<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n\n\n\n
Return to the gallery listings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n With the very unsettled weather we have been experiencing this year it was no surprise that the Friday afternoon\/evening setup for FD19 had to be delayed. Both clubs (KCARC<\/a> & AVARC<\/a>) gathered at the Port Williams site on Saturday morning and worked hard and steady to get everything setup and ready for the Field Day start time. A big thank you<\/strong> goes out to everyone who showed up and pitched in to make sure the stations were ready at start time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We operated as a 3A setup this year with Kings County (KCARC) providing the CW and SSB stations and the Annapolis Valley (AVARC) providing the Digital, GOTA and VHF setups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, things did not go without some hick-cups which were to be expected. Our final submission was for 4050 points, down from last year (6448), but still considering the weather and very poor band conditions not a bad result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We had over 1000 QSOs: 722 SSB, 119 CW, 99 digital (94 FT8 and 5 RTTY), 5 VHF SSB, 3 Satellite, and 54 GOTA station, mixed in there were 50 plus dupes, which we do not get credit for as they are \u201czero\u201d point QSOs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We earned a good number of the bonus points: 300 for setting up 3 stations, 100 points for each of the following: media support, setting up in a public location, VIP visitors, information booth, educational activity, safety officer, copying the FD message (at the Field Day site), using social media, sending a message from the site to our Section Manager, sending and receiving additional messages from the site, all thanks to the Annapolis Valley Group and using WINLINK (HF email service); and 50 points for submitting using the ARRL on-line service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, a big thankyou to everyone who operated and to those who made the GOTA station QSOs. It all helps, and it takes a good number of dedicated folks to pull an event like this off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We are already talking about FD20. One thing to note, we do need more helpers in all areas: setup, teardown, talking with visitors, and especially operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks again to everyone who helped out and see you at Field Day 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bob Schofield\/VE1RSM, KCARC<\/p>\n\n\n\n