Influencer II
- 1,988
- First Name
- Peter
- Last Name
- Dougherty
- Member #
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28487
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- W2IRT
QST QST QST Calling all overlanding hams who would like to consider combining a serious Field Day entry and a weekend of camping and adventuring over the June 25-26 weekend.
I'm a serious contester and regular FD participant, but a rank novice when it comes to overlanding adventures. I'd like to find a group—or start a group—of maybe 4 or 5 hams who'd consider doing a mountaintop operation in northern Virginia. I was up around Switzer Lake in the George Washington Nat'l Forest last year, and thought this would be an ideal place to do maybe a 1A or 2A entry.
Has anybody operated from up there in the past and would like to do so again? Or maybe just someone who's familiar with the route from off-roading and would like to try their hand at an organized FD to see what kind of fun can be had.
As far as experience, that doesn't matter. So long as you're a licensed ham and willing to get behind the mic/key it's all good. If you're a Tech or General that's OK too since, as an Extra, we can operate under my call. I will bring my own radio, but ideally I'd like to have one other HF radio for a 2A entry if possible. This will be an HF event, on 10-15-20-40-80m, although I don't think 10 will be very productive this year. I'm strictly CW myself, but phone or even FT8 is always fun on FD. For antennas, I'm thinking dipoles or Delta Loops, or if someone's got a muilti-band Vertical that would be great. For power, I'm thinking a few power banks like Jackerys/etc, or if someone has a 2kW inverter generator that might be better. So, who's interested?
I'm a serious contester and regular FD participant, but a rank novice when it comes to overlanding adventures. I'd like to find a group—or start a group—of maybe 4 or 5 hams who'd consider doing a mountaintop operation in northern Virginia. I was up around Switzer Lake in the George Washington Nat'l Forest last year, and thought this would be an ideal place to do maybe a 1A or 2A entry.
Has anybody operated from up there in the past and would like to do so again? Or maybe just someone who's familiar with the route from off-roading and would like to try their hand at an organized FD to see what kind of fun can be had.
As far as experience, that doesn't matter. So long as you're a licensed ham and willing to get behind the mic/key it's all good. If you're a Tech or General that's OK too since, as an Extra, we can operate under my call. I will bring my own radio, but ideally I'd like to have one other HF radio for a 2A entry if possible. This will be an HF event, on 10-15-20-40-80m, although I don't think 10 will be very productive this year. I'm strictly CW myself, but phone or even FT8 is always fun on FD. For antennas, I'm thinking dipoles or Delta Loops, or if someone's got a muilti-band Vertical that would be great. For power, I'm thinking a few power banks like Jackerys/etc, or if someone has a 2kW inverter generator that might be better. So, who's interested?
