ARRL Field Day with the Radio Amateurs of the Gorge

RAG TentI passed my technician exam and became a HAM nine years ago while attending Cal Poly. A number of us were involved with the Cal Poly Picosatellite Project, which involved designing an orbital satellite capable of?down-linking?remote sensor data via HAM radio bands. Many of the engineers on the project became HAMs in order to communicate with this and other orbital satellites carrying amateur radio (OSCARs). Unfortunately, I ended up graduating before I could use the privileges my new license provided, and I haven?t been involved in amateur radio since then. That is, until a few months ago, when the local LDS church put on an emergency preparedness fair. Several classes were offered at the fair, including one that covered the importance of amateur radio in emergencies. This was all that was necessary to rekindle my interest in this hobby and begin preparing to upgrade my license to a general class.?With my?new found?motivation I realized that I had still never been on the air, a fact I was somewhat?embarrassed?to admit to other HAMs. I decided to attend our local field day where I learned that my situation wasn?t uncommon. ?I also had the opportunity, after nine years, to get on the air and make distant contacts.

Mobile ECCField day is an exercise organized by the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL), held annually on the fourth weekend in June. It is considered the largest emergency preparedness exercise in North America, with over thirty thousand operators participating across all of the amateur radio bands. Field day starts on Friday when HAMs gather at a predetermined outdoor location to set up an emergency communications center (typically a tent), radio gear, antennas, power supplies and amenities (such as heaters, food, coolers, etc.). The exercise begins at 1800 UTC on Saturday and ends at 2059 UTC on Sunday, after which the HAMs pack up their gear and head home. During the exercise the objective is to make as many contacts as possible under field conditions. In addition to being an emergency communications exercise, it is also a contest, with points being awarded for each contact made. More points are awarded for distant contacts or for using lower power levels to transmit. Contacts can be made with voice communication or by utilizing digital radio modes and?Morse?code (CW).?According to the ARRL web page, the objective of field day is:

To work as many stations as possible on any and all amateur bands (excluding the 60, 30, 17, and 12-meter bands) and to learn to operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions. Field Day is open to all amateurs in the areas covered by the ARRL/RAC Field Organizations and countries within IARU Region 2. DX stations residing in other regions may be contacted for credit, but are not eligible to submit entries.

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At 6PM on Friday the Radio Amateurs of the Gorge arrived at our local Walmart?s parking lot and proceeded to set up their tent and radio gear. The fire department also attended with an engine featuring a bucket and hydraulic lift. They used it to assist the HAMs in placing a 40 meter and 80 meter antenna between two parking lot lamp posts. Often, the fire and police departments coordinate with amateur radio?operators?during a widespread disaster, so this was also considered practice for the fire department.

RAG signI arrived at the event at 6PM local time on Saturday. The sun was beginning to set, promising greater range due to the reflective characteristics of the ionosphere during the night. Our station featured four transceivers, primarily working the 20, 40 and 80 meters bands with voice and CW. I watched the HAMs work these four stations and it wasn?t long before I was in the operator seat, announcing my call, hoping for a response. I made my first contact on 40 meters working the station WV7I out of Boise, Idaho. He came in loud and clear and we were able to?exchange?information?quickly. The contact ended with a thank you on his end and loud cheering on my end. The other HAMs in our tent were happy to see me finally make a contact and?probably?recalled how exciting the hobby was when they first started it. I soon switched to working 80 meters and proceeded to make three additional contacts:

  • N7BI ? three alpha out of Western Washington
  • K7LEd ? six alpha out of Western Washington
  • K7LE ? two alpha out of Oregon

Power source

As a new operator, it makes sense that my contacts were mostly local. To successfully make a contact, an operator must exchange a call sign, section (geographic) information and station information, including the number of transmitters and power source. Distant signals are very close to the noise floor and become very difficult to understand. On top of this, when a station announces ?CQ CQ field day?, a minimum of 5 other stations?immediately?announce their call, causing a pile-up. The original station will often pick the clearest signal to respond to, forcing the others to wait their turn. In many cases we were the weakest?signal?since we were only transmitting with 100 Watts, much less than the maximum 1500 Watts allowed. The other operators were successful in making contacts as far east as Michigan, as far south as San Diego and as far west as Hawaii. We even heard some stations from Asia, but they were broadcast stations not participating in Field Day.

HAMs at workInformation exchange uses the?NATO phonetic alphabet, where distinct words are associated with a letter of the alphabet. The phonetic alphabet is widely utilized in radio communication for military, aviation and amateur radio since it is easier to pick out distinct words in a radio channel that is polluted with static and?experiencing?periodic?fading due to atmospheric effects. I was surprised that many HAMs used their own words.?Zanzibar?instead of Zulu, Mexico instead of Mike and Radio instead of Romeo, just to name a few. In each case the receiver would repeat the station?s call using their version of the phonetic alphabet. I stuck to the NATO alphabet since that is what I learned during flight school.

Logging ContactsI worked stations from 6PM local time until the early hours of the morning. The atmosphere inside our field communications center resembled that of the LAN parties I attend while in college. We were a bunch of technically-inclined guys geeking out, surrounded by high-end electronics and subsisting on?caffeine?and sugar. When not speaking on the radio, we engaged each other in?conversion?on topics including nanotechnology, robotics, software, electronics, astronomy, aviation and, of course, radio. At one point the subject of HAM radio came up with respect to the burden it places on many marriages. I explained that a similar burden is placed on?marriages?when one one spouse is a pilot, so I shared my concern that I am both a pilot and a HAM. They said that I was ?screwed?, but I offered that my strategy was to involve my wife in my hobbies. A member of our group then lamented that his wife would never put in the effort to pass the technician exam, a sentiment immediately recognized by the others. I had a feeling that mine would, so I sent her a text message asking if she would get her HAM?license, to which she replied ?Sure! What does that involve??. I am so blessed!

The ECC at nightAntennas

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Roy Nelson challenges Mike Russow to a win or leave (the heavyweight division) bout

In a heavyweight division of the UFC filled with fighters are who built like a Greek god, Roy Nelson and Mike Russow don't exactly fit the mold.? After watching Fabricio Werdum knock out Russow at UFC 147, Nelson was struck with matchmaking inspiration.

"I want Mike Russow and loser goes to 205 or becomes Dana White Rich. Let make it happen @danawhite," Nelson tweeted.

Both men appear to carry more body fat than most of their counterparts and look like they could cut down a weight class. They also both have recent losses to Werdum, as Nelson dropped a decision to him in February.

This isn't the first time Nelson has contemplated a drop down. In March, he said he would try to get to light heavyweight if he added 100,000 Facebook likes. However, he abandoned the plan when he was booked for the all-heavyweight main card at UFC 146.

A drop for Russow, who weighed in at 246 lbs. for UFC 147, may be a bit more difficult than for Nelson. In addition to being a pro fighter, he is a full-time officer in the Chicago Police Department. He doesn't train full-time, like Nelson does.

Of course, the difficulty in dropping down would also give Russow more motivation to win the fight. Do you want to see this fight? Speak your mind in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.

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Clemens risked prison when he rejected plea offer

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens smiles as he speaks to members of the media outside federal court in Washington, Monday, June 18, 2012. Clemens was acquitted on all charges by a jury that decided that he didn't lie to Congress when he denied using performance -enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens smiles as he speaks to members of the media outside federal court in Washington, Monday, June 18, 2012. Clemens was acquitted on all charges by a jury that decided that he didn't lie to Congress when he denied using performance -enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2007, file photo, New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens throws against the Detroit Tigers in the first inning of a baseball game in Detroit. Clemens was acquitted on all charges, Monday, June 18, 2012, by a jury that decided he didn't lie to Congress when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens and his wife Debbie Clemens leave a news conference outside federal court in Washington, Monday, June 18, 2012, after he was acquitted on all charges by a jury that decided that he didn't lie to Congress when he denied using performance -enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Roger Clemens rejected a plea deal that would have spared him prison time, and instead took his chances by going to trial.

Clemens lawyer Rusty Hardin said in a telephone interview Thursday that prosecutors offered to let the former pitcher plead guilty to one count of lying to Congress when he denied using human growth hormone. In exchange, Clemens would have received probation.

The seven-time Cy Young Award winner was indicted in August 2010 on six counts for allegedly lying to Congress for denying he used HGH as well as steroids. At the time, Hardin revealed that his client had rejected a plea offer, but the lawyer declined to provide the details.

In the interview Thursday, Hardin said his client was offered the deal in December 2009 and immediately rejected it.

"His reason was, 'I didn't lie to Congress,'" Hardin said. On Monday, a jury in Washington acquitted Clemens on all counts.

Under U.S. sentencing guidelines, Clemens probably would have faced up to 15 months to 21 months in prison if convicted.

The first attempt to try Clemens last year ended in a mistrial when prosecutors played a snippet of video evidence that had previously been ruled inadmissible, and U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton indicated back then that Clemens was looking at jail time.

Explaining why he was calling a mistrial, Walton said, "Because if this man got convicted, from my perspective, knowing how I sentence, he goes to jail. And I'm not going to, under the circumstances, when this has happened, put this man's liberty in jeopardy."

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia declined comment.

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Associated Press

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