[amsat-bb] AMSAT Field Day Summary Sheets

[Paul Stoetzer]

Since the website is currently unavailable due to an upgrade, the
direct link to the summary sheet file is:
http://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2017fd.pdf

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 11:42 PM, Bruce <kk5do at arrl.net> wrote:
> Field Day is all over. However, you are not done. Not at least until you get
> an email from me confirming I have received your AMSAT Field Day Summary
> Sheet. Deadline is 11:59PM on Monday July 10, 2017. This is earlier than the
> ARRL submission deadline. I need the extra time to get the article ready and
> off to the journal editor so everything will appear in the next issue. Do
> not forget to send me some photos of your site or operators. I try to get at
> least one for every group into the journal.
>
>
> This was the first field day I have been able to actually participate in for
> some 13 years as I worked on Saturday and Sunday. I took my M2 Leo Pack to
> the Texas Emergency Amateur Communications (TEAC) site in Kingwood, Texas
> and set up there. First pass of SO-50 for field day and I snagged a contact
> right after V31CI left the window. He was having a pretty good amount of
> activity at the start of the pass over the Houston area. I was using my
> Wouxun KG-UV9D HT for 70cm receive and my Icom 2200H 2m mobile for TX.
>
> Packed everything up and drove to the the Sam Houston Amateur Radio Klub
> (SHARK) site in Cleveland, Texas. I set everything up there and waited for
> the second pass of SO-50. This time, the armstrong rotors were not pointing
> at the right spot for a contact. Only a 22 degree pass for me, pretty much
> horizon shot and they kept wanting to point at 60 degrees...urgh. They
> missed out on their satellite contact. They enjoyed hearing the satellite
> nevertheless.
>
> Packed everything up and home I went. That was enough field day fun for me
> for one day :-). By the way, bought some nice new cables for the M2 Leo Pack
> for field day.... 15 feet long. I was thinking of when I use my Arrow
> antenna and have a 4 foot long cable. Was not really thinking the Leo Pack
> are much larger antennas and 15 feet does not allow for much turning of the
> antennas. Will need to go for at least maybe 30 feet for next year. oops
>
> 73...bruce
>
> --
>
> Bruce Paige, KK5DO
>                      AMSAT Director Contests and Awards
> AMSAT Board Member 2016-2018
>   ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE
>           Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT*
> Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com
> Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes
>               Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News
> http://www.arrl.org
>
> AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb