{"id":3104,"date":"2019-08-25T16:34:24","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T20:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?p=3104"},"modified":"2019-08-25T16:34:26","modified_gmt":"2019-08-25T20:34:26","slug":"field-day-2019-1b-nc-de-w4kaz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?p=3104","title":{"rendered":"Field Day 2019 &#8211; 1B NC de W4KAZ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2019 Field Day was once again a solo effort vacation camping at Carolina Beach.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>WX:<\/strong> 2019 WX was for the most part much better than 2018&#8217;s trip to the same location.\u00c2\u00a0 Temps were cooler, but the rain played a game of cat-n-mouse for the duration Saturday and Sunday.\u00c2\u00a0 Lessons learned in 2018 led me to use a picnic table and a tarp cover for the station, and limit the tent to sleeping and dry storage.\u00c2\u00a0 This worked very well, and is the plan for all future outings of this nature.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3104 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?attachment_id=3117'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190623_141633-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3117\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3117'>\n\t\t\t\tFD 2019 de W4KAZ, Belt and Suspenders &#8211; A second cover over the station for blowby or drips\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?attachment_id=3113'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190622_142221-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"FD 2019 de W4KAZ, Station power\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3113\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3113'>\n\t\t\t\tFD 2019 de W4KAZ, Station power\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?attachment_id=3115'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190622_141505-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"FD 2019 de W4KAZ, Camp from rear, Friday after masts setup\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3115\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3115'>\n\t\t\t\tFD 2019 de W4KAZ, Campsite looking out from rear past masts\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>CAMP:<\/strong> Arriving on site Thursday afternoon, setting up the camp was not rushed by anything besides the chance of rain.\u00c2\u00a0 So the tent went in first, and the shade tarp was set up over the table for a rain refuge.\u00c2\u00a0 The shade tarp\/screen tent is the <a href=\"https:\/\/eurekatentscanada.com\/products\/view\/802?s=section_15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NoBugZone<\/a>, an idea I got from <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9iW5h2JDHRA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a vid by youtube channel &#8220;Outdoors On the Air&#8221;<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 ordered from a sporting goods company in Canada.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-3104 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?attachment_id=3116'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190623_141603-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3116\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3116'>\n\t\t\t\tFD 2019 de W4KAZ, The station set up in the NoBugZone screen shelter\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?attachment_id=3108'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190622_095019-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Breakfast\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3108\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3108'>\n\t\t\t\tFD 2019 de W4KAZ, Breakfast &#8211; Best meal of the day\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?attachment_id=3112'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190622_141532-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"FD 2019 de W4KAZ, Camp and solar\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-3112\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-3112'>\n\t\t\t\tFD 2019 de W4KAZ, Camp and solar\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It turns out the NoBugZone was very nearly ideal for the way I chose to use it\u00c2\u00a0 in &#8220;spike camp&#8221; manner over a campsite picnic table.\u00c2\u00a0 That turned out to be useful soon after setup, as the rain came in about 5pm.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Friday was clear and warm, but the clear WX gave way to scattered storms on Saturday.\u00c2\u00a0 Set up Friday afternoon went well enough, deploying three telescoping masts for the antennas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Antennas, Station, and Operating Condx.:<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 Decided to play with alternative antenna ideas this go around.\u00c2\u00a0 The recent projects at home prior to FD were <a href=\"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?p=3043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">some experiments with trap dipoles<\/a> (in-progress-post coming late August 2019) in an effort to get a physically easier and more reliable method of multiband antennas than the previous fan dipoles.\u00c2\u00a0 So for this FD I chose to us an 80m\/40m dipole and a 40m\/20m dipole at 90 degrees to each other.\u00c2\u00a0 For 10m\/15m I went with a fan dipole as a quick solution.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-3104 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?attachment_id=3109'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190622_141420-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"FD 2019 de W4KAZ, Station\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3109\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3109'>\n\t\t\t\tFD 2019 de W4KAZ, Station\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?attachment_id=3113'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190622_142221-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"FD 2019 de W4KAZ, Station power\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3113\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3113'>\n\t\t\t\tFD 2019 de W4KAZ, Station power\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?attachment_id=3117'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190623_141633-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3117\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3117'>\n\t\t\t\tFD 2019 de W4KAZ, Belt and Suspenders &#8211; A second cover over the station for blowby or drips\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The station was once again battery powered, this year augmented by an extra solar cell to help with the mostly-shaded location charging.\u00c2\u00a0 The rig was an Elecraft K2.\u00c2\u00a0 Station &amp; antenna set up Friday afternoon was fairly smooth, with the only problem being the fan dipole, which was difficult to trim to resonance.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>20m gave up the most Q&#8217;s.\u00c2\u00a0 40m would have been good were it not for high local QRN which was a tremendous problem, limiting 40m to S&amp;P.\u00c2\u00a0 80m condx were better than expected given the local storms.\u00c2\u00a0 Operating was interrupted at least three times Saturday by passing storms tossing lightning around.\u00c2\u00a0 One of the breaks was prolonged by prolonged rumbles in the distance.\u00c2\u00a0 Not a big believer in staying on the air in bad wx, so erred on side of caution.\u00c2\u00a0 O&#8217;course, more cigar breaks that way was not a problem.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-3104 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?attachment_id=3119'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190623_135422-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"FD 2019 de W4KAZ, Taking a break\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-3119\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-3119'>\n\t\t\t\tFD 2019 de W4KAZ, Taking a break\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?attachment_id=3120'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190623_135842-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"FD 2019 de W4KAZ, Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-3120\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-3120'>\n\t\t\t\tFD 2019 de W4KAZ, Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?attachment_id=3123'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190623_204847-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"FD 2019 de W4KAZ, Dripage, Yup. Hard to log Q&#039;s with all of the breaks, so have a cigar\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-3123\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-3123'>\n\t\t\t\tFD 2019 de W4KAZ, Dripage, Yup.  Hard to log Q&#8217;s with all of the breaks, so have a cigar\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Lessons?\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong> The biggest lesson was probably related to tuning the 15m\/10m fan.\u00c2\u00a0 Should have had that task handled before showing up on site.\u00c2\u00a0 10m didn&#8217;t show itself, so the time wasted was pointless.\u00c2\u00a0 The next lesson was finding out a cigar lighter makes an excellent pocket sized soldering torch if and when the connections are arranged for torch work.\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?p=3050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The screw-in mast bases are champs.\u00c2\u00a0 The Spiderbeam 12m mast is too flexible for most of my intended uses.<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0 The NoBugZone was really simple to set up using a tree support on one end and a pole on the second end, and not much more difficult to set up using two poles and guy lines.\u00c2\u00a0 It was also easy to adjust the sides for inclement wx.\u00c2\u00a0 Suited my intended uses perfectly.\u00c2\u00a0 The antenna plan was valid, as the two 40m antennas showed good results in different directions, but that was restricted by the QRN and the storms.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-3104 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?attachment_id=3115'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190622_141505-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"FD 2019 de W4KAZ, Camp from rear, Friday after masts setup\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-3115\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-3115'>\n\t\t\t\tFD 2019 de W4KAZ, Campsite looking out from rear past masts\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?attachment_id=3116'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190623_141603-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-3116\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-3116'>\n\t\t\t\tFD 2019 de W4KAZ, The station set up in the NoBugZone screen shelter\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?attachment_id=3112'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190622_141532-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"FD 2019 de W4KAZ, Camp and solar\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-3112\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-3112'>\n\t\t\t\tFD 2019 de W4KAZ, Camp and solar\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?attachment_id=3111'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190620_171218-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"FD 2019 de W4KAZ, Camp\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-3111\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-3111'>\n\t\t\t\tFD 2019 de W4KAZ, Camp\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?attachment_id=3122'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/20190623_163441-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"FD 2019 de W4KAZ, Dripage, light rain, after lightning stopped\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-3122\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-3122'>\n\t\t\t\tFD 2019 de W4KAZ, Dripage, light rain, after lightning stopped\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n<p>2019 Field Day was once again a solo effort vacation camping at Carolina Beach.\u00c2 <\/p>\n<p>WX: 2019 WX was for the most part much better than 2018&#8217;s trip to the same location.\u00c2 Temps were cooler, but the rain played a game of cat-n-mouse for the duration Saturday and Sunday.\u00c2 Lessons learned in 2018 led me to use a picnic table and a tarp cover for the station, and limit the tent to sleeping and dry storage.\u00c2 This worked very well, and is the plan for all future outings of this nature.<\/p>\n<p> #gallery-6 { margin: auto; } #gallery-6 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-6 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-6 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } \/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/ FD 2019 de W4KAZ, Belt and Suspenders &#8211; A second cover over the station for blowby or drips FD 2019 de W4KAZ, Station power FD 2019 de W4KAZ, Campsite looking out from rear past masts <\/p>\n<p>CAMP: Arriving on site Thursday afternoon, setting up the camp was not rushed by anything besides the chance of rain.\u00c2 So the tent went in first, and the shade tarp was set up over the table for a rain refuge.\u00c2 The shade tarp\/screen tent is the NoBugZone, an idea I got from a vid by youtube channel &#8220;Outdoors On the Air&#8221;,\u00c2 \u00c2 ordered from a sporting goods company in Canada.\u00c2 <\/p>\n<p> #gallery-7 { margin: auto; } #gallery-7 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Continue reading <a href=\"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?p=3104\">Field Day 2019 &#8211; 1B NC de 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