Harvard Repeater Club W1DVC Field Day 1997

Points Summary

• Band___CW___Phone__Scores_______522&309
• _80______7____53____Multiplier________x2
• _40____147____29____Total Score_____1662
• _20_____62____52
• _15_____29____12____Emergency Power_300
• _10______1____16____Publicity________100
• __6______2____54____Public Place_____100
• __2_____-_____40____Info. Booth______100
• _.7_____-______8____Message Orig.____100
• Satellite_________1____Satellite_________100
• Totals__248____65____Natural Power____100
• ____________________W1AW Message_100
• Novice__13____44____VHF/UHF_______100
• ____________________Bonus Total_____1100
• Total___261___309___TOTAL SCORE__2762

Field Day 1997 was on June 28th and 29th. (Some setup on the 27th!) at Devens, Mass. The site is (and will be!) just inside the Barnum Gate off the Ayer (Rts 2A, 110, 111) traffic circle. It was HOT in the 90's, and bright, and yet a breeze cooled off the tents.

• The Chow/QRM Tent manned by N1XRQ, N1MWF, and WA1ZJG.
• The blue screen house was the novice station manned exhaustivly by N1XWA.
• The Senie's again brought their pop-up and the fixin's for the traditional chili! PicF.1

  John (KE1CQ) Managed this years effort, and even managed to "do" the HF site too! PicF.2

  The HF Voice station also "did" RTTY and the ladder tower supported the Butternut "vertical". PicF.3

  Bob (KE1ED) set up a CW station, which KE1EC, N1LN, and N1YXU also operated. PicF.4

  Bob (N1BE) set up a CW station, which KE1ED, N1LN, and N1YXU also operated. PicF.5

  Cindy (N1XRQ) Managed the food, and kept her father from burning up to a crisp! PicF.6

  Power sources were Solar and Generator. The site had 12 VDC and 117VAC to every position. PicF.7

  We used a 75 foot "Rocket Launcher" to support the HF wire antennas and a rotor for the VHF/UHF Antennas. PicF.8

  It was hair raising to do the tower raising! PicF.9

  Several folks were invited to shinny up the pole, none took avantage of the offer! PicF.10

  Bobby B. (WA1ZJG) and Ralph (KD1SM) conversed at the visitors entrance. PicF.9

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  • Continue on to Grounding the tower and guys.
  • Continue on to Guying the tower.
  • Continue on to Erecting the tower.
  • Continue on to Views from the tower.
  • Continue on to Fabricating parts for the Repeater.
  • Continue on to Feedlines to and from the tower.
  • Return to the Repeater table of contents.
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