Field Day 2023 - Thundering QRP! 

Always look forward to your FD adventures here Tracy. Another great one! I didn't get to operate on FD this year, but there's always Winter FD! Agreed on the 1Ds. Just hunt & pounce. But to each his/her own I guess. You've inspired me to gather up a portable setup and get out of the shack...but only when the high temps. drop considerably from 42C/106+F here in Texas which will be in the fall. Thanks for all your hard work on your videos! 73! Michael-WA5AZQ

Nice video Tracy! A 102 contacts is not bad! Nice scenery. Bummer for the weather and the mosquito's, but anayhow a nice time to get out on the air!

Thank you for sharing that with lots of interesting explanation.. Brilliant..73..John..G4EIJ

No field day for me. Mother-in-law visiting from Ohio. Thanks for letting me enjoy your experience. 73 from K1NEO, Maine.

Good evening , dear Tracy . Very pleasure to see your video ! You're good ! Franz as ik0rks ...

Ahhhh, the enduring 897. 'Nuff said!👍👍👍

Thanks Tracy!

We worked you on field day and I said “hey, that’s Tracy!”

I have the same tent Tracy, but I also bought the rain walls and floor. I think that would have done you well during the downpour. Keep ham alive, bother!

My bad, I thought the premier started at 9pm.. woops, sorry I missed it. Looks like a great place to play.. Thanks for sharing your adventure.. nice job.. k0klb.

Very nice video, Tracy. You found an beautiful place to operate (eccept the thunderstorm). Take care 73 DG4RBS Stefan

A fine job Tracy! Nice location too. I heard you while working Sunday AM. At least 57 into VA.

Too much fun in a beautiful place

Great job as always Tracy. My Filed Day was low key. Some family commitments kept me from doing the original plan, but I decided to setup in my back yard on Saturday. Used the Hyendfed EFHW that I bought a couple of years ago, based on your review, mounted on a Spiderbeam mast. I was using a Yaesu 891 on battery power. Made 50 contacts and had an enjoyable Saturday.

Ah, field day with VA3TWM. Your field day video is a tradition with me. I was once again 1 Bravo VA running my trusty FT-817nd on CW and 5w. Mostly on 40m. See you again next year. Charlie KM4ZZ

Awesome job Tracy. Field day was a huge success for our Central La, Club here in Central Louisiana as we ended up working all WAS sections, RAC sections & all continents for a clean sweep. Biggest obstacle here in deep south of La we had to battle serious heat of 112-115 heat index setting up & packing up afterwards as that heat dome been sitting on top of us for about two weeks solid now. We ended working all 24 hours from start to finish & almost tripled our point total from last year. We also ate great also with Grilled burgers & huge pan of homemade Cajun Rice & sausage Jambalaya plus plenty of snacks, Ice cold water & sodas. Our new hams had close to 1,000 contacts on GOTA station alone as they worked it like seasoned hams. This was Most participation we ever had as a club also along with numerous elected public officials & General public coming out. Always enjoy your livestreams you guys do and your videos Tracy. keep up the awesome work. 73 KG5IMA

Congrats on the 102 contacts and for getting through the thunderstorm safely. Great video!

Hey Tracy, great effort. I got a little wet Friday night but managed to dodge the poor WX through to Sunday aft. HF conditions were not favorable in Algonquin on Sunday and there was heavy wildfire smoke for the rest of the wknd. Kinda disappointed with my results but that happens some years. Always room for improvement. Fun to see your tweets. 73 @VE3GTM

Another great video from you Tracy. Thanks for taking the time for a video whilst engaging in the Field Day. Beautiful camp area, not as good a Tassie here in Australia but not bad Hi Hi. Cheers 74 from Rodney vk7ham Tasmania Australia.

Nice video, Tracy! I also have the SG2020 and the MAC200. Gotta love that SGC VOGAD circuit on SSB! I do digital on mine occasionally on a Rig Blaster Advantage with the 8-pin port on the front. My rule of thumb is to NEVER do digital more than 14 watts... use an amp for that while driving it with about 10 watts from the rig. Hope to catch you on the air and have a 2020 to 2020 QSO. Best of 73s! DE AG4KN - John

Thoroughly enjoyed your Field Day 2023 video. Excellent presentation, and it was obvious you did some serious planning! '73 Gary N1PZB

Thanks ! 1 Thumbs up. - When I can't get out for field day, I operate from home or in the car as 1E or 1D if needed, but I NEVER call CQ, ... I just listen and give out points to calling stations. That IMHO is to help field stations, not compete with them. 73, N1NVK

Beautiful view at the end. Does that stream/creek have trout? If so that would be my happy place...Trout + Ham = Lovely world. :) Nice job on the video - I plan on viewing your other videos. Thx

Bugging out in the bug shelter 😀. Good video, thanks Tracy. Moving all that stuff to/from car - wonder if you have seen these 4 wheel collapsible trolleys? In UK, have seen them in gardening centres.

Love your channel. I am a new general class operator and finally got a mint used Yeasu FT-897D for the low current consumption on receive. On field day at park K-4600 in Alabama I made 30 40m contacts and 10 2m contacts. lot of great info learned from watching your videos.

Great work. I like your approach to Field Day.

Awesome Tracy, enjoy your gear and your free time! 🎉

I am glad you had a great time despite the rain. 👍👍

A really enjoyable video, Tracy. Thanks so much for sharing. Cheers, VE3XDM

I've operated 1D before, and I think as a 1D you are practicing hearing and responding to stations out in the field that are under conditions they would be in during a local communications outage. So for me it makes sense for a 1D to participate, but to do hunt and pounce, not to call CQ.

Great recap sir! Glad you dodged the lightning ⚡️ BTW, the importance of allowing folks to operate from home is ah….um….ah…..shoot. Lost my train of though 😂

Hi Tracy, nice video, but for the thunder and rain storms... A100 contacts is not bad!

Great job Tracy. I had a blast this year as well, but I did get wet. I travelled to Chicago and operated 1B from a state park in IL. Had a lot of fun, but wish the weather was better. Love the hat, btw. I am a David Paulides fan and love the whole series of books and his latest movies as well. Hope to get you in the log sometime soon! Cheers and 73 de W3LAM!

There’s something very comforting playing vids from you Tracy, it was you who got me out in the cold and set me down the outdoor route. That must have been 10 or 11 years ago? Thank you. Regards Mike

Great site!! And you have a very successful outing even with the storms. Congrats! 73 de K2CJB

I'm glad you found a private spot! Great job. Myself, I bought a permit from Sierra Pacific and had 25+ thousand acres, a key to a gate, and a 4300 ft. mountain all to my lonesome. 125 contacts QRP. I can tell you were excited about your location as well; being comfortable in your environment is a huge part of having fun and being successful at Field Day! Take Care, Tracy! K7GYB NOTE: I'm always disappointed that I have yet to make contact with you! I listened intently and scrolled meticulously for your call on 40m knowing that his is one of your favorite bands! Next time! (also agree with you about the QRO 100% !!!)

another fantastic videos informative from my friend Tracy 73 from kb2uew

Great video Tracy. Unfortunately, I was only able to get 1 contact this field day. Hoping for more next year and also to be portable.

I wish the twin lead on that antenna was longer. If you get it up high you then have then use a lot of coax which is lossy to get back to the radio.

Happy your 897 is still kicking. BTW, you were listening to WWV; my favorite radio station growing up. Yes, I am an uber geek 😊.

Hermosa actividad. Es lo que me gusta hacer a mi. Felicitaciones y Saludos desde Argentina. Me valgo del traductor oral de RU-vid para entender tu idioma. Algo se entiende y algo se deduce. Una vez Mas Felicitaciones. LU1FK. Marcelo .

Hey Tracy, Looks like Field Day was a fun time in that location. Nice to have that go to spot!! Thanks for another great video!!! Weird question, but are you working with Marty Cornacchi? 73, John. VE3JPW

New goal for Field Day next year: make a contact with Tracy! : )

Tracy, did you ever report on what went wrong with your FT-897 months ago when you were doing an activation up on, I think, Lake Huron? I remember it just went dead on you.

Tracy I think you're the best! Please may I ask though, why you're not using an external speaker here? I do mostly portable ops outdoors, and it is just dramatically better with an external speaker with any smaller radio out there.

Why Class D? If you're in an actual disaster level emergency, who do you want to contact, stations in similar circumstances, or stations with access to unaffected infrastructure? Disaster response and recovery takes a little bit everybody, as reflected in the ARRL/RAC Field Day rules

Cool location! What logging program were you using and on what device was it running?

If field Day is not a contest why can't we do it on the WARC bands ?

Doesn't CHU come in very well at that location?

Hi Tracy! I am a new (young) ham looking to get into POTA but have had issues with my QRP setup. Is there somewhere I could contact you, like email to talk more about the hobby? While I am just finishing up my degree in electrical engineering (RF yay!), I clearly do not know my way around real equipment yet 🙃 Have a great day, Chris VA3XCL

Well done Tracy! Always enjoy your videos. 73 de KA4NIV Maurice

Great viewing, tks zl3xdj