High Sierra Field Day Group

Welcome to Field Day in Pandemic mode. Our group decided to modify our plans for Field Day and proceed with a Socially Distant Camping Field Day. Each “family group” formed their own station, equipment was not loaned and spacing was maintained. We bypassed the potluck and after FD Burrito Bar and each brought our own food. We set our chairs further apart and each operated our own stations. The other members of our group operated from home. ARRL responded to our request for allowing groups to cover more than 1000 feet by promising to aggregate group scores from members into a separate category. We all made it home safely and have some new and unusual memories to add to our collections.

Alan, w6akb

So many things going on, we forgot to update the Field Day Group site.

We had another good Field Day this year. A good group made the trek to the Sierras and put the equipment together for another FD op. Thanks to all that made it, and to all the stations we worked on the bands.

We tested a new Antenna Launcher and reel system, more about that later.

The site here was offline for awhile due to a nameserver issue, now fixed.

Hope to see you at QuartzFest!

– W6AKB

We’ve been so busy lately that Field Day almost snuck up on us this year. But we’re planning, getting organized, packing, and almost ready to depart for this trip. We made a run up the hill and verified this year’s late snows are not going to block us from the site (though road repairs and repaving will change our route and introduce delays). There are lots of fallen branches (some of them larger than a tree!), and road erosion on the site access road, and there’s even some snow left, but we have a plan to get through. Bring a shovel and saw!

We have 15 folks on the roster, and we’re planning to have a great ARRL Field Day 2017!

We have a number of excellent callsigns available to use, so I can’t predict which one will be chosen. In any case we’ll look for YOU on the airwaves!

Have a Great Field Day!

Pacificon is coming soon. We’ll be there, at the flea market, and occasionally at the Wife’s jewelry booth or the Buddipole booth. Come by and say hi!

— Alan, W6AKB

Last weekend was the ARRL’s annual “Field Day”, we took our radios, antennas, camping gear and antenna launchers to the hills and enjoyed the weather and fellowship of old and new friends.

The band conditions weren’t great, but our 40 meter station, Quad Zepp antenna and operator racked up an impressive score nonetheless. 20 meters with a tribander was also busy, but the contacts came harder.

Hope you also had a great Field Day!

— Alan, W6AKB