Winter Field Day - The Saturday Report – by Bill Nangle, VE3CLQ

Winter Field Day - The Saturday Report – by Bill Nangle, VE3CLQ

2012/01/28

A slow day on the bands and I could hear a lot more than I could work.  I did hear quite a number of stations calling “CQ winter field day” and I managed to work three of them. 

 First up was KB3BHL in Georgetown, Delaware on 40 m. Then it was Joe, WA4VAG in Walton, Kentucky on 20 m.  Joe was using an ex-military PRC-70 putting out 45 W., and then it was back on 49 m. to work K8UO in Mount Clemens, Minnesota.  

 Only DX for the day was Anderson, CT2IUK in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, on 17m.

 SFI today was 115.  The A index was 7, the K  index was 1, and the sunspot number was 39. Nothing really to get excited about. Maybe tomorrow will be better?  Weather today was not nice, - 3C in winds gusting up to 70 KPH and driving snow.

 I have an early morning start on Sunday. Frontenac Ares group are meeting at Lamoyne Point Conservation Area at 0600 L and plan on working the HF bands until about 1030 L, when we will break things down and go to breakfast. 

 Hope to work a few early birds ... hey, maybe VA3QV will be waiting for us to come up on 40 m.

 Listen out for VE3FCT.   ...   VE3CLQ,  Bill Nangle, F.C.A.R.E.S.