Field Day Report

[Jim Guffey]

I have been a Ham for 25 years but this is the first year I have seriously
participated in field day. I had a blast! I had some family obligations so
I was only on the air for 10 hours.


My setup was very small. I just bought a K1 a few months ago and I was a
little skeptical about how many contacts I would make with the bands being
in bad shape and how crowed it was. But I tell you I had no trouble making
contacts. If I could hear them I could work them. I made 110 contacts, 54
sections, 37 states and the Bahamas.


My set up was the Elecraft K1 with 20 and 40 meters, a LNR Precision
EF-10/20/40 MKII EndFedz Antenna sloped with the high end at 22' and a 6ah
battery.


I have order a KX2 that should be here Friday but I am keeping the K1. CW
is just too much fun.


Next year I am going to set up in the woods somewhere and I want to double
my number of contacts.
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[Kevin - K4VD]

Nice! I really enjoy hearing about good results with a minimal setup. I was
real pleased with how well the KX3 setup up, ran and then packed away. I
didn't know what to expect but was kept quite busy. It is all about being
on the air. Hope you enjoy the KX2 and the K1 continues to get a workout.

Kev


On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 6:59 PM, Jim Guffey <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I have been a Ham for 25 years but this is the first year I have seriously
> participated in field day. I had a blast! I had some family obligations so
> I was only on the air for 10 hours.
>
>
> My setup was very small. I just bought a K1 a few months ago and I was a
> little skeptical about how many contacts I would make with the bands being
> in bad shape and how crowed it was. But I tell you I had no trouble making
> contacts. If I could hear them I could work them. I made 110 contacts, 54
> sections, 37 states and the Bahamas.
>
>
> My set up was the Elecraft K1 with 20 and 40 meters, a LNR Precision
> EF-10/20/40 MKII EndFedz Antenna sloped with the high end at 22' and a 6ah
> battery.
>
>
> I have order a KX2 that should be here Friday but I am keeping the K1. CW
> is just too much fun.
>
>
> Next year I am going to set up in the woods somewhere and I want to double
> my number of contacts.
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