Our first Field Day event held over June 28-29 2014 at Miller Park was a success.
Thank you to these dignitaries who visited:
- Ward Parker, Assistant Chief of Operations Chief, Eden Prairie Fire
- Rik Berkbigler, Emergency Preparedness Asst.Chief, Eden Prairie Fire
- Tim Fogarty, American Red Cross Emergency Communications
- Officers from the Eden Prairie Police Department.
- Skip Jackson KS0J, Minnesota Section Manger for the American Radio Relay League
One of our visitors from the Minnetonka QRP radio club came by bicycle from his home in Minnetonka.
The heavy rain did not dampen our spirits and we had a great time. Conditions were pretty bad on Saturday night and we had shut down a few times for safety due to the lightning.
From our Log:
371 total contacts
35 by cw (morse code)
361 by voice (Phone)
All sections Highlighted in the map below were contacted by our club
.Band conditions were pretty noisy. The 40 and 20 meter bands were very crowded.
We had some success on 15 meters, especially late Saturday night when we worked some very long distance stations using a Buddypole vertical.
We contacted almost every state and section in the United states and Canada.
Long distance (DX) contacts included:
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Bahamas
We did not hear Alaska, Iowa, or Maine.
Summary by Band
80 Meter Phone (it was very noisy)
3 Contacts
40 Meter Phone
40 Contacts
20 Meter CW (Morse Code)
35 Contacts
20 Meter Phone
188 Contacts
15 Meter Phone
93 Contacts
We had some success on 15 meters, especially late Saturday night when we worked some very long distance stations using a Buddypole vertical.
We contacted almost every state and section in the United states and Canada.
Long distance (DX) contacts included:
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Bahamas
We did not hear Alaska, Iowa, or Maine.
Summary by Band
80 Meter Phone (it was very noisy)
3 Contacts
40 Meter Phone
40 Contacts
20 Meter CW (Morse Code)
35 Contacts
20 Meter Phone
188 Contacts
15 Meter Phone
93 Contacts
