Comments on: Field Day Was This Weekend - Did You See Any Ham Radio Activity In Your Area? http://www.romandock.com/field-day-was-this-weekend-did-you-see-any-ham-radio-activity-in-your-area/ ham radio, computing, money, and other ramblings Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:00:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.12-alpha by: Nick http://www.romandock.com/field-day-was-this-weekend-did-you-see-any-ham-radio-activity-in-your-area/#comment-9729 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:45:40 +0000 http://www.romandock.com/field-day-was-this-weekend-did-you-see-any-ham-radio-activity-in-your-area/#comment-9729 Funny that you should mention this, I once considered operating mobile from a 1952 John Deere Model A. I decided against it simply because of the amount of noise the tractor made and I would have only been on for 10-15 minutes and it would have been 2 meters only. I can definitely see the Civil War cannons getting some attention! Funny that you should mention this, I once considered operating mobile from a 1952 John Deere Model A. I decided against it simply because of the amount of noise the tractor made and I would have only been on for 10-15 minutes and it would have been 2 meters only.

I can definitely see the Civil War cannons getting some attention!

]]> by: Steve KB0KBJ http://www.romandock.com/field-day-was-this-weekend-did-you-see-any-ham-radio-activity-in-your-area/#comment-8985 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:26:50 +0000 http://www.romandock.com/field-day-was-this-weekend-did-you-see-any-ham-radio-activity-in-your-area/#comment-8985 Another Idea Nick. Say your doing a special event with lots of people around. 1. Set up up where people don't have to walk a long way out of their way to get to you. 2.Don't be set up before people arrive. Set up while people are there, watching. People love to watch other people do something. This means you MUST be Organized and Coordinated. You MUST! or you look like fools if your hollering "WHAT?! NO THE ROPE! GET ME THE ROPE YOU FOOL! or HOLD IT! HOLD IT! as your tower tetter over about to brain 20 people.lol 3. Have a PR guy or gal who'll explain to people what's going on and invite them to operate or listen.(External loudspeaker) Heck record a good QSO (conversaton) so people can listen to ... whereever. I think alot of time clubs dont' have good PR folks or designated ones. PS you can't have the PR person someone who hates talking and only likes CW ( Morse Code) They probably wouldn't work out to well. Steve KB0KBJ Another Idea Nick.

Say your doing a special event with lots of people around. 1. Set up up where people don’t have to walk a long way out of their way to get to you. 2.Don’t be set up before people arrive. Set up while people are there, watching. People love to watch other people do something. This means you MUST be Organized and Coordinated. You MUST! or you look like fools if your hollering “WHAT?! NO THE ROPE! GET ME THE ROPE YOU FOOL! or HOLD IT! HOLD IT! as your tower tetter over about to brain 20 people.lol 3. Have a PR guy or gal who’ll explain to people what’s going on and invite them to operate or listen.(External loudspeaker) Heck record a good QSO (conversaton) so people can listen to … whereever. I think alot of time clubs dont’ have good PR folks or designated ones. PS you can’t have the PR person someone who hates talking and only likes CW ( Morse Code) They probably wouldn’t work out to well. Steve KB0KBJ

]]> by: Steve KB0KBJ http://www.romandock.com/field-day-was-this-weekend-did-you-see-any-ham-radio-activity-in-your-area/#comment-8980 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:46:53 +0000 http://www.romandock.com/field-day-was-this-weekend-did-you-see-any-ham-radio-activity-in-your-area/#comment-8980 I agree on what you don't like about field day Nick. About the "as many as possible contacts" part. I think we're not alone. I believe there are alot of hams (Techs especially) who are scared away cause of that competative format. Although I'm good at getting contacts (got over 300 myself one year) and once I get going I get into it, I really like doing special event stations better. Especially ones with noise (like the cannons at one Civil War re-enactment I was at) because that's something the people can hear one the other end. Boy do you get the calls when a cannon goes off when your speaking! I think Steam tractor or any old tractor show (Adover,Rollag,Madison) would be cool. lots of hams are older and can relate to the pop-pop of a old 2 cylinder pulling. How about setting up next to the tractor pull! now there's an Idea! hmmmm.. Any other ideas? Steve KB0KBJ I agree on what you don’t like about field day Nick. About the “as many as possible contacts” part. I think we’re not alone. I believe there are alot of hams (Techs especially) who are scared away cause of that competative format. Although I’m good at getting contacts (got over 300 myself one year) and once I get going I get into it, I really like doing special event stations better. Especially ones with noise (like the cannons at one Civil War re-enactment I was at) because that’s something the people can hear one the other end. Boy do you get the calls when a cannon goes off when your speaking!
I think Steam tractor or any old tractor show (Adover,Rollag,Madison) would be cool. lots of hams are older and can relate to the pop-pop of a old 2 cylinder pulling. How about setting up next to the tractor pull! now there’s an Idea! hmmmm..
Any other ideas? Steve KB0KBJ

]]> by: Nick http://www.romandock.com/field-day-was-this-weekend-did-you-see-any-ham-radio-activity-in-your-area/#comment-5737 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:37:06 +0000 http://www.romandock.com/field-day-was-this-weekend-did-you-see-any-ham-radio-activity-in-your-area/#comment-5737 Yeah, he's been stopping by from time to time lately, it's quite exciting! Yeah, he’s been stopping by from time to time lately, it’s quite exciting!

]]> by: Tom - StandOutBlogger.com http://www.romandock.com/field-day-was-this-weekend-did-you-see-any-ham-radio-activity-in-your-area/#comment-5736 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:22:26 +0000 http://www.romandock.com/field-day-was-this-weekend-did-you-see-any-ham-radio-activity-in-your-area/#comment-5736 off topic I know, but look in your mybloglog... JohnChow just visited your blog :D off topic I know, but look in your mybloglog… JohnChow just visited your blog :D

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