Field Day 2010

Field Day 2010
(Revised 11/12/2010)

Sign

Location: Washington Monument State Park (Middletown, Maryland)

Date: June 26-27, 2010

Field Day Group

The crew: 2010 attendees (left to right): back row WA3OIA, N3IC, KM4MAC, WA3OFC, WA3IRQ; middle row KI4LGI, Logan M., K3MZ, WA3SOR, KA3VXM; front row N2AW, WA3KLK, WA3PYU; Not shown: WA3LTJ, KG4NXZ, KG4URX, Jon S., Elaine K.

Here is Drew's celebratory video masterpiece

2010 was celebrated as a special year because
it was our 40th consecutive Field Day!

Paul made up commem-
orative tee shirts:

<=== Bob had a photo cake prepared with Robert's collage.

The edges didn't appear properly, so here is the source graphic ===>

Our fearless leader cuts the cake after some remarks

Antennas

Quad Quad

One of Frank's quads; Paul's VHF/UHF tower.

Setting Up

Paul and Gordon Setting up

Gordon and Paul at Iwo Jima -- errr... launching a skyhook.

Frank Setting up SolarCells

Frank et. al. came up the night before to put up his antennas. And continued much of the day on Saturday. Here, he even arranges coax. Paul's solar cells soak up the sun to charge batteries for the natural power QSO's.

Something must be wrong here based on the quizzical looks of Gordon, Robert, and Andy?

HF Operating

Drew Operating Lee Operating Frank Operating

Drew, Lee, and Frank operating the HF phone station

Steve Operating Andy Operating

Steve operating the HF cw station, and Andy operating the HF phone station (whom we didn't recognize in the sunlight)

Bob and Frank Operating Mike and Gordon Operating

#1 op once again, Bob operating the HF cw station, and Frank operating the HF phone station; Mike coaches(?) Gordon at the GOTA station

HF @ Night

Frank at night Robert at night

Frank on phone and Robert on cw during the overnight hours

VHF/UHF Operating

Paul and Bob Operating Jeff

Paul and Bob operating the station away from the shelter; Jeff takes over

The Show must go on...

Gordon Gordon

Gordon operates with an improvised microphone stand

Goofing Off

Itay Gordon and Logan

Itay comes to set up and break down, with a little operating time; Gordon and Logan waiting for transmitter time

Group

A group wondering who is going to fire up the grill and start cooking some food!

Drew andLogan Mike and Jeff

The Old and the Young; brothers Mike and Jeff put up some impressive GOTA numbers

Robert Kathy and Mike Elaine and Steve Wes and XZY

Robert chills after midnight hours on cw; Kathy and Mike; Elaine and Steve; Wes and XYL

We went with two transmitters. QSO breakdown:

80 cw - 357
40 cw - 314
20 cw - 329
15 cw - 89
80 ssb - 145
40 ssb - 422
20 ssb - 571
15 ssb - 149
6 phone - 73
2 phone - 6
432 phone - 1
Satellite phone - 0
GOTA phone - 477
GOTA cw - 0

QSO's: 1089 cw x 2 = 2178 + 1844 phone = 4022 x 2 = 8044
+ 2130 bonus points = grand total 10,174

Logs & Analysis | Station List | ARRL Submission

Tracking results from N1MM:

QSO Point Operator Stats

N2AW 408 cw (816 equivalent points)

N3IC 384 cw (768 equivalent points)

WA3SOR 236 cw (472 equivalent points)

WA3KLK 353 phone (353 equivalent points)

WA3OFC 275 phone (275 equivalent points)

WA3LTJ 269 phone (269 equivalent points)

K3MZ 110 phone, 61 cw (232 equivalent points)

WA3PYU 218 phone (218 equivalent points)

KM4MAC 105 phone (105 equivalent points)

KG4NXZ 101 phone (101 equivalent points)

KI4LGI 100 phone (100 equivalent points)

WA3OIA 90 phone (90 equivalent points)

WA3IRQ 62 phone (62 equivalent points)

KG4URX 60 phone (60 equivalent points)

Logan M. 12 phone (12 equivalent points)

Jon S. 9 phone (9 equivalent points)

Look at the Operators worksheet in the Logs & Analysis spreadsheet for breakdowns by band, mode, operator, bonus point allocation, pie charts, QSO rates, and more (operator rankings including bonus points differ slightly).

A few reports from N1MM:

Field Day - 2010-06-26 1800Z to 2010-06-27 2100Z - 1287 HF Phone QSOs N3IC HF Phone Max Rates: 2010-06-27 1407Z - 4.0 per minute (1 minute), 240 per hour by WA3OFC 2010-06-26 1847Z - 2.2 per minute (10 minutes), 132 per hour by WA3KLK 2010-06-26 1907Z - 1.7 per minute (60 minutes), 104 per hour by WA3KLK N3IC HF Phone Runs (holding a frequency with CQ) >10 QSOs: 2010-06-26 1804 - 2004Z, 14196 kHz, 195 Qs, 98.1/hr WA3KLK+WA3PYU 2010-06-26 2030 - 2119Z, 14202 kHz, 35 Qs, 42.9/hr WA3PYU 2010-06-26 2127 - 2211Z, 14208 kHz, 51 Qs, 69.8/hr WA3KLK 2010-06-26 2217 - 2226Z, 7151 kHz, 11 Qs, 73.9/hr WA3LTJ+WA3OFC 2010-06-26 2232 - 2311Z, 7170 kHz, 48 Qs, 75.1/hr WA3OFC 2010-06-26 2352 - 0032Z, 14192 kHz, 40 Qs, 60.7/hr WA3LTJ+K3MZ 2010-06-27 0120 - 0310Z, 14327 kHz, 126 Qs, 68.9/hr WA3PYU+WA3LTJ 2010-06-27 0404 - 0417Z, 3777 kHz, 12 Qs, 56.0/hr WA3LTJ 2010-06-27 0420 - 0502Z, 3776 kHz, 39 Qs, 55.4/hr WA3LTJ 2010-06-27 0537 - 0601Z, 14169 kHz, 15 Qs, 38.2/hr WA3IRQ 2010-06-27 0624 - 0637Z, 7186 kHz, 13 Qs, 60.2/hr WA3OFC 2010-06-27 0720 - 0750Z, 3720 kHz, 28 Qs, 56.1/hr WA3LTJ 2010-06-27 0829 - 0903Z, 3819 kHz, 32 Qs, 55.4/hr WA3LTJ 2010-06-27 0958 - 1056Z, 7215 kHz, 71 Qs, 73.3/hr K3MZ 2010-06-27 1100 - 1204Z, 7190 kHz, 70 Qs, 65.9/hr K3MZ+WA3OFC 2010-06-27 1206 - 1423Z, 7143 kHz, 154 Qs, 67.4/hr WA3OFC+WA3KLK+WA3OFC 2010-06-27 1427 - 1602Z, 21246 kHz, 130 Qs, 82.0/hr WA3KLK+WA3IRQ 2010-06-27 1718 - 1759Z, 14172 kHz, 66 Qs, 95.8/hr WA3OFC Field Day - 2010-06-26 1800Z to 2010-06-27 2100Z - 1089 HF CW QSOs N3IC HF CW Max Rates: 2010-06-26 1852Z - 3.0 per minute (1 minute), 180 per hour by N3IC 2010-06-27 1529Z - 1.8 per minute (10 minutes), 108 per hour by N2AW 2010-06-27 1536Z - 1.4 per minute (60 minutes), 81 per hour by N2AW N3IC HF CW Runs (holding a frequency with CQ) >10 QSOs: 2010-06-26 1814 - 2207Z, 7033 kHz, 192 Qs, 49.4/hr N3IC+WA3SOR+K3MZ 2010-06-26 2223 - 2335Z, 14018 kHz, 93 Qs, 77.7/hr N2AW 2010-06-26 2349 - 2359Z, 7029 kHz, 11 Qs, 65.6/hr N2AW 2010-06-27 0004 - 0021Z, 7035 kHz, 14 Qs, 50.3/hr N2AW 2010-06-27 0157 - 0709Z, 3527 kHz, 257 Qs, 49.4/hr N2AW+WA3SOR+N3IC 2010-06-27 0824 - 0844Z, 7028 kHz, 13 Qs, 38.6/hr N3IC 2010-06-27 0916 - 1138Z, 3526 kHz, 106 Qs, 44.9/hr N3IC+WA3SOR 2010-06-27 1216 - 1247Z, 14047 kHz, 22 Qs, 43.7/hr WA3SOR 2010-06-27 1305 - 1601Z, 14028 kHz, 197 Qs, 67.3/hr N2AW 2010-06-27 1606 - 1649Z, 21018 kHz, 35 Qs, 49.4/hr K3MZ 2010-06-27 1732 - 1758Z, 21016 kHz, 26 Qs, 60.5/hr N3IC Field Day - 2010-06-26 1800Z to 2010-06-27 2100Z - 477 GOTA QSOs GOTA (K3MZ call) Max Rates: 2010-06-26 2100Z - 3.0 per minute (1 minute), 180 per hour by KG4NXZ 2010-06-26 2121Z - 1.8 per minute (10 minutes), 108 per hour by KG4NXZ 2010-06-26 2136Z - 1.4 per minute (60 minutes), 81 per hour by KG4NXZ Field Day - 2010-06-26 1800Z to 2010-06-27 2100Z - 477 QSOs GOTA (K3MZ call) Runs >10 QSOs: 2010-06-26 2043 - 2136Z, 21361 kHz, 79 Qs, 89.5/hr KG4NXZ 2010-06-26 2148 - 2213Z, 21284 kHz, 24 Qs, 57.2/hr WA3OIA 2010-06-26 2229 - 2313Z, 21292 kHz, 38 Qs, 51.8/hr WA3OIA 2010-06-27 0011 - 0041Z, 21338 kHz, 31 Qs, 62.6/hr KM4MAC+KI4LGI+KM4MAC 2010-06-27 0047 - 0114Z, 21308 kHz, 25 Qs, 54.9/hr KM4MAC 2010-06-27 0120 - 0135Z, 21325 kHz, 12 Qs, 49.9/hr KM4MAC 2010-06-27 0140 - 0251Z, 21357 kHz, 67 Qs, 56.5/hr KM4MAC+KI4LGI+KM4MAC 2010-06-27 1228 - 1240Z, 3843 kHz, 15 Qs, 75.9/hr WA3OIA 2010-06-27 1539 - 1633Z, 7253 kHz, 45 Qs, 50.1/hr KG4URX

--- Results from December 2010 QST ---
Including bonus points, this was our highest score ever. But the bonuses vary from year-to-year. It was our second highest counting QSO points only. We exactly matched our high GOTA score from 2008 (good job!). See the RARC Home Page for comparisons.

We scored ninth out of 474 (98.3 percentile) in the 2A category. We had the highest score in the 3rd call district. Entries ahead of us in the Atlantic Division (DEL, MDC, EPA, WPA, NNY, WNY, SNJ):
Duh... There are none! (sorry, Frank)

(The overall 2A high score was 14,230 -- ours was 10,174)

Print out a QSL card (pdf format).
for the unzip password

Here are the 2010 FD Weblog notes. You can open them in the main browser window by clicking this.

<A HREF="notes2010.html">Click to go to the Weblog notes (your browser doesn't support IFRAMEs)</A>

RARC Home Page

(Photos by WA3KLK, WA3IRQ, K3MZ, N3IC. Designed to be viewable in 1024 width resolution)