) gets some hands-on assembly experience
Etta (KBØSJN-left) learns about antenna assembly
Antenna 101 class for yagi assembly
No loppy elements here!!
Earl (NØCHN) provides instruction for rotor installation
Mark (ABØDX-on ladder) guides the crew on installing an antenna safely
Almost on the mast
It takes teamwork to be successful while erecting antennas
Mark (ABØDX) tightens the clamps while the crew supports fron below
Hoisting a tower up takes careful planning
Everybody is manning theIr guy rope well
WØICY installs the final bolt and nut to lock the tower to the base
K6DV steadies the vertical while ABØDX tightens things up
Got to connect the ground next
KCØYHU watching ABØDX ground the antenna
Club tri-bander behind Mark's vertical
The Cushcraft A3S yagi on 20 ft. of tower
A bad storm the night before destroyed one shelter owned by KCØYHU. This shelter survived with a lot of reinforcement and protection!
A large tarp put on the night before provided protection from the driving rain.
Craig( KCØYHU red cap) checks out the logging on the GOTA station. He was our IT support.
KCØYHU and KEØMO making a few QSO's before the event
Earl (NØCHN) Starts out Field day on one of the new Kenwood TS-2000 radios
Bill (K3JNZ) sets up PSK31 while Nathan (KDØBIC) and his dad NØSFH get ready for action!
Etta(KBØSJN) looking on while Bill works PSK. Husband NØWDB behind her.
KCØWWV at the GOTA radio with Jeff (KBØGVI) looking on
KDØBIC works the GOTA station
l-r KDØFSP and son KDØHOD on the GOTA station
Jane Crawford getting instruction from Bruce (WBØGAG) on the GOTA station.
ABØDX and K3JNZ work out a PSK glitch
NØSFH mans one of the radios
Nathan and dad Neil on PSK31
Dave W9QQ and ham twin sons KDØKJB and KDØKJC work the GOTA radio
KCØYHU spinning the knobs on the Kenwood
Topping off the generators l-r NØCHN, ABØDX, KCØYHU
Map of sections worked.
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