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Field Day 2008 Wrap

(Preliminary)

 

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!

Preliminary results and comparisons to prior years:

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  

FD 08 pix  FD RATE GRAPHS

 

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