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2025 Winter Field Day

2025 Winter Field Day

The 2025 Winter Field Day (WFD) was a great success. Many members of the club came out to participate and to bring some new ideas and equipment to the event in addition to the trusty equipment from previous events.

New to the equipment mix was the addition of the ARRL Moxon 6/10 meter beam and a light duty rotor and a 40 meter End fed long wire (EFLW). The radio equipment was housed an a new ice fishing tent complete with a propane heater. The power was provided by a small propane inverter generator that was quiet as well as fuel efficient. Marvin KI5MM provoded the second station for 20 through 160 meters from his bettery powered trailer.

Marvin KI5MM again provided the location this year on his rural property in Italy, TX and his wife Martha made sure that everyone was well fed. Club members came and went throughout the 2 day event manning the radios.

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Breakfast at Denny's - W5MMS, KI5MM,  KI5YXA, KI5YWN, N5RH

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Breakfast at Denny's - K5MEC,W5MMS, KI5MM,  KI5YXA

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The 10/6 meter ARRL Moxon antenna and tent housed one station.

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The 20-160 meter antennas at sunset

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N5WQ

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 KI5YXA and KI5YWN operating 10 meters

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KI5YWN, KI5YXA, N7FQT, N5WQ

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N5WC, K5MEC

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 KI5YWN, KI5YXA operating 20 meters in the trailer

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N5RH, KI5MM, W5MMS

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K5MEC, N5WC2025WFD10

 W5MJG, W5MMS,  KI5YWN, K1SP, W5MMS
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N5WQ, KJ5HHL, N5WC, N7FQT