W1MWV FIELD DAY 2008     

This year the White Mountain Amateur Radio Club, W1MWV, returned to the Mud Bowl Stadium in North Conway, NH. We setup with three transmitters and a GOTA station. Up on the ridge was the 80/20 SSB station and the 40/15 SSB station as well as GOTA. Down on the field was the CW station. This separated the antennas pretty well to reduce the usual inter-station interference.

Three antennas were wire, 160m Windom for CW, inverted vee for 80/20 SSB and a dipole for 40/15 SSB. The GOTA station used an R5 vertical. Using slingshot and fishing line the antennas were hung without too much difficulty. The tennis ball slingshot worked pretty well.

Screen houses and canopies provided the shelter and, with a little help, weathered the Sunday morning downpour that kept us off the air for about an hour. Tables and chairs were provided by the park.

We managed to keep the three stations manned with operators almost the entire 24 hours we operated and that really helped the score. By Sunday afternoon, the overnight operators were really tired.

Food was outstanding with Luke KB1IIR doing the chef duties.

Everyone had a great time and we're looking forward to next year.

73 de W1MWV White Mountain Amateur Radio Club -- K1ESE  

 

Vincent KB1PTH and John KB1NYC work the 80/20 SSB station

Greg KB1EZJ seems pretty happy to be at the 40/15 SSB setup

Luke KB1IIR was Super Chef serving four meals including a chicken, steak, pasta dinner with salad and dessert courses

Steve KB1LXZ readies the GOTA digital station while John K1ESE and new ham Jim discuss strategy

Sunday morning chow line

Greg KB1EZJ and Luke KB1IIR demonstrate quick and easy coax connector installation

Dale KB0VCC takes a break from CW to log his daughter's GOTA QSOs

Marc KB1OOO logs CW QSO 500 while working Hawaii

Jim W1KJ works 15 SSB while Greg KB1EZJ logs

Luke KB1IIR and Dave N1CCB hold down the sign while Marc KB1OOO climbs out of the Mud Bowl

Did we mention the great food?

Antenna raising KB1PTH, KB1NYC, K1ESE - It went that way

Anybody find where it landed?