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TO ADD YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS SITE.  VINTAGE RADIOS ALWAYS SEEM TO BE
FOUND DURING FIELD DAY.  IT IS EXCITING TO SEE OLD TIME GEAR THAT GLOWS IN
THE DARK IN OPERATION.  OCCASIONALLY WE GET A FEW WARBLES AND CHIRPS, AND
GENERALLY A VFO MAY DRIFT A TAD BUT THATS PART OF THE CHALLENGE OF FIELD
DAY.  WHETHER YOU ARE AN OLD TIMER RELIVING THE EQUIPMENT OF OUR YOUTH, OR
A NEWCOMER WHO IS SEEING AN OLD TUBE TYPE TRANSCEIVER FOR THE FIRST TIME,
VINTAGE RADIOS IN OPERATION ARE PART OF THE HERITAGE OF OUR HOBBY AND FIELD
DAY IS A GREAT TIME TO SEE THEM IN ACTION.  WE SET UP GOTA, AND SATELLITES
TOO WE SHOW THE MAYOR JUST WHAT WE CAN DO WITH CODE AND VOICE AND WITH NEW
PSK IT AINT LIKE WORK AND IT AINT JUST LIKE PLAY.  WE TRY TO GET LUCKY AND
MAKE TV NEWS.  EVERYBODY CALL CQ CQ.  WITH ALL THE FUN, WELL YOU KNOW YOU
CANT LOSE FIELD DAY ITS OUR TIME TO SHINE BONUS POINTS ARE THE REAL HEART
OF FIELD DAY.  THEY ARE OFFERED BECAUSE THEY ENCOURAGE AMATEURS TO INVEST
IN THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE OPERATING EVENT.  THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE
OF FIELD DAY DOES NOT DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF CONTACTS YOU COMPLETE OR THE
QSO POINTS THAT YOU RACK UP.  A SUCCESSFUL FIELD DAY REALLY COMES FROM
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85 5 1 1,000 WWA KG2V 203 2 1 978 NLI K0HW 362 2 1 976 SD NI7R 82 5 1 970
AZ K2ESE 210 2 1 964 NNJ N2ZU 196 2 1 960 NNJ KB3FJJ 71 5 1 960 EPA W0EB
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