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Winter field day is coming this next weekend!

For all you #hams out there. Winter field day is more an exercise than a contest. Operators can setup in harsh conditions and operate in cold weather environments.

For me, its an excuse to take my girls camping and have them play a little radio while we are out.

I have a lot to do to prepare. I just changed the oil on the generator and have it running.

I have a couple new dipole antennas to build, and I need to get my Trusdx prepared for digital modes and practice #js8.

I also have a new stand for my HF vertical antenna which I need to do some setup on.

My G90 will mostly do SSB.

I also have to put together and test my big 2m/70cm antenna for local comms.

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Discussion

MNMeschke 11mo ago

How did your JS8 work out? I wrote a user guide but it is based around the xiegu g106 and general user experience.

FoxByte 11mo ago

You know, I did OK. It took a little getting used to. I only made a few contacts on it. I had kids running around to tend to, but it worked well when I was having trouble breaking through pileups on SSB.

Those 1000W "1H" participators really make it hard for 20W on a battery out in the field. Would be nice if there was a way to prioritize traffic to people operating outdoors or in weather.