We’ve had a really busy day here in San Antonio so far, starting around 8am to set up our stations, get banners up near the entrance, sign in table ready, wireless logging networks up and tested, and of course the pointy end of the antennas pointing toward the sky, and the coax end feeding into our stations. 🙂
I’ll post more details later on, but here are some photos taken today, for the first day’s happenings. High temp was 108 degrees outside, no clouds, by late afternoon Saturday, according to the “unofficial” thermometer at the REACT RV station. Strong winds blew thru around 9pm Saturday night, gusting to more than 25-30 mph, blowing over at least one of the pop-up tents used (previously) for the 2 meter station.
We’ve had nearly 100 hams tour our event so far, including the ARRL Legistative PAC representative from Austin, John Stratton, KE5ISX, who was also representing Dr. David Woolweaver, Vice Director Gulf Division of ARRL, who just didn’t seem able to make it to each field day site in Texas like Santa Claus always seems to do on Christmas Eve. John did bring us 10 dozen Krispy Kreme donuts for our over-night snacks and Sunday breakfast. (Note: The donuts disappeared so fast, that my count might be off by a box or two. – Lee)
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- REACT members Wade W5ERX, Al KE6LGE and Gary K5GST setup an 80 meter full wave length dipole antenna that would be suspended from the back of the RV.
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- Saturday night dinner is served. Beef brisket, sausage, chicken, lots of side dishes.
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- Saturday night dinner is served. Beef brisket, sausage, chicken, lots of side dishes.
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- Saturday night dinner is served. Beef brisket, sausage, chicken, lots of side dishes.
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- Saturday night dinner is served. Beef brisket, sausage, chicken, lots of side dishes.
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- Welcoming Station at FD, with club banners showing in the background
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- The first thing a visitor saw at our FD, was all the sponsoring club banners
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- Behind the welcoming station was the Slow Scan TV demontration by Lothar K5LEH
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- Lothar K5LEH demonstrates Slow Scan TV on Amateur Radio
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- Lothar K5LEH demonstrates Slow Scan TV on Amateur Radio
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- The first thing a visitor saw at our FD, was all the sponsoring club banners
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- Train engines and overturned cars and trucks were scattered around the compound, but we didn’t try to operate from inside any of them.
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- GOTA was run out of “The Beast”, as we affectionately call our ARES Comm Van that was provided by the local Red Cross.
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- Chuck WB5FWI was the control operator for the 2 meter station all weekend.
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- Dipole antennas were strung up to this 6 story training tower, but no operations were conducted from up on top.
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- 20 meter station, Lew W0YVY and James (didn’t catch his call?) were operators. Another ham resting on bench in shade. Shade was highly valued this weekend!
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- SARC sponsored the 40 meter station, shown setting up here.
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- US Air Force was kind enough to make a fly-over, over and over and over again.. very loud and very low!
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- US Air Force was kind enough to make a fly-over, over and over and over again.. very loud and very low!
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- US Air Force was kind enough to make a fly-over, over and over and over again.. very loud and very low!
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- US Air Force was kind enough to make a fly-over, over and over and over again.. very loud and very low!
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- US Air Force was kind enough to make a fly-over, over and over and over again.. very loud and very low!
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- US Air Force was kind enough to make a fly-over, over and over and over again.. very loud and very low!
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- Bob K5AUW demonstrating PSK31 to a new ham (Jacob KE5ZNN) and ham father
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- Bob K5AUW demonstrating PSK31 to a new ham (Jacob KE5ZNN) and ham father
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- Bob K5AUW demonstrating PSK31 to a new ham (Jacob KE5ZNN) and ham father
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- Bob K5AUW was using solar charger panels to recharge his bank of batteries, running solely on emergency power, no outside A/C or generator power.
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- SARC sponsored the 40 meter station. Shown Richard Elder WB5ACN operating in the heat.
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- Schuylar KE5VIP is the 20 meter station operator shown.
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- Schuylar KE5VIP and Lew W0YVY are the 20 meter station operators shown.
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- A ham brought his entire family out to see our FD. Schuylar KE5VIP and Lew W0YVY are the 20 meter station operators shown.
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- 2 meter station, Operator was Chuck WB5FWI (top left), logging by Curtis KE5HDL. 2 other hams help out, Gordon K5SUZ who supplied the crankup tower on a trailer, and Gary “Grumpy” WF5Y who was taking a break from CW
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- Front bumper mounted antennas by Chuck WB5API used for the GOTA station. GOTA station was operated from the back of the Red Cross ARES Comm Van, affectionately known as “The Beast” by local hams who have to drive and maintain it.
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- CW Operator Gary WF5Y demonstrates CW to a new ham, Jacob KE5ZNN, and his ham father
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- CW Operator Gary WF5Y demonstrates CW to a new ham, Jacob KE5ZNN
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- CW Operator was inside a trailer supplied by San Antonio Fire Dept, used as a cross-mode comm trailer with a air-hydraulic assist antenna.
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- CW Operator was inside a trailer supplied by San Antonio Fire Dept, used as a cross-mode comm trailer with a air-hydraulic assist antenna.
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- CW Operator was inside a trailer supplied by San Antonio Fire Dept, used as a cross-mode comm trailer with a air-hydraulic assist antenna.
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- Welcoming station just inside the entrance. 6 clubs / groups plus ARES had their banners up on the bleachers behind this station.
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- Welcoming station just inside the entrance. 6 clubs / groups plus ARES had their banners up on the bleachers behind this station.
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- US Air Force was kind enough to make a fly-over, over and over and over again.. very loud and very low!
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- Saturday Lunch for the setup crew
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- Saturday Lunch for the setup crew
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- Eric KD5YZU speaks with ARRL Rep John Stratton KE5ISX
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- Sharon AB5YV and Linda KC5QPQ fixing the brisket for Saturday night’s dinner
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- ARRL Rep John Stratton visits SA Field Day Site
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- ARRL Rep John Stratton visits REACT station inside RV
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- 6 meter station – Dale KB5YSJ and Linda KC5QPQ
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- 6 meter station – Dale KB5YSJ and Linda KC5QPQ
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- 6 meter station – Shane NS5D, Dale KB5YSJ, Bill AC5AS, Shane fixing logging computers
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- 6 meter station – Shane NS5D, Dale KB5YSJ, Bill AC5AS, Shane fixing logging computers
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- Dinner on Saturday night
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- Dinner on Saturday night
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- Dinner on Saturday night
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- Dinner on Saturday night
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- Dinner on Saturday night
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- Dinner on Saturday night
June 30th, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Great pics guys! My only critique is that my call sign is KE5VIP…no 6 in there. That event will be one I remember for many, many years, Thanks for everyone’s participation!
June 30th, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Sorry Schuylar, fat fingers on skinny laptop keyboard in the middle of Field Day is my only excuse. I’ve fixed the captions. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
July 5th, 2009 at 6:12 PM
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