Field Day 2008
BEARONS Field Day 2008 was held at Dwayne and Judy Broderson's QTH. We had a total of 6 club members participate this year along with a number of visitors. Participating club members were:
Dwayne Broderson, W7GD
Mike Wuerth, KD7QQY
Ann Wright, AA7AG
Arthur Wright, KD7VMK
Brian Salsbery, AC7PB
Mark McLauchlin, KN7T
We logged a total of 611 QSOs this year for a raw score of 1996 points. After claiming all available bonus points, our total score was 2746 and that is what was submitted to the ARRL for our entry. We operated class 3E and our ARRL section was WWA.
SSB station - IC-756 PRO II
w/AT-500 auto tuner, Heil microphone, N3FJP logging software,
Force 12 C-4 beam
CW station - IC-756 PRO II, Schurr Profi II paddle, Vibroplex Zephyr, Palstar
CW50A,
Sennheiser HD-600 headphones, N3FJP logging software, Cushcraft A3S
with 40 meter add-on kit, 75 meter inverted vee
PSK-31, 6/2/440 station - Yaesu FT-897D, solar panel charger, LDG auto tuner,
Carolina
Windom, 6 meter beam, 2 meter beam
Here's some photos from Field Day 2008
75 Meter Inverted Vee
View to the West from W7GD's QTH
Club President - Mike Wuerth, KD7QQY
Push up mast that is supporting one end of Carolina Windom antenna
Yaesu FT-897D with Vaio laptop computer for PSK-31
Completed tower - 2 sections of Rohn 25
and "crowfoot" base
used to support A3S tri-band antenna w/40 meter add on kit
for the CW station
Brian Salsbery, AC7PB and "harmonics"
next to the completed
A3S tri-band beam
Solar panel charging set-up
Joe Thomas, WA7JT, and Arthur Wright,
KD7VMK assembling
the 2 meter yagi
Joe Thomas, WA7JT, operating the SSB
station.
IC-756 PRO II w/AT-500 tuner and Heil mic
CW station w/IC-756 PRO II located
in the potting shed -
used Schurr Profi II paddles and Vibroplex Zephyr dating from
1944 - Keyer was a Palstar CW50A. Motorola mobile radio speaker,
Sennheiser HD-600 headphones and Sony Vaio laptop round out the station
Sky Needle tower and Force 12 C-4 beam
Cushcraft A3S tri-bander w/40 meter
add on kit mounted atop temporary tower set-up