Field Day (June 28-29, 2008)

Thanks to everyone who participated for making our first Field Day a wonderful event. Special thanks go to the City of Mansfield for being such a gracious host for the event. Thanks to the wonder of technology, our final score was submitted to ARRL at 4pm on June 29, 2008, just 3 hours after we left the EOC. We competed in Class 2F and placed 1st in North Texas, 3rd in West Gulf Division and 26th nationwide. Great job to everyone!

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Here are the Score Details:

What an outstanding effort! We had successes beyond what we could have ever though possible. Here are some of the highlights:

• A visit from a Boy Scout to earn a merit badge
• Prospective hams came to learn about radio
• A visit from the Section Manager, Tom Blackwell( N5GAR)
• A visit from the DEC, David Walker (W5DJO)
• A visit from aDistrict 4 OES, Chris Webster (K5LTX)
• WE ADDED 5 NEW MEMBERS TO JARS!!!!!! YEA!!!!!!!!
• Contacts made on 10, 15, 20, 40, and 80m
• CW, SSB and PSK31 Contacts Made
• Our own Andrew Podner, N5AMP appointed as AEC for Johnson County
• New friends and a great test of our operating capabilities

Thanks again everyone for helping to make Field Day 2008 one we will never forget, to celebrate this occasion even before celebrating the club's first birthday is more than any of us could have dreamed of just 11 short months ago. We appreciate the contributions of all those who made it possible. We are already looking forward to 2009!