2014 PDARC Field Day Spirit Mound

Field Day, June 29-30, 2014, was held at Spirit Mound State Park north of Vermillion. www.spiritmound.com  There was a potluck supper for members and their families and visitors on Saturday night June 29th at 5:30 pm at the Field Day site.

It was a rainy, buggy Field Day with 3 rain storms and plenty of lightening.  Fortunately there was no high winds or hail.  This year a falling derrick tower erection system designed by AA0F and W0SD was used.  The tower was 62 foot high using a HEX beam and rotor.  There were 40 and 80 meter dipoles.  The class was 2A and we had a CW and RTTY station with a six meter and GOTA station.  Again this year Bill W0EJ was the GOTA coach.

Operators were W7XU, N0QJM, KJ0M, AE0P, W8MHW, W0SD, W0OE, WA0QLP, AD0JN, AD0DN, KD0TGH, KE0AOJ, WA0GMH, WD5JRL, W0EJ, N0MHL, K0YKN, NU0E.  1594 contacts were made.   Our total score with bonus points is projected to be 7290 points.

OFFICIAL QST RESULTS for South Dakota

1 W0OJY 7,290 2A 1,594 2 W0EJ SD 20 Prairie Dog ARC
2 W0WTN 4,250 4A 883 2 SD 30 Lake Area Radio Klub
3 W0ZWY 3,552 2A 814 2 W0FSD SD 19 Sioux Empire ARC
4 W0PIR 2,016 3A 395 2 SD 8
5 W0NOZ 1,348 2A 449 2 SD 9 Huron ARA, INC.
6 W6GF/0 1,215 1B1B 163 5 SD 1
7 KC0UXC 1,156 1E 233 2 SD 2
8 W0BXO 1,016 4A 233 2 SD 15 Brookings Radio Rese ARC
9 W5RAW/0 488 1B2C 219 2 SD 2
10 KD6CP 362 2B2 146 2 SD 2
11 W0SEB 350 1C 100 2 SD 1
12 K0LEW 341 1E 191 1 SD 1
                       ARRL Field Day Entry Form

Call Used: W0OJY     GOTA Station Call: W0EJ     ARRL/RAC Section: SD     Class: 2A

Participants: 20     Club/Group Name: PRAIRE DOG AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

Power Source(s): Generator, Battery, Solar

Power Multiplier: 2X

Bonus Points:
  100% Emergency power                            200
  Media Publicity                                 100
  Set-up in Public Place                          100
  Information Booth                               100
  W1AW Field Day Message                          100
  Formal NTS messages handled - No.=1              10
  Natural power QSOs completed                    100
  Site Visit by invited served agency official    100
  Youth participation                              20
    Youth operators=1          
    Youth participants=1          
  GOTA Bonus                                      320
  Submitted via the Web                            50
  Educational activity                            100
Total Bonus Points                              1,300

Score Summary:
                  CW  Digital  Phone  Total
   Total QSOs   1228    173     193
 Total Points   2456    346     193   2995   Claimed Score = 5,990

Submitted by:
Edward Gray, W0SD
43804 257th St
Salem
South Dakota 57058
E-mail: w0sd@triotel.net

Comments:
Bonus point documentation, check log will be e-mailed separately

Band/Mode QSO Breakdown:
               CW          Digital      Phone
            QSOs Pwr(W)  QSOs Pwr(W)  QSOs Pwr(W)
      160m                                       
       80m   14    100                           
       40m  344    100                           
       20m  516    100   172    100              
       15m  349    100     1    100              
       10m    5    100                           
        6m                             13    100 
        2m                                       
      1.25                                       
     Other                                       
 Satellite                                       
      GOTA                            180    100 
     TOTAL 1228          173          193

GOTA Bonus: GOTA Coach - Double Bonus Points
Name/Call               QSOs  Bonus Points
Scott Bentz, AD0DN       20        40
Matthew Peabody, AD0JN   80       160
Beth Nixon, (NONE)        6         0
Donna Nixon, WD5JRL      34        40
Edith Gray, W0OE         20        40
Shawn Boen, KE0AOJ       20        40

 

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