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Every µField Day, I start the day worried that I'll be the only one there, and the gig is up. Then 30-50 people show up and I'm blown away.
Today I have no such worries...we're partnered with the Ventura County Amateur Radio Club at their QTH at the Dudley House in Ventura. Starting off with a VE session at 0830, then combining µFD with their annual picnic. We'll end the day with our traditional September Silent Key net and memorial.
Exciting times for #TheBOREDNet ahead...I just acquired the domain theborednet.net (no website yet, don't worry if you don't see anything), and I'm working on hosting and a site. We've been relying on Google Docs for our weekly swap net, and it's just become too ungainly.
I'll also be able to post photos and details of future µField Day events as well. I never expected µFD to become what it has, but it has, so let's roll with it :)
The BORED Net is having another µField Day this Saturday. I think all the locals here got the news, but just in case it's at Freedom Park in Camarillo from 1100 to 1500. #portablehamradio isn't just for warm sunny days...we should be ready for anything, and that means practice. (The weather looks like it won't actually be that bad either.)
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After cancelling January due to mud, I've got a date and location for another µField Day this month. February 25th from 1100 to 1500 in the lot next to the RC car track at Camarillo Airport. Full announcements will go out in a week an all the local club mail lists.
µFD ("Micro Field Day") is a monthly informal and friendly way to play around with portable ham radio. Open to all hams, from any club or area.
#WinterFieldDay is coming up a week from Saturday! Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club, #CVARC is having a picnic/portable ops during the contest. Find details here http://www.cvarc.org/event/winter-field-day/
If you can't join us, look for AA6CV on the air :)
Nice short video about portable setup. I've found that one obstacle to operating in the field many people have is the belief that it's time consuming and requires special gear. It ain't so!
https://diode.zone/w/j91BckS7S31VcQ2d2mozVb
This video is from N3VEM over at the DiodeZone Peertube instance...you can subscribe from inside Mastodon.
#MicroFieldDay #µFieldDay #µFD #PortableHamRadio #BOREDnet #ActivityPub #Fediverse
Today's µField Day in Ventura County was cancelled due to the site being closed due to mud, but otherwise it's a perfectly pleasant rainy day. It's amazing how much heavier it is not far to our north.
I'm looking for more site options for µFD, so we can continue operating portable even in rainy weather. If we don't practice in adverse conditions, we haven't really practiced. Stay safe and stay prepared.
a#MicroFieldDay #µFieldDay #µFD #PortableHamRadio #BOREDnet
In December, we held µFD at an amazing rental-holler if you want info on the site. Stuart Sheldon AG6AG featured us on his YouTube channel. We had 13 stations set up that month.
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