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AS SOON AS I CAN REMEMBER HOW, THE POWER POINT PRESENTATION WILL BE DOWNLOADED FROM HERE.

 

 

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OF INTEREST TO THOSE WHO USE NA SOFTWARE:

For those interested, K8CC has released a new version of the "NA" contest
logging software. This is the software we have used at club functions for
years. Version 10.65 is currently available to those who maintain a
subscription through the Radio Bookstore. Check the site
www.datomonline.com for more details.

You can also buy a subscription (or renew an existing subscription, at the
rate of $10/year) at http://www.radio-ware.com/ . Just look for the
"Contest and DX" link under "Books" in the left column. Craig offers GREAT
customer service and usually offers the option of emailing you the files or
dropping a CD in the mail. You can also contact him at (800) 457-7373.

 

de K5ER

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Field Day 07

Did we have fun, or what?!

In an effort to raise awareness and add more public exposure, the club held Field Day in the Books-A-Million parking lot in Monroe. Looks like the idea proved to be correct, as we had over a dozen folks stop by Friday during set-up, and even more once operations started Saturday. 

The club rented a tent, to give us some shade from the Louisiana Summer sun, and to shield us from the Louisiana Liquid sunshine (yes, it rained). This year, we had the ARES van AND portable tower, along with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Dept. generator. We began setting up at 1 PM on Friday, after the tent, porta-potty and generator were delivered. After initial placement and layout, including standing the tower vertically and mounting the tri-bander, we decided to meet back at the site Saturday morning to hang the wire antenna and do final checkout. We actually hit the air at 1PM Saturday, and ran for 24 hours.

As sometimes happens, plans change and this included supper. Thanks BT (KE5HLT) for handling the grill. Thanks also to all those who sent sweets, snacks and other good stuff (including Joe, KB5VJY, with a coffee pot) to help keep the operators on the air. Additionally, an impromptu W5YI test session was put together during the event. Congratulations to Thomas, KD5OQC, for passing his General!

We pretty much kept Murphy at bay this year. We had a couple of slight interference problems and a few minor computer glitches, but these were worked out pretty quickly. We did manage to pull one coax connector completely off a feed line on the tribander (naturally after dark). Since it took them off the air, a highly motivated Paul and BT were able to climb to about 30 feet on the tower with extension cord and soldering iron and get it repaired (with plenty of harassment from the ground)!

Scores have been totaled and submitted. A report will be given at the club's August meeting. We made over 100 CW contacts, over 1000 SSB contacts, activated a GOTA station, qualified for a number of bonus points and gave a bunch of folks some air time. Thanks to those who set-up and tore down the event, those who operated, and those who came out to support and encourage, or just to visit. 

A special thanks to the Field Day chairman, Paul, W5PEM, who put in more hours on this than most will know. Without his effort, this year's event would not have been nearly as successful.

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Marengo Swamp Ride 2007

The 2007 Marengo Swamp ride is now history. We had just enough volunteers to pull the event off, with several having to do double duty. It is still a lot of fun, but when you have to do over 12 hours in the heat, it is tiring. Next year we hope to have more volunteers to help spread the load. Once again, we headed down Friday to get things set up. Once all was in place, the pit was set up and the now annual Friday afternoon cookout was held. Thanks to all who pitched in and a big thanks to Larry for handling the grilling duties.

We would like to recognize the following for their participation: N5ASA, KE5HLT, N5MEL, W5PEM, KA5JNL, KE5ESU, W5HUD, W5KGT, W5DSG, and K5ER. 

We will have even more photos, with David, Mel, Larry and Kevin contributing for the 2007 running. Alan now has the page set up and ready. To view photos of the 2007 event, please visit the link 2007 Marengo Photos. 

To view photos from previous events, check out these links: 2006 Marengo photos and 2005 Marengo photos

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