Falmouth Amateur Radio Association Field Day Wrap up

Here we go again, hard at work on putting together this year's scores and marveling over how well our newest club acquisition, the 2 el 40 meter beam did on phone. Wow, there ain't nothin' like a beam!

So here are the prelims, only the QSO's and comparison to previous years for you performance fanatics. Even though we're still at the dead bottom of the new solar cycle (sounds better than the bottom of the last cycle). we actually beat our 2005 score when we ran 4A.

That's neat and deserves a job well done kudos for everyone involved, especially the operators who spent time pounding the airwaves.

Let's take a moment to remember our recently departed members all of whom were avid Field Day participants in their day. John Lough, K2JQC with his ever present socket set ready to seize on any beam that needed assembly. Brad Thornton, WJ1A who always turned out to lend a hand with tower assembly and disassembly. Last but not least, past President of FARA, John Fergusen who was an absolute Field Day fanatic!

FARA expresses its gratitude to all of our benefactors who pitched in with donations and loans.

OUR THANKS FOR:

Food:	Boston Concession Group and Bob Courtemanche, N1WAT, our own food maven with his ever present helper Dan Martin, N1TCV. All the FARA members and family members who brought supplements!
Shelter:	Sheriff Cummings and Ralph Swenson, N1YHS, Deputy Sheriff Barnstable County for the use of the ECC van and the great tent used for the food and hospitality shelter.
Flatbed Trailer:	Webb Research and Geoff, KA1IOR; a really nifty way to get our equipment out of the storage container and distributed on to the field.
Facility:	The Barnstable County Fairgrounds
Labor:	Last but not least, thanks to all FARA members who showed up to help out, we can't do this without you so you make the difference!

Field Day	2008 (2A)		2007 (2A)		2006 (2A)		2005 (4A)
	CW	Phone	CW	Phone	CW	Phone	CW	Phone
160m							14	14
80m	224	19	232	174	185	95	257	88
40m	424	240	526	22	453	183	816	313
20m	372	810	321	408	614	270	676	654
15m	227	12	61	75	164	194	59	13
10m	238	152	8
6m	7	262		33	3	63	10	65
2m		1		4	1	3	4	8
sat		17		6		19		18
GOTA	10	238	5	81		116	25	204

Totals	1502	1751	1153	803	1420	943	1861	1377
Combined	3253		1956		2363		3238
Points			3109		3783		5099
Pwr Mult	2		2		2		2
Claimed			6218		7566		10198
Bonuses			1370		1160		1750
Score			7588		8726		11948
Class	2A		2A		2A		4A