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Getting Ready for Winter Field Day

Posted: 29 Jan 2021 11:46 AM PST
https://wb4son.com/wpblog/?p=4277


The good folks that manage the Winter Field Day program, have made some
changes that make the contest more appealing to folks that are remaining
home, or in their backyards this year due to the pandemic.Â* With that in
mind, I plan on participating as 1H RI.Â* The contest begins this Saturday
Jan 30 at 2 PM EST and ends on Sunday at 2 PM.

The contest gave me an excuse to dust off my satellite gear which has been
dormant since March of 2020.Â* Not much after I hooked up the antennas,
computer and rig, I had passes for CAS-4A, CAS-4B, and RS-44, and was able
to make contacts on all of them.Â* Amazingly enough, the LotW confirmations
came through in minutes too.

Nice to be back on the birds now to figure out any new ones to try.