Amateur radio operators go on air for field day

Valley Press on ^ | Friday, June 26, 2009. | RICH BREAULT

[Cindy]

http://www.ares.org/

“AMATEUR RADIO DISASTER SERVICES
When All Normal Means of Communications Fail!”

[Brad’s Gramma]

BTTT!

[Clinging Bitterly]

Well like I said, I'm just going to drop in today & see what's going on. Lots of people there I haven't seen in ages, having been inactive for so long, and I want to see if any of the rigs I have been looking at are there to see on the air, how they work on busy frequencies. That is the weakness in the HF rig I have right now, not a particularly good receiver.

I want to experience IF DSP, see what it really does.

[dragnet2]

Bttt

[mylife]

I am using IF DSP on my ten tec receiver and it is very impressive for pulling out the signals

[Clinging Bitterly]

That's what I call boat anchors. And is that not a humongous key on the table in front of the operator?

Reminds me of my early Ham days. The Icom 2AT handheld was ubiquitous (I would still have mine had it not been stolen, and I do still have my 3AT), but one holdout in our group still carried his old Heathkit. I don't remember if it was a HW2021 or VHF2031, but I remember in comparison to the "modern" Icoms most of us had, it was huge.

All relative I suppose. I still use the 3AT as well as the similar sized HTX202 and 404. Big by today's standards but they are all great old rigs and fine for the amount of use I give them.

[mylife]

Ted Randall is covering field day on his QSO show now on 9330.

Last year he had some guys in Iraq call in

[Cindy]

Hey that’s cool.

Thanks mylife.

[Cindy]

Quote - Snippet:

http://www.tedrandall.com/

Welcome TedRandall.com!

Home of “QSO” the ham radio interview and talk show!

LIVE FROM FIELD DAY!

[mylife]

http://www.tedrandall.com/

[Cindy]

Yep.

[mylife]

Yup. I am listening on WBCQs 9330 transmitter in maine, but he is on other frequencys

[mylife]

QSO will be on air on 9330 till midnight

We will use 615-469-0702 as our incoming phone line….

[Cindy]

Ok.

[Cindy]

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fH5d6NAn9w

“Ham Radio Operators Now and Then”

“Three ham radio operators in South East Alaska preparing for field day June, 2009”

(Added June 23, 2009)

[mylife]

He is usually on 9955 on sunday and I think on 7415 tonight, but this is a special event so 7415 my be out tonight.

[Cindy]

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXFdr7BO0AA

“Yaesu FT-450 Review. Digital mode PSK31”

Video Description - Quote:

KC2UOO
June 24, 2009

This is just a quick review of my Yaesu FT-450’s easy ability to get right into the PSK31 field of Amateur Radio.

I run a very simple setup as you will see in the movie, Simple audio cables and a small speaker left next to a mic with VOX on for transmit.

I have not uploaded many videos the past while, Ive been very busy with work and trying to wrap up projects for Field day this weekend coming up! I will be working the entire 24 hour window of field day, + early morning setup getting antenna’s up and raising Di-poles.

I hope you enjoy the video, Ill hopefully be doing many more about this radio as I love it!’

Category: Entertainment
Tags: Yaesu FT-450 Review Digial Mode PSK31 KC2UOO LDG Electronics AT100 Pro Auto Tuner DigiPan Digital Master

[mylife]

Last year...http://www.tedrandall.com/pages/field-day-iraq.php

They sent a lot of gear to Capt Jeff Hammer in Iraq

[Cindy]

That is totally awesome.

THANK YOU mylife.

[mylife]

That Digipan software looks awesome