RADIO SPORT

2010 ARRL Field Day!

2010 Field Day was another great success at Skyview! The last few years we have sponsored 2 separate Field Days. The operation we have at our clubhouse we operate in “contest” mode with our permanent antennas and battery power, our Townsend Park operation is run in a more traditional FD way with temporary antennas and power in a park pavilion.

K3MJW operation:

Everyone had a great time. We had two stations in our pavilion and one station in our radio room. The inside station ran CW. The two outside stations ran phone and digital. All radios were logging via a network. The weather was great, the food was great and we had a number of people sleep over at the clubhouse grounds.

When it was all said and done we had logged almost 1300 QSOs! That number would have been much higher if it weren’t for a hurricane off the Gulf coast causing high static levels to those states in the affected area. Operating 3E we had big signals on the bands and it was great fun “running” frequencies.

Thanks to all our K3MJW operators and all those that helped with planning, set-up and tear-down. We can’t wait until next year!

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WX3SKY was located at Townsend Park in Murrysville, PA running 2A. The site is up on a good hill with lots of trees for hanging dipoles! Headed up by Dave, N3TIN the FD site was out in the open with lots of park dwellers passing by and seeing amateur radio in action. WX3SKY also hosted a GOTA (Get On The Air) station operated by Bob, NU3Q and Joyce, KB3ORO! The whole operation was relaxed and very friendly to those that just wanted to get on the radio and operate. For some operators this was there very first Field Day and fun was had all the way around! Enjoy the photographs courtesy K3ISO, Daniel.

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After all Field Day adventures were wrapped up everyone had nothing but great things to say and very fond memories of the weekend. MANY thanks to all that took a lead role in the organization, set-up, tear-down and operation of BOTH Skyview Field Day sites, job well done. Can’t wait for next year!

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Last Update July 9, 2010