W4MLB 2A SFL PCARS 2012 FIELD DAY Wickham Park - Melbourne, FL

K4PX with TH-3jr

PCARS FD SITE 2012

Operating pavilion and BEARS-1

KD4HHF assembling antennas

Friday eve GOTA & SSB beams

Friday eve CW tower & beam

Sat morning raising GOTA TA-33jr on 40 ft pushup pole

I don't think it is straight yet!

Raising CW TA-33jr to the 40 ft level

OK, I think we have it now

AF4Z explains how light weight tower is raised

CW beam and 80-40M dipole antennas

Eric K9ES and Tim KI4TG run coax for the CW station

Jan & Gary prepare pushup pole for the 6M antenna

K3VN provided tripods for the pushup poles

OK, I think we have it now

Al and Jan took these tripods to S. Georgia Isle (VP8SGP) in 1995

Chris WF3C installing guy rope anchors

Chris & Jan raising Don's homebrew 6M PVC Quad

Construction of HB 6M quad was demonstrated as our FD project

Kathy KI4RQY directs straightening the 6M quad pushup pole

Brian N4ADE and Danny KE4OZD install wire antennas

Jim NN4AA made a 10 GHz contact - very rare for FD

SSB beam at 45' on aluminum tower is a beauty

Glenn KD2JA set up his RV station on 144 & 432 SSB & CW

Al K3VN and grandaughter Annahlia KJ4UQR set up the satellite station

AMSAT provided info about amateur radio satellites

Al & Annahlia operating Satellite- it was a difficult but made the contacts

Satellite antenna was rotated to track satellites

AMSAT provided info about amateur radio satellites

GOTA station had PSK-31, SSB and CW capabilities

Brian N4ADE coaches Juan KK4GRR on the GOTA station

Brian helps Armando Santamaria make his first radio contact

KT4FY & WF3C attempted to network SSB & CW stations. KT4FY & WF3C attempted to network SSB & CW stations.

KT4FY & WF3C attempted to network SSB & CW stations KT4FY & WF3C attempted to network SSB & CW stations

BEARS-1 was used for CW, 6 meter & 2M FM stations. It also provided power for all stations

Jan K4QD and Glenn KD2JA take a turn on the SSB station Jan K4QD and Glenn KD2JA take a turn on the SSB station

Our information table had brochures and a sign-in sheet where about 90 people registered Our information table had brochures and a sign-in sheet where about 90 people registered

Setting up CW Station on BEARS-1 dinette.

Jerry KJ4IMP supported BEARS-1. He patched in the various radios to antennas via the patch panel

AD4ES & K9ES operated much of the CW.JPG

The Amateur TV station in BEARS-1 was demonstrated to many visitors

John AB4ET operated 6M and 2M FM in BEARS-1

Chef John KD4HHF organized another great cookout

Dave KG4KFF helped John with the cooking. Dave KG4KFF helped John with the cooking.

There was plenty of food for all..

Steve and Juan kept the SSB station on the air while others ate - such dedication

A well deserved chow break A well deserved chow break

It was nice to have plenty of room to eat

Jim NC4H and XYL enjoy dinner while Al and XYL still try for that elusive satellite contact

Even Eric took a break from the CW station to eat Even Eric took a break from the CW station to eat

Doug KK4DOE with coach Glenn KD2JA worked the GOTA station throughout the night

Al K5TAN a heavy duty CW op in past years stopped by to visit during the night Al K5TAN a heavy duty CW op in past years stopped by to visit during the night

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