This way to Field Day!
County Executive Bill Steinhaus dropped by; with Adam KC2DAA, Brian W2BJP and Fred KC2QFR
Shirley made sure to give the County Exec a QSY mug to remember us by!
Welcome to JB's Operating Tent - VHF and HF
the JB operating station
Setting up
Setting up the trailer tower, and Eric's operating tent
setting up and laying out the elements for the trailer tower
Outriggers keep the trailer secure
Paul WA2JTX watches the antennas go up!
Setting up the antenna for 6 and 2 meters
Group effort
Taking a break - David KC2QFS and Frank W2JVP
GOTA tent
Setting up the 3 element beam for the GOTA tent - Bob N2YYI, Don AA2OI and Dell W2DX
Adam KC2DAA and Brian W2BJP cooking up sausage & peppers for Friday night dinner
John N2OXV adding the connectors to the rotor cable, with Rich N2EYH
John N2OXV, Paul N2DXL, Rich N2EYH
Don't leave home without your spectrum analyzer!
Hot wings Friday night - JB, Mark KC2RAD, Dylan KC2RMY and Eric N2RRA
Adam added heat to the wings!
A new generations of hams - Rory with mom Meghan, Beth KC2ITY's daughter
The traditional AA9KT Saturday breakfast of sausage gravy and biscuits
The rain didn't keep Eric N2RRA from setting up his 3 element beam
Raising the tower
The tower is up, with 3 element beams for 10/15/20 meters
Everyone's snapping pix!
The WA2WMJ trailer tower, standing tall
CQ FD, Shirley N2SKP
Don AA2OI
Gerry KC2INK AND Don AA2OI
Don and Jerry
Scott KC2NTV taking a break
Tony W1ZMB and Paul WA2JTX worked the pileups
Emergency powered
the Dutchess County Mobile Command Vehicle
Dutchess County Red Cross
Adam with Paul Davidson of the American Red Cross
Wayne KC2EPS with Jeff N2HPO of SATERN - Salvation Army Team Emergency Network
Tower at night
Salute the flag!
Paul WA2JTX operating his TenTec 546G
Nighttime CW op Rick KF2TP
Beth KC2ITY and Gary WA2AQH
All the girls want to pose with Gary - Shirley N2SKP
Nighttime meeting with OXV, AQH and EYH
Scott KC2OBW showed up after work, joining Gary KB2PQE
Info table
Rick KF2TP with logger Darci
Rick KF2TP is a regular on the QSY CW net, and drove up from Long Island to operate CW Saturday night
Darci will be operating CW next year, right?!!
QSY's prettiest couple!
JB WA2WMJ, a happy Field Day leader
JB's operating station - Icoms 756 Pro2 and 746
Eric N2RRA and Michael KC2BNX - 2M and 6M CW ops
Solar Powered!
Mike KC2HEI and Don AA2OI operating the TenTec
Smile, Don!
It wasn't all work, sometimes we played!
Fred KC2QFR and Gary KB2PQE
Scott KC2NTV and his lovely wife and daughter Meghan
Meg KC2RZC (XYL of N2QZ) with Jude
Bert, Janet KC2LUR, Bill WA2AHR and Erika
Roy KC2DMH with Darci
Our masterful chefs kept us well fed - Brian W2BJP and Adam KC2DAA
Jim K2CSS dishes up Chicken Marsala to Frank W2JVP
Cheryl and Paul Breau WA2ZCM (former KC2OVN)
David KC2QFS
Jon KC2BNW and Dylan KC2RMY
Jim K2CSS dishes it out while listening to the game!
Jay meets the Petersons - Tara, Caitlin, and Shannon
Well protected!
JB's starting to look tired..
Robbie'd better double up the plate!
Tom KC2FZC is eyeing Marissa Velez's plate (John N2QMT's daughter)
Marissa's proud of making her first QSO at Field Day! (Her brother Ian did too, but the photographer missed him)
Thank you Joanne Gong (XYL of David KC2QFS) for heading up Saturday lunch
Pat and Fred KC2QFR
Frank W2GIO here!
Don
Mike KC2HEI at the TenTec
Jay KC2RVP running PSK
Scott's waiting to log it in!
Michael KC2BNX - with a choice of keys!
Logging the old-fashioned way
Shirley with Jay KC2RVP and girlfriend Ashley, logging 10 meters in the last hour of Field Day
Shirley, Jay and Ashley, counting down
Taking down the stacked beams
Dan (Ashley's dad) helps Jay and Dylan with takedown
Jay, Dan and Dylan KC2RMY
til next year!
