FIELD DAY 1994 @ KA2BEO

This photo was taken by John's wife, Michelle, N2QJC, at the end of
our 24-hour marathon. John, N2PHX, (on the right) and I were
completely exhausted and tired of sweating during one of the hottest
weekends we've had this summer. It was grueling, but we had a blast.
We kept the BBQ busy with dogs and burgers. We set up one HF station
outside on a picnic table for daytime activities and one inside for
nightime. This maximized our operating time. VHF and packet stations
were also inside the motor home. Unfortunately, we couldn't get the
packet working right. Our 40-meter dipole went up in 10 minutes
without a hitch - amazing! Since 1981, this was only the second Field
Day that I ever organized. I was suprised to see the operation run so
smoothly. I guess practice does make perfect. We had everything we
needed and then some. The antenna you see on the side of the motor
home is a TV antenna, which we didn't have time (or desire) to use.
With a 4 kW generator, five fully-charged car batteries, and a 1 kW
inverter on hand, we had plenty of emergency power available. This
Field Day was an experimental one. Next year we're going much BIGGER!
More people, radios, and publicity. I hope everyone had as much fun
as we did! 73. Rob, KA2BEO. "Please repeat. Did you say dupe or
DOPE!?"

PS - I never sent the registration forms in for our contacts in FD
`81 even though I had the mayor declare it Amateur Radio Week in our
town. So I enclosed a copy of the proclaimation just in case you would
like to have it for your records.