FIELD DAY SUMMARY SHEET
Dates : 28-Jun-97, 29-Jun-97
Callsign : W6YL
Novice Call : KD6VZQ
Group Name : San Jose State University
Category : 2A
Section : East Bay
Operators : AD6E, KX7M, WR6K, W6WS, AA6FB, WA6BXP, N6NZ,
KD6VZQ, KF6LCV, KF6DWW, WB6ZLM, N0BBS, AE0M
Name : Anthony J. Becker
Address : 3273 B. Rocky Water Lane
City/St/Zip : San Jose, CA 95148
Country : United States
BAND Raw QSOs Valid QSOs Points
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80CW 46 46 184
80SSB 146 146 292
40CW 334 334 1336
40SSB 247 244 488
20CW 505 497 1988
20SSB 290 287 574
15CW 32 32 128
15SSB 34 34 68
10SSB 109 109 218
6CW 2 2 8
6SSB 31 31 62
2CW 27 27 106
2SSB 50 50 100
222SSB 11 11 22
432SSB 1 1 2
1GHSSB 2 2 4
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Totals 1867 1853 5580
Bonus points:
100% Emergency Power : 200
Message Origination : 100
W1AW message : 100
Packet Radio : 100
VHF/UHF : 100
Final Score = 6180 points.
Soapbox:
Two words: WIND. COLD. Repeat them over and over.
It was certainly an adventure. Some people talk about a 'work hard, play hard'
approach to life. Field Day is my opportunity to 'play hard'. This year was
no exception. It's the best weekend of the year! - Walt, W6WS
Based on our wind experience (40 mph with guts to 60+), we should petition the
ARRL for Hazardous Environmental Conditions Bonus points. I suggest a wind
multiplier bonus of :
(Wind Speed - 15) * (height / 10 ) * Number of Antenna Supports
With our 23 elements of wire we would have 600 points. I suggest an extra
Bonus of 100 points for the fog/cloud ceiling of less than 50 ft.
I suggest an extra Bonus of 200 points for every temporary shelter destroyed by
weather: two tents, plus the shademaker and outhouse for another 800 points. -
Al Woodward, WB6ZLM
I for one would be glad to tell you I had a great time participating in my
first field day, albeit with a good dose of jet lag that cut short the day for
me. I mostly spent my time on 6 meter SSB, and managed to make about 20 QSOs
there before becoming aware there weren't too many new stations appearing. As
a recent upgrade to tech plus, I decided to switch over to CW for a while and
see if I could work my first CW QSO. Well, worried that my "fist" would show
rather badly, I tuned up and down 6 meters trying to find anyone sending code.
Finally, I managed to find a station -- crystal clear signal, excellent code,
but just a tad faster than my current ability to copy (~8wpm, and hopefully
rising). I asked N6NZ if he could help me copy the call sign so I could
attempt to get the sender to slow down. He was only half paying attention, but
he listened and said that it was odd that the station had ended its CQ by
sending QST. Just as I got ready to key up the transmitter, N6NZ asked "what
frequency are you on?" and laughed when I told him 50.060 MHz. It turns out I
was about to send a message to slow down to an automated beacon! Thanks for
the opportunity to participate. - David, KF6DWW
It took us until 21:30Z to get the second HF station QRV. Those 2.5 prime time
transmitter hours on 20 and 15m and would have produced 100-150 more QSOs each
on CW and SSB, raising our score by 600-900 points. A mobile whip antenna on a
Ford Escort parked on our ridgetop would have made 200 QSOs. - Tony, AE0M
Think so?
an Escort would never have made it up the hill.
an Escort with a decent mobile whip on the back bumper would never have its
front wheels on the ground. - Al, AD6E
Hauling us and 1,000 pounds of gear in a minivan with one older tire up the
"recently regraded" jeep trail wasn't such a hot idea either. We immediately
put the minivan in the shop for a pre-vacation check-up. The mechanic looked
at the left front tire and said "What have you done to this thing?! It looks
as if someone has taken a giant rotating wire brush to it; it's shredded it
down to the steel radial plys!" Later that day, he called and said, "We
replaced the tire but something has also slashed your right CV boot." (I
thought gravel meant less than 2"...) The part is not in stock, and it will be
a couple of days." "Oh, nooo! We need it for our vacation--tomorrow. We're
really looking forward to it," I replied. "Ok, we can express order the part
and you can have the van in the early afternoon. Where are you so eager to
go?" "Dismal Swamp, Idaho." After a pregnant pause he responded, "Is your
maiden name 'Addams?'" - Celia, N0BBS
We have observed all competition rules as well as all regulations established
for amateur radio in our country. Our report is correct and true to the best
of our knowledge. We agree to be bound by decisions of the Awards Committee.
To: <3830@contesting.com>
Date:_14_July_1997_ Signed:_Anthony_J._Becker_ Call:_AE0M_
Field Day 1997 - W6YL
80 80 40 40 20 20 15 15 10 6 6 2 2 222 432 1GHz
HR CW PH CW PH CW PH CW PH PH CW PH CW PH PH PH PH TOT ACCUM
-- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
18 0 0 0 0 33 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 43
19 0 0 0 0 8 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 84
20 0 0 0 0 39 5 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 152
21 0 0 0 0 44 40 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 88 240
22 0 0 0 24 33 17 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 4 1 1 92 332
23 0 0 0 11 77 16 0 0 10 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 118 450
0 0 0 9 0 57 13 0 0 18 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 102 552
1 0 0 0 4 26 16 0 0 13 1 4 9 12 0 0 0 85 637
2 0 0 0 0 35 16 0 0 9 0 0 0 18 2 0 0 80 717
3 0 0 13 18 35 29 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 0 104 821
4 0 0 53 51 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 0 0 0 116 937
5 0 0 67 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 120 1057
6 16 7 15 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 94 1151
7 0 13 39 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 1221
8 0 27 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 1254
9 0 45 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 1304
10 0 17 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 1364
11 14 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 1422
12 14 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 1458
13 2 13 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 1502
14 0 24 9 30 5 15 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 1590
15 0 0 0 0 53 7 0 7 12 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 82 1672
16 0 0 0 0 7 16 17 10 27 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 83 1755
17 0 0 0 0 16 54 2 4 15 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 98 1853
TOT 46 146 317 261 497 287 32 34 109 2 31 27 50 11 1 2
AE0M, Tony Becker - becker@sprintmail.com - Silicon Valley, U.S.A.
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