Bob K5TEC put up signs to direct visitors to the FD site
Eliot W1MJ and Al KB1KTT send a line over a tree to support one end of the dipole string.
Al KB1KTT strings together our 3 dipoles end-to-end
Tuning and reinforcing the 20M GOTA dipole (after it fell down)
Connor KB1UDN and GOTA Coach Nick KB1SVB
Jon W1JP raising the string of dipoles from the Clay Center balcony
2/3 of a 6-element 6M yagi
Forrest AB1LG drops the 6M feedline...
...to Carl K1UZK below
View from the top
Clockwise from orange cone: HF2, VHF van, GOTA, Food area, HF1
The reliable Honda EU2000i generator powers the whole operation (except the natural power bonus)
... except for the natural power QSOs (W1MJ's antique homebrew solar panel)
Setting up and debugging GOTA station
Public Information Table
FD Co-Charimen Forrest AB1LG and Eliot W1MJ
Clay Center Director Bob K5TEC greets visitors
Glenn KB1SMN and Chris KB1UBW relax after helping with setup
"Chef Will" KB1QMY prepares lunch on Saturday
Saturday Lunch
Marek KB1NCG, Bill KA1MOM
Eilif KB1NYQ on HF1 (80/20/10 Meters)
Wireless?
HF2 (40/15M)
Alex KB1SSN and Connor KB1UDN
Kylie KB1UHG
W1MJ Reluctantly working SSB 'cuz we couldn't make the TS-2000 work on CW (It really IS too complicated)
MARS - The Clay Center Van
Jon W1JP and Carl K1UZK operate the VHF station in the Clay Center van
W1MJ coaches GOTA Coach KB1SVB...
... and the GOTA Coach coaches the GOTA ops
Chris KB1UMF on GOTA
Jon W1JP has become a "generally inactive ham", and so qualifies as a GOTA op
W1JP and KB1SVB earn the natural power bonus w/ W1MJ's homebrew solar panel
And just for fun, a Segway
WARA President Richard N1JDU and George WX1GRS
Jack KB1MWD
Steve WB1FJH and daughter McKenna
"Ghost Kite"
Bill KA1MOM took care of FD publicity
Saturday Supper by Chef Will
John K1BOS visits FD for the first time - clearly thanks to Chef Will's cookin'
Night falls, but FD continues...
Marek KB1NCG, Bruce N9FJO
Carl K1UZK on VHF
Jim N1IPP, Jon W1JP, Bill KA1MOM
Time lapse photography with green laser pointer
Sunday
Bob K5TEC
Chris KB1UMF
Jon KB1JRU
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Nick KB1SVB and Bruce N9FJO
Sunday Brunch
Marek KB1NCG
Howard WA1CFX
Richard N1JDU
George WX1GRS
Al KB1KTT
Carl K1UZK, HF1 Sunday
Eliot W1MJ
Jon W1JP
Jim N1IPP
The Food Area, HF1 in background
Bob K5TEC visiting MARS
Forrest AB1LG and Kylie KB1UHG - both just graduated from High School
Lining up for group photo at the end of radio operations
Group Photo (actually, just the part of the group that was handy at the time)
Clean-up Time. K1REM and N1YW gently lower the dipole string
Al KB1KTT pulls the other end down from the tree
Will KB1QMY & Al KB1KTT carefully winding up antennas and rope for next year
Chris KB1UMF disposing of the "rugs" from the operating tents
N1IPP and W1MJ put away the HF1 tent
Packing up KA1MOM's HF2 tent
The last of the clean-up die-hards
