Region Ten Navy-Marine Corps MARS
Field Day 2011
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Date: Place: |
25 - 26 June |
We wish to extend our sincere thanks to the Oregon Tualatin Valley Amateur Radio Club (OTVARC) for allowing NMC MARS to share their space at Stub Stewart State Park for this event. |
 Atop the knoll at the Day Use Area of the park sets the white canopy that housed the Region Ten MARS station. To the left is the OTVARC VHF set up for Field Day. |
 The knoll overlooks the main Day Use Area and the remainder of the OTVARC Field Day set up. The array of HF antennas is a little hard to see in this picture size, but if you squint, well maybe... |
 The canopy provides good shade or cover from rain, whichever is on Mother Nature's agenda. It has netting all the way around which allows for viewing the scenery and good ventilation. Meanwhile it keeps out unwanted visitors of the airborne variety. Operating this day are Randy, FHA (far left); Bob, EJZ (somewhat behind the sign); and, Pete, JBG (far right). |
 Pat, NNN0PAT, and Joe, NNN0FGN, found breakfast. Joe's wife, Wendy, baked the coffee cake and muffins. Other items courtesy of OTVARC (yes, the club invited us to breakfast) |
 EJZ may have a contact. A little tweaking on the dial should bring it in. Nevada and San Francisco were pretty strong for a while. Overall conditions were not that great as there had been a solar flare a day or so earlier. |
 EJZ's home brew kit HF radio was built with great care and attention to detail. It shows in the quality of it's performance. We asked how many parts and how long it took him, but apparently those are carefully guarded secrets. |
 The HF antenna may seem simple, even basic and crude, but it is a very efficient multi-band HF receptor and propagator. |
 The station was run 100% on emergency power. Generator graciously provided by JBG. The grill and cooler fueled the crew. There was chicken, shrimp, and a variety of other goodies. |
 Last, but far from least, the station was Field Day home to Director, Pacific Area, Pete, NNN0ASE/NNN0JBG. |
 The Compass Rose and Globe pin is Region Ten's symbol of acknowledgement to those who have gone the extra distance in Emergency Communications (ECOM) preparedness. The concept was developed by the late Mike Potter, NNN0EHG. For more information click here. |