{"id":15233,"date":"2023-07-01T15:57:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T22:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/?p=15233"},"modified":"2023-07-01T15:57:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T22:57:47","slug":"field-day-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/?p=15233","title":{"rendered":"Field Day 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Spokane DEX Association held their 2023 ARRL Field Day in Hayden Lake, ID. There were 20 people who participated.<\/p>\n<p>Friday afternoon was tower, antennas and station setup.<\/p>\n<p>First up was the tower. The tower had a Cuscraft A3s and a 40\/80 meter inverted V antenna.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WOrking-on-tower-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15234\" src=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WOrking-on-tower-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WOrking-on-tower-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WOrking-on-tower-rotated.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image30-rotated.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15235\" src=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image30-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image30-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image30-rotated.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tower-and-Yagi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15236\" src=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tower-and-Yagi-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tower-and-Yagi-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tower-and-Yagi-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tower-and-Yagi-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Tower-and-Yagi.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then the 4-band vertical with tape measure radials from Miker K7STO<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15237\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Base-of-vertical-1-of-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15237\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15237\" src=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Base-of-vertical-1-of-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Base-of-vertical-1-of-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Base-of-vertical-1-of-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Base-of-vertical-1-of-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Base-of-vertical-1-of-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Base-of-vertical-1-of-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Then the radios and computers:<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6238179-scaled-e1688251443249.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-15238\" src=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6238179-scaled-e1688251443249-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6238179-scaled-e1688251443249-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6238179-scaled-e1688251443249-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6238179-scaled-e1688251443249-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6238179-scaled-e1688251443249-1536x806.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6238179-scaled-e1688251443249-2048x1075.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lastly the meal together=<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15239\" style=\"width: 405px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Friday-setup-dinner-1-of-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15239\" class=\" wp-image-15239\" src=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Friday-setup-dinner-1-of-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"395\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Friday-setup-dinner-1-of-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Friday-setup-dinner-1-of-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Friday-setup-dinner-1-of-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Friday-setup-dinner-1-of-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Friday-setup-dinner-1-of-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We had nine people help with the Friday setup.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Saturday after a great breakfast by Jim N7ESU, everyone got ready for the contest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pat-working-the-contest-1-of-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15240\" src=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pat-working-the-contest-1-of-1-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pat-working-the-contest-1-of-1-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pat-working-the-contest-1-of-1-1024x754.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pat-working-the-contest-1-of-1-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pat-working-the-contest-1-of-1-1536x1131.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Pat-working-the-contest-1-of-1-2048x1508.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/working-the-contest-1-of-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-15241\" src=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/working-the-contest-1-of-1-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/working-the-contest-1-of-1-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/working-the-contest-1-of-1-1024x799.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/working-the-contest-1-of-1-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/working-the-contest-1-of-1-1536x1199.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/working-the-contest-1-of-1-2048x1598.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>19 people participated on Saturday. There were several demonstrations during the day: Satellite and mobile tower, plus lots of visiting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image33-rotated-e1688251918187.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15243 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image33-rotated-e1688251918187-300x210.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image33-rotated-e1688251918187-300x210.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image33-rotated-e1688251918187.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/group-at-Station-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15242 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/group-at-Station-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/group-at-Station-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/group-at-Station-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/group-at-Station-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/group-at-Station-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/group-at-Station-1.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then a great time around the firepit for smores<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image22-e1688252053148.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-15244\" src=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image22-e1688252053148-300x199.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image22-e1688252053148-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image22-e1688252053148.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sunday was take down time. Nine people helped on the take down<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image100.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-15245\" src=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image100-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image100-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sdxa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image100.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Field Day leaders:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Idaho Renegades: Jim N7ESU, Pat N7UVH and Bob K7TM<\/li>\n<li>Tower and antennas: Gary AD7XG and Mike K7STO<\/li>\n<li>Radios and computers: Jay WA0WWW<\/li>\n<li>Food and Meals: Pat N7UVH<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A great time was had by all. Everyone is looking forward to next year&#8217;s field day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Spokane DEX Association held their 2023 ARRL Field Day in Hayden Lake, ID. There were 20 people who participated. Friday afternoon was tower, antennas and station setup. First up was the tower. The tower had a Cuscraft A3s and a 40\/80 meter inverted V antenna. Then the 4-band vertical with tape measure radials from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15233"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15246,"href":"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15233\/revisions\/15246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}