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First 1997 Field Day Photosby Ed Mitchell, KF7VY, Ham Radio Online, vbook@vbook.com We joined Ellensburg, Washington's Rodeo City Radio Club/Kittitas County Search and Rescue 1997 Field Day site at 29 Pines campground (we counted more than 29 pines, by the way) near the base of Mt. Stuart in the Eastern Cascades of Washington State. Field Day is an annual Amateur Radio event where ham radio groups and individuals set up simulated emergency communications stations in harsh conditions. Tens of thousands of amateur radio operators throughout the U.S. and Canada participate. Field Day is a great time for training, disaster communications prepardness, and a lot of fun. Some groups participate on a competitive level, trying to contact as many stations in as many "ARRL sections" as possible. Others prefer to compete to see who can eat the most potato chips or beer - either way, everyone has a heck of lot of fun and Amateur Radio often gets a good deal of public exposure. For the 2nd year in a row, the Rodeo City Radio Club and Kittitas County (volunteer) Search and Rescue combined forces for field day with the hams doing both Field Day communications and search base camp support communications while KCSR teams (many of whom are also hams) conducted training exercises in the nearby forest. The idea of combining Field Day with a served agency is an excellent one - something to keep in mind for next year's Field Day operation.
The Club operated as W7JHR, "1-Alpha, Eastern Washington". Here, Ed, KF7VY (that's me!) is at the W7JHR mic.
Kim, N7VPL (and copy editor/layout of Ham Radio Online) enjoying the hazy sunshine of the Eastern Cascades (its a lot drier than the Western Cascades where it was pouring down rain). Hey Rodeo City Radio Club - do these photos count for the publicity points in the contest? |
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