Hi Randy, Great video! I noticed in it that at 27:14, you were exchanging with W3YA and had him as a 3A, but if you listen closely, you can hear him call out 2A at 27:26. Just an FYI for the contact confirmation...73!
I wasn't able to participate in Field day this year due to work schedule,...but a great video as always ,Randy! 73 Dewey KC9SYJ "NorfolkSouthern643" on youtube
Thanks for sharing, Randy! Yeah, I LOVE Scott's logging software. I use all his packages for the various contests as well as his general log. I actually worked him (N3FJP) in January during Winter Field Day.
Great video once again Randy. You did great as a 1B station. I do not know what our final point total was for our club here in Central Louisiana, But I know a few of us did great. About Midnight, One of our older Ops asked me to Log for him and he ended up working about all 50 states and Canada on 40 Meter CW. I know I logged Hawaii several times for him. 40 Meters started out dead as a door knob, But 20 was wide open for us till about 9:00 or 10:00 PM, took a 30-45 minute break to grab a bite to eat. we came back and 20 was dead, so we jumped on 40. I wish I would of heard you. We worked numerous Oregon stations, But you had shut down by then LOL. We did not start getting those NW states to around 3 to 5 AM on 40. Think only 3 states we missed was Alaska, South Dakota and Maine when we started shutting everything down at 9:00 AM Sunday. The few of us that were there from early Saturday morning to Sunday, we were all burned out and by 9:00 AM it was already 93 degrees, so we the few of us that stuck around were soaked to the bone in sweat when we got everything taking down and packed up. We had a great time and plenty of food though. :)
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Randy, Great Video We were W6ere above Dorrington in the High Sierras. SSB contacts were a little sparse, but CW did fairly well. Great location to set up an antenna with the Pacific nearby. Where did you find that nice small round Powerpole distribution thingy? '73 KN6DR
Great video as always Randy! This being my first FD, I didn't know if I was going to be into making contacts & the contesting aspect. Just wanted to learn setup, power, antennas, etc. at my club's station...which I did. But made my first long distance contact on 10m: South Central TX to South Dakota on my own gear at home. Totally hooked now! Thanks for all you do. 73! WA5AZQ-Michael
Great video! I am studying to get my technicians ticket and wanted to ask what are you calling out after you/they identify? Looks like fun, thanks and 73s.
Thank you for not falling into the "Please copy" habit. Condx were rough here in MI this year, signals were down with a lot of QSB" plus it was in the low 90's which is quite warm for us. 73 - Dave K7DR (1B MI)
I really enjoy your videos Randy. You are an Elmer to me. Learned a lot about field day procedures from this video. I mainly just have fun using 146.520 (mobile) right now. It seems to be picking up more activity of late. SOTA is of great interest to me also. 73s (Rick) KI6SSG
This is the Best 2016 Field Day video to date.. I'm also have a Yaesu FT-857D with Solar Panel/Solar Generator GoBox. One of the best Portable Radio on the word. Thanks Randy!. 73.
My only gripe about Field Day is it has been turned into a contest to see how many contacts that can be made! My understanding is that the purpose of Field Day is to simulate an emergency situation and test/sharpen our EmComm skills! Field day needs to get away from the contesting aspect,and return to it's original purpose! Other than that,..it's a fun activity!
At 24:22 you worked VE7SCC, the station that I was participating with. I had just left my post when you made this contact. I wish I was still on 20 when you made this! 73 de VE7WNK
Randy, thank you for sharing your valuable time with us in RU-vid land. If you only knew how much I appreciate your knowledge and invaluable experience in the world of HAM Radio that you bring to life. I am so grateful for your kindness and generosity for taking time out to show me the power of RADIO! Again, thank you so much!
You are very adept at your setup. The video is 20 minutes too long, three contacts would have been sufficient. Takes the "shack" out of the vehicle and get fresh air.
I am new to ham radio and would like to thank you for all the videos. I have learned so much from your videos and watching them keeps me very interested in the hobby. thank you for all your help.
k7age I need some help trying to get a ham radio license I don't know where to start can you offer any advice where can I get who can I ask I am in Central kentucky is there anyone near me with good resources that could help
Hi, the ARRL has a page that you can search for classes in your area. I recommend Gordon West's books for study. www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-class www.gordonwestradioschool.com/main/page_w5yi_training_resources.html Thanks for watching and good luck on getting your license. - Randy
Hi,How many contacts did you make, and how many Amp/Hours did you use? ( I know the meter resets if the power's off, but maybe you ran separate power to it, or wrote down the numbers before shutting down?) As most FT comms are quite similar in duration, I figured adding some info to the video may help those of us that are planning for FD. 73!
Asus T100. Win 8.1. It has 32 GB for local disk. I also have a micro SD card plugged in. It is a very handy computer. The display pops off and runs as a tablet.
Did you make a video on assembling your bucket radio kit? That's a very convenient way to package the components and have them available to use when deployed. Thank you for your videos!
They are now more motivated to do something next year after watching my video. It is fun just to do a one man deal to see if you really can do it. It all worked, and was fun. Lunch was good too.
