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by NU6I on June 28, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Yes, that is what ham radio is about. 73

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by WD9FUM on June 28, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Wouldn't be a complete FD without comprimising weather. We had some dandy t-storms roll through last night.

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by W7COM on June 28, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
WTF is a "commode float vertical?" I know what a floater is but have never seen one vertical.

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by N4KC on June 28, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
I think there should be bonus points awarded based on lightning strokes within 10 miles of a Field Day setup, wind speed on the Saffir-Simpson scale, and size of hailstones. Hope all had a good time and injuries, bug bites and exposure to poison ivy were at a minimum. Don Keith N4KC www.donkeith.com www.n4kc.com www.n4kc.blogspot.com (An open blog about rapid technological change and its effect on society, media, and amateur radio)

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by KI5BC on June 28, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Joe, I really can't tell you WHAT it was. He built a matching network in something that looked like a commode float. It had a wire coming out the top, and a coax connector out the bottom. We threw a line in the tree and hauled it up. I think it worked on 20 mtrs.... It was a conversation piece. I don't recall if we ever opened it up to look in it. Everything was magic back then. All I knew was "RF gotta go somewhere!" That's my motto now. A bad radiator is better than no radiator. And light bulbs radiate. Worked a station during a lab class once with a light bulb. We were demonstrating power output on FM, AM, CW, and SSB. And this ham answers my test call. Weird. That's another reason I love radio. You just never know......

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by K1CJS on June 28, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Yeah, you might say 'those were the days', and you would be right! Today, everybody is concerned about safety, and although that is a good thing, you hardly ever see sights like those in past days anymore--or have the fun like in those days.

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by N4JTE on June 28, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
This is 2009, a field day in progress as we read, kinda wondering the immediate relevance of a 20 year ago experiance, must have missed something. Bob

RE: FD '90	Reply
by K3UG on June 28, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
I'd agree, you missed something.

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by N4LI on June 28, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Yup. 'Missed something. The joy of Field Day isn't about the destination. It's about the journey. It's about radio at its most basic level, and for many, fellowship. To wax nostalgic about such things only shows that you did it right. My FD this year was basic -- as basic as it gets. It was me, a battery, a small radio, a dipole, a backpack, and my bicycle. It was really hot, but I had a ball. I never planned to win awards; I just wanted to play radio. Pictures available, BTW, at facebook.com/pbaskind Hope all had fun and didn't sunburn too badly (I had a nice, shady spot). Peter, N4LI

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by G3LBS on June 29, 2009	Mail this to a friend!
Reading the article from the URL given in the previous message reinforces how glad I am to be a 'member' of a 'club' of hospitable old buffers who meet in Olean NY Macdonalds every Saturday morning, with no committee, and particularly no treasurer, but where help is always available. Also to be a subscriber to eHam and read this thread on field day experiences, remembering my own being in 1956 in England having to be fetched home by my parents having been plied for the first time with beer and chips (french fries). W2/G3LBS

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