{"id":6683,"date":"2011-06-26T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2011-06-26T14:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/?p=6683"},"modified":"2011-06-26T10:00:12","modified_gmt":"2011-06-26T14:00:12","slug":"slightly-soggy-field-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/26\/slightly-soggy-field-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Slightly Soggy Field Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ve3we.org\/\">Scarborough Amateur Radio Club<\/a> set up in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cloca.com\/con_areas\/CAheberdown.php\">Heber Down<\/a> yesterday for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/field-day\">Field Day<\/a>. We could have had better weather.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6690\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6690\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0653.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6690\" title=\"GOTA table\" src=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0653-320x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0653-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0653-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0653-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0653.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOTA table<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6689\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0663.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6689\" title=\"Joy works PSK31 on 15m\" src=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0663-320x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0663-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0663-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0663-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0663.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joy works PSK31 on 15m<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6688\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6688\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0664.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6688\" title=\"Calling CQ on 40m\" src=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0664-320x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0664-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0664-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0664-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0664.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Calling CQ on 40m<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6687\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6687\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0665.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6687\" title=\"Chris sets up\" src=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0665-240x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0665-240x320.jpg 240w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0665-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0665-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0665.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris sets up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6686\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6686\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0666.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6686\" title=\"The Chrismobile\" src=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0666-320x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0666-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0666-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0666-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0666.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Chrismobile!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6685\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0644-IMG_0652a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6685\" title=\"Field at Heber Downs\" src=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0644-IMG_0652a-320x85.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0644-IMG_0652a-320x85.jpg 320w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0644-IMG_0652a-160x42.jpg 160w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0644-IMG_0652a-1024x273.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0644-IMG_0652a.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Field at Heber Downs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6684\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0655-IMG_0662.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6684\" title=\"Field at Heber Downs (2)\" src=\"http:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0655-IMG_0662-320x79.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0655-IMG_0662-320x79.jpg 320w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0655-IMG_0662-160x39.jpg 160w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0655-IMG_0662-1024x254.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scruss.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_0655-IMG_0662.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Field at Heber Downs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All the bands were humming last night. Unfortunately, all the field day stations only wanted to talk to other field day stations, so I got precisely 1 contact all night. Even got a promising signal from Azerbaijan wiped out by an FDer over-eager for ARRL brownie points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scarborough Amateur Radio Club set up in Heber Down yesterday for Field Day. We could have had better weather. All the bands were humming last night. Unfortunately, all the field day stations only wanted to talk to other field day stations, so I got precisely 1 contact all night. Even got a promising signal from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2290],"tags":[2329,2285,2330,2328],"class_list":["post-6683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amateur-radio","tag-field_day","tag-ham","tag-ve3we","tag-whitby"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pQNZZ-1JN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6683"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6693,"href":"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6683\/revisions\/6693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}