Another µFieldDay in the books…what a beautiful day for some portable ham radio. About 30 people came by, with 9 HF stations set up. As always, some cool antennas ideas, from N6QDI’s surprisingly effective magmount on his car to NS6X’s complicated but gorgeous Buddihex. KD6IEZ was working out some end-fed issues with a few antennas and it looks like he got that sorted out as well (BTW, if you’re having trouble with your gear, having a crowd to help figure out what’s going on is a perfect reason to come to µFD.)
KD6FVX and KA6FXE are becoming regulars…we’re going to start demanding that they bring their malamute Kitt every time.
Tom Essenpreis KB9ENS made the long trip from Gardena to see what µFD was all about-great having you, and I hope I can make the same trip the other way soon. He’s been considering trying to get a similar event going in his neck of the woods. That’s the entire idea behind µField Day-anyone can start one anywhere. Being a club-agnostic event, you can invite clubs to join in without them having to take on the burden of “producing” an event. Tom and I “met” on Mastodon along with a huge number of hams and others involved with weather and other emergencies…if you don’t know what that is, talk to me.
Look for another post soon about May µFD…Ventura County Amateur Radio Club is co-hosting this one with us at their awesome home site at the Dudley House in Ventura, and doing it concurrent with their first VE session in quite a long time.
Photos in the Gallery…
-Keith W6KME
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