1999 NOGA QRP Field Day
By Sam Billingsley, AE4GX and Mike Boatright, K04WX
This FD had all the Elements (no pun intended) of a classic filed Day event.
New location, New gear, New Operations tent setup, New Antennas (some old). A REAL field
(Bob, WA1EDJ's, farm near Monroe, GA).
These factors mixed with a dose of rainy weather made for an interesting few
nights.
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We had made plans to leave work by mid-afternoon on Friday. this
would give us 2-3 hours to setup camp site and hopefully get an antenna or
two up. Warm afternoon...dry.
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Got to the field and took a closer look at the planned camp site. Hummmm...
90% covered in Poison Ivy. So PLAN "B". We walked around the spread and
selected an spot closer to Bob's house but near several trees that had
possibilities for wire antennas.
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Two sleeping tents up and a new canopy tent with netting sides for the
operating positions. We used the acquired 8 ft folding table that Mike
hauled out of the Hamfest thinking that one of us had forgotten. Guess what--a
new NOGA asset (currently stored at Bob's - Thanks Bob).
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