Dxpedition to the Dry Tortugas

Some information you may find helpful if you wish to participate.

https://twitter.com/k4r_EL84

http://k4r2018.com/

From Rich N4ESS:

Here is the web page for our trip this weekend.  http://k4r2018.com/   We will be on the air starting Friday, 6 July at Noon, and end Sunday, 8 July, around Noon.  We will put in as many hours as we can, sleep a bit and start over again or as long as the batteries hold out.
Matt, NJ4Y, and Robert, KE4AL, will be working satellite passes for this trip.
I will be on CW HF, CW and FT8 on 6 meters and if time and battery allows Matt will be on HF SSB.   I get all of the CW work as the other two are keeping busy with all of the satellite passes.  There is a link on the webpage that will show you just how many satellite passes there are.  Each on lasting only a few minutes and then it is off to the next bird. 
Keep a watch on DX Summit for spotting of our frequencies.
Hope to work you on the radio,

Rich – N4ESS

Thursday Night Net July 5, 2018

Attendance on this Thursday Night Net – 16 total, and not bad considering the thunder, lightening, and rain.

CALL FIRST LAST LICENSE ARRL ARES SKYWARN
K8TPH Richard Wilt General YES YES
KB0QMN George Rezac General NO NO
KD0VNI Robert Hamilton Technician


KI4EFL Donald Jeerings General NO NO
KI4NBE George Gafford Amateur Extra NO NO POL-316A
KI4WRX David Zdanowicz Amateur Extra YES YES
KI4ZMV William Johnson Amateur Extra YES NO POL-840
KJ4DSQ Roger Land Technician YES YES POL-208A
KM4UYX Kenneth Kozla General NO NO
N4HES Lee Hess General YES NO
N6MRS Michael Shreve General YES NO
N7CUC Samuel Shaver Amateur Extra NO NO
N8YRE Jonathan Berry Amateur Extra


W7STR Springer Rush Amateur Extra YES NO
WB6ZEQ Herman Smith General NO NO
WZ1P Daniel Gagnon Amateur Extra NO NO

Celebration Dinner After Field Day 2018


Click here for more images the Donald took at the dinner.
Way to go Don. Great job!

Attendance sign-in sheet

By some counts there were close to fifty in attendance. This number included spouses who were not also ham radio operators. 

CALL NAM FIRST NAME LAST ARRL ARES SKYWARN
AA4HT Robert Van Winkle YES NO
K1DU Frederick Delaney YES NO
K4EMT Sarah Clark NO NO
KG4YNI Ernest Haynes YES NO POL-296A
KI4EFL Donald Jeerings NO NO
KI4NBE George Gafford NO NO POL-316A
KI4WRX David Zdanowicz YES YES
KJ4RNJ Joy Eibe NO NO
KJ4UW George Mann YES NO POL-410
KK4RAH Stephanie Hildreth NO NO
KK4VCN Eleanor Marshall NO NO
KM4STS Liam Holzer NO NO
KM4STT Aimee Holzer NO NO
KM4STU Leon Holzer NO NO
KN4FBD John McCullough YES NO
KQ4KX Richard Sharp LIFE NO POL-127A
KR4R Johnnie Ritter YES NO
N4ESS Richard Kennedy LIFE NO PAS-570
N4HES Arthur Hess YES NO
N4PEG Margaret Kennedy YES NO HIL-1000
N6MRS Michael Shreve YES NO
N7CUC Samuel Shaver NO NO
NJ4Y Matthew Stevens YES YES POL-680A
W4EMT Eric Clark NO NO
W4MQB Barbara Ritter YES NO
W7STR Springer Rush YES NO
WA4ABN Michael Hildreth NO NO
WA4MMO Geoffrey Schuck YES NO
WB6ZEQ Herman Smith NO NO
WB8PHD Joseph Goertzen NO NO
WX4AMS Andrew Stevens YES YES POL-838
KT4WX Darrell Davis YES
N4LVG Robert Young
K4ZVU Gilbert Lucas
John Standford
G. Lucas
Joseph Goertz
Glenn Smith

Field Day Stats 2018 and Historical L4LKL Class 4A

Year Points Rank # In Class Ratio
2012 4394 40 158 0.25
2013 4676 33 156 0.21
2014 4516 39 150 0.26
2015 5370 31 156 0.20
2016 4012 40 132 0.30
2017 4068 37 133 0.28
2018 5154


Data Analysis
The data suggests no significant change year over year. Bottom line, we are holding steady.

Thursday Net 6/28/18

Traffic on the net has picked up of late. That’s a good thing. Remember, if you are short on time, just say short timer, any time, give your call sign and you are done. All check-ins are welcome.

CALL NAME FIRST NAME LAST LICENSE CLASS ARRL ARES SKYWARN
K1DU Frederick Delaney Amateur Extra YES NO
K8TPH Richard Wilt General YES YES
KB0QMN George Rezac General NO NO
KE9VS Richard Burbes Extra


KI4EFL Donald Jeerings General NO NO
KI4NBE George Gafford Amateur Extra NO NO POL-316A
KI4WRX David Zdanowicz Amateur Extra YES YES
KI4ZMV William Johnson Amateur Extra YES NO POL-840
KM4CHP James Edmonson General


KM4PYG Warren Coons General


KM4STT Aimee Holzer Extra YES

KM4UYX Kenneth Kozla General NO NO
KN4FBD John McCullough Technician YES NO
N4HES Arthur Hess General NO NO
KN4LKK Jason Burns Technician


N4LVG Robert Young General


N4TWR John Brewster Technician


N4WKR Tawney Mazek General


N6MRS Michael Shreve General YES NO
N7CUC Samuel Shaver Amateur Extra NO NO
W4STC Steven Curtis Technician


WB8QQR Norman Nissen Advanced


Field Day 2018 Was A Smashing Success

Liam and Kenny, the dynamic duo!
Click here to watch the video and read the full story! 

Click here for images from field day 

I would like to thank Kevin for the dramatic image above, all the aerial images, and many of the people pictures in our album. I would also like to thank Don,Rich and others who also contributed photos. There is a lot of photographic talent out there.  

This was a year of firsts.  For starters we were fortunate to have a reporter from the Ledger interview one of our youngest hams. Liam did an outstanding job. Also a first, we had a real power outage when a limb from a tree fell on the power lines feeding the building. We went dark, but the generator kept us on the air. How realistic is that! Another first was a second power failure, when our main generator went out. Not a problem though. Backups were quickly put into service, and we were off and running again. Yet another first was the food. Instead of the usual dogs and burgers we feasted on Jimbo’s pulled pork and chicken, in addition to the dishes brought in to pass. Finally, there was something else very special this year. Several hams new to the hobby were exposed to a wealth of information relating to antennas and operations, and most important, given the opportunity to get some on the air, experience. This was a good thing.  

Field day is a lot of fun, but it also involves a lot of hard work. Setup, tear down, and cleanup went smoothly. Patrick and Kevin did a fine job getting and serving the food. From all appearances, operations went well. Antennas were up and ready well in advance thanks to Rich, Bill Busbin, and of course Fred. On behalf of Matthew, and all the board members I thank all who put the extra effort into making this event the success it was. Pat yourselves on the back. You deserve it. 🙂 

Thursday Night Net June 21. 2018

CALL FIRST LAST CLASS ARRL ARES SKYWARN
K1DU Frederick Delaney Amateur Extra YES NO
KB0QMN George Rezac General


KG4BAS Nestor Monllor Technician NO YES
KG4PWF James Scott General NO NO POL-173A
KI4EFL Donald Jeerings General NO NO
KI4ZMV William Johnson Amateur Extra YES NO POL-840
KM4FBB Jeremy Femia Technician


KM4UYX Kenneth Kozla General NO NO
KN4CHP James Edmonson General YES NO
KN4FPD Paul Bozeman Technician


KM4PYQ William Chamberlain General


N4HES Arthur Hess General NO NO
N4KWR Kevin Rought General


N4VLVG Robert Young General


N6MRS Michael Shreve General YES NO
N7CUC Samuel Shaver Amateur Extra NO NO
W4MAC Mac Walls Amateur Extra


W7STR Springer Rush Amateur Extra YES NO
WA4MMO Geoffrey Schuck Amateur Extra YES NO
WB6ZEQ Herman Smith General NO NO
WB8QQR Norman Nissen Advanced


WZ1P Daniel Gagnon Amateur Extra NO NO

Field Day 2018

This is the event you have been waiting for all year! 

This Saturday is Field Day! Last minute plans are already underway. If you are part of a team, make sure you show up at the agreed time to do your part.

  • Bill KI4ZMV will be handling set up and take down. This will start Friday, 3:00 PM. Take down will be Sunday morning.
  • Patrick KI4CDY is finalizing the dinner plans for Saturday which include pulled pork, barbecued chicken, and coleslaw. Members are asked to bring a dish to pass and something to drink. The club will supply water. Deserts are always a favorite. 
  • Jim W4XDS will be heading up operations. The sign up sheet follows. If you are not on the list, just show up, or contact Jim, 863-521-1511.

Name Call sign Mode-CW /SSB Operate at night? 06/24/18 06/25/18 Phone #
Victor Saxe N4FRK SSB Maybe NR NR 863-858-1752
Eleanor Marshall KK4VCN Setup + Logging Unsure Unsure Unsure 407-3191108
Peggy Kennedy N4PEG SSB NR NR NR 813-240-5614
Patty Morris KJ4AFB NR NR NR Teardown 863-815-9657
Fred Delaney K1DU CW Yes Yes Yes 863-210-5960
David Zdanowicz KI4WRX SSB Yes Yes Night 863-844-2062
Herman Smith ( Top) WB6ZEQ SSB Yes Yes Night 863-816-0658
Buddy Morgan WBOMG CW No Yes None 863-816-8949
Kenny Kozla KM4UYX Setup +SSB No Day Day 863-844-2062
Liam Holzer KM4STS SSB Yes SSB/Setup Cleanup 863-6821689
Tyler Rought None NA NA NA Cleanup 863-944-8621
Andrew Stevens WX4AMS SSB No Any Any 863-280-4385
“Rip” Van Wrinkle AA4HT CW/SSB Yes Any Any 863-853-1400
Greg Burton K1TZD Setup 863-859-9699
Mike Shreve N6MRS Setup +CW Yes Overnite 863-682-2652
George Mann KJ4UW SSB Yes Overnite 863-984-381?
James Russ AB4KA Crew Breakdown 863-944-5646
George Gafford KI4NBE SSB Yes Any Any 863-875-5919
Robert Criggs N4HCZ CW Maybe Any Any 863-868-7812
Kevin Rought N4KWR SSB Yes Any Any 863-393-4336
Chet Carruth AB4XK CW Copy ARRL CW 863-581-7486
Not on a sheet but participating
Rich Kennedy 1-863-240-5614
Matthew Stevens 1-863-585-9612
Bill Johnson 1-863-216-6554
Jim Stewart 1-863-521-1511
Maybe’s – Not signed up yet.
Sam Shaver N7CUC
Christopher LeBlanc K4QW

Thursday Night Net June 14, 2018

CALL NAME FIRST NAME LAST LICENSE CLASS ARRL MEMBER ARES MEMBER SKYWARN
K1DU Frederick Delaney Amateur Extra YES NO
K4QW Christopher LeBlanc Amateur Extra YES NO
K8TPH Richard Wilt General YES YES
KD0VNI Robert Hamilton Technician


KG4BAS Nestor Monllor Technician NO YES
KI4EFL Donald Jeerings General NO NO
KI4NBE George Gafford Amateur Extra NO NO POL-316A
KI4ZMV William Johnson Amateur Extra YES NO POL-840
KM4UYX Kenneth Kozla General NO NO
KN4CHP James Edmonson General YES NO
KN4FBD John McCullough Technician YES NO
N4FRK Victor Saxe General


N4HES Arthur Hess General NO NO
N6MRS Michael Shreve General YES NO
N7CUC Samuel Shaver Amateur Extra NO NO
W4MAC Mac Walls Amateur Extra


W7STR Springer Rush Amateur Extra YES NO
WB6ZEQ Herman Smith General NO NO
WZ1P Daniel Gagnon Amateur Extra NO NO