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W6KME@becomingwisest Nice! thanks for posting it here.
#ConejoValleyAmateurRadioClub's president, Daphne KN6TXX, has put together a Youtube video about the clubs 23A setup for Field Day. Also features my "boss", Martin AJ6CL the Operations Director. I'm the Education Director, but I also am the Field Day Coordinator.
Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club AA6CV - Field Day 2025
@kd6nfd Even though we didn't get the kids at FD that we hoped for, it was great seeing them on the GOTA station. You and Other Stuart got a LOT of people on the air for the first time.
(Other Stuart was our GOTA Coach, or Goach.)
The Acorn, our local newspaper, had a nice article on CVARC's Field Day...in the first photo, those are phone stations on the right, digital on the left, and CW operators in the next tent in the distance. I try to keep the digital and CW operators separated, because...well, if you know, you know. :wink:
https://www.theacorn.com/articles/in-touch-with-the-world/
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This array is built on the three large masts, covering 10m through 80m each. That layout is repeated 3 times, for Digital modes, phone modes and CW (Morse code). The array is roughly 500 feet long.
6m, plus the VHF and UHF antennas, plus the vertical used for GOTA are within this zone. A long wire is strung around for 160m.
We were able to cover 1.2 GHz to 160M in several modes.
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Our antenna array consists of 7 masts spaced about 80 feet apart. Numbers 2, 4, and 6 are 40; tall and have a tri-band beam antenna for 10m, 15m and 20m. Below that are the feed points of 80m and 40m dipoles.
Masts 1, 3, 5 and 7 are 32 feet tall and are used to hold up the ends of the dipoles.
Other bands are placed on tripods within the antenna zone (open only to authorized personnel).
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Our Radio Village at dusk, photo by K6GPS. Next post will be the antenna farm.
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Nathan Eng@ai6yr Here's a detail view of the pack hard points we discussed at #cvarc #2025fieldday. It's my preferred radio mount on hiking packs and even the high-vis vest I use at ham volunteer events. It's universal since it lets me use the belt clip on any of my HTs, keeping the radio nearly as secure as a dedicated pouch without obstructing buttons or screen. It keeps the antenna up high for optimal reception and there's no fumbling the radio off a belt to talk into it, just have to turn head towards it. Stitching is heavy upholstery thread and the rigid backing is embroidery canvas mesh which keeps better shape than webbing while still being light, flexible and breathable.
Some more photos from #ConejoValleyAmateurRadioClub #CVARC #HamRadio #2025FieldDay
