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Field Day (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by TrojanHam@sh.itjust.works to c/amateur_radio@sh.itjust.works

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Is anyone else doing Field Day? How's it going? In the NE US, it's been very hot and humid with occasional thunderstorms.

Running a QRP station here and taking a break for the evening. Planning on getting up early tomorrow.

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[–] AG7LR@lemmy.radio 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I made some contacts on 20 & 40 meters. I had too much stuff to do today, so I was only able to be on for a couple of hours. 20 was very crowded in the NW US.

[–] 667@lemmy.radio 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

20m has been packed nearly all day, and seems to be the most active band for this event. Absolutely stuffed with folks making QSOs.

[–] TrojanHam@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

We ended up besting our last year record. We ran 2B (battery) and it was a little challenging early on making SSB QSOs with 5w but we pulled through. Did a lot of digital this year. Could have done better but we were plagued with bad weather and thunderstorms.

Worked all bands but 10m wasn't good.