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| The 40M PHN station went "great
guns" again this year using a 2-ele Inverted-Vee rotatable beam. (L-R) John-WB6AJE
and Howard-WB6TIK just racked in the QSOs. |
Photo by AF6C |
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Team Captain John-WB6AJE was part of the
crew of operators who score 481 QSOs on PHN, up 17% over 2004 and up over 200% higher than
in 2003. |
Photo by WA6WZO |
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Matt, son of Howard-WB6TIK, helped us work
40M. This was Matt's second year helpimg out at OCARC FD operations. |
Photo by WB6TIK |
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Displaying their new ARRL Field Day
T-shirts are part of the 40M PHN team (L-to-R) John-WB6AJE, Rich-KE6WWK, Matt and his
father Howard-WB6TIK. |
Photo by WB6TIK |
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Beverly (XYL of Rich-KE6WWK) decorated up
the 40M PHN shack with this colorful flag (windmill???). Notice the delightful sea-breeze
going at full blast. |
Photo by WA6WZO |
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Here is a shot of the 40M PHN shack, the
brand new motor home of Rich-KE6WWK. The 2-ele Inverted-Vee rotatable beam can be seen
in the background to the left of the quiet "flag" (click on the picture to
expand it.) |
Photo by W6HHC |
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Willie-N8WP obtained solar power bonus
points for our GOTA contacts duringr our FD operation using his motorhome set-up. |
Photo by N8WP |
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OCARC FD Chairman Willie-N8WP also oversaw
the GOTA station operation. Here Nathan, the unlicensed son of visitor Gary Rotter-W6KS,
scores a few contacts during his first FD using the GOTA call letters of N8WP. |
Photo by WA6WZO |
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At dinner on Saturday evening,
Cheryl-KG6KTT (on Right) prepared delicious steak tacos for the club members and visitors.
Others in the picture include (R-to-Left) Willie-N8WP, Rich-KE6WWK, Rich's wife Beverly
(soon to take ham test), and visitor Alex-KI6EZ. |
Photo by AF6C |
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A long tradition with the OCARC at FD, as
the evening grows late, is to take a short "sake break". The sake is best
enjoyed with a snack...with sushi being the snack of first choice. |
Photo by KD6BWH |
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Bob-AF6C pours a "little" sake to
prepare a toast to the memory of a long-time member of the OCARC who had introduced many
of us to sake at FD, Kei Yamachika-W6NGO (SK). |
Photo by W6HHC |
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Cheryl-KG6KTT volunteered to be our FD Chef
and produced an outstanding Saturday Breakfast with French toast and sausage. It was good
to break away from McDonalds for breakfast at FD this year. Cheryl, your cooking was
great--thanks!!! |
Photo by N8WP |
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FD is over and the tear-down begins. Taking
down the rotatable 40M inverted-Vee antenna are Team Captain John-WA6AJE (on latter) and
Rich-KE6WWK. |
Photo by AF6C |
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Mike-WK6O climbed the 20M PHN tower to cut
the coax "tie downs" loose before lowering the tower and beam.. |
Photo by KD6BWH |
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| Bud-WA6VPP (L) and his pick-up truck was part
of the "logistic team" that made many pick up stops and drop off stops to haul
OCARC equipment for FD. Larry-K6VDP helped load boxes of push-up masts, sections of
towers, and beams. |
Photo by G7GHA |
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Bob-KD6BWH prepared this
"black-mail" picture where it is revealed to all OCARC members that their
president left his car battery run down during FD. Our visitor from England, Bob
McLachlan-G7GHA (on left), went far out of his way to retrieve jumper-cables in order to
help Ken-W6HHC. |
Photo by KD6BWH |
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2005 Field Day is over and the Sunday
teardown is about to begin. Here's the great crew who stayed to the end:
Kneeling in front (L to R): Chris Winter-W6KFW, Mike
Gaude-WK6O, Robbie Robinson-KB6CJZ, Bob Eckweiler-AF6C, OCARC "el Presidente"
Ken Konechy-W6HHC, and Larry Beilin-K6VDP.
Standing in back are (L to R): Bob Buss-KD6BWH, Bud
Barkhurst-WA6VVP, Field Day Chairman Willie Peloquin-N8WP, Cheryl Peloquin-KG6KTT, visitor
from England Bob McLachlan-G7GHA/ KD6LBD, Matt McKenzie-K6LNX, Kenan Reilly-N6CCE
(on the ladder), John Bush-WB6AJE, and Rich Helmick-KE6WWK. |
Photo by W6HHC |
