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 ====== Winter Field Day 2020 Results ====== ====== Winter Field Day 2020 Results ======
  
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-On January 25th, 2020, SCARCS participated in Winter Field Day at Porpoise Bay Provincial Park.  The event was attended by VA7LEH, VA7AGG, VE7TBP, VA7FI, VA7SMI, VE7TBN, and VE7RBE.  Special guests were Justine, Caitlin, and Orson, who came for lunch.+On January 25th, 2020, SCARCS participated in Winter Field Day at Porpoise Bay Provincial Park (more [[photos/2020-2029#winter_field_day_jan_25_2020 |pictures here]]).  The event was attended by VA7LEH, VA7AGG, VE7TBP, VA7FI, VA7SMI, VE7TBN, and VE7RBE.  Special guests were Justine, Caitlin, and Orson, who came for lunch.
  
 The day was overcast and a bit chilly.  A propane fire kept us warm. A BBQ and crock pot kept us fed.  VA7FI's generator quietly kept us powered up for the day.  The day was overcast and a bit chilly.  A propane fire kept us warm. A BBQ and crock pot kept us fed.  VA7FI's generator quietly kept us powered up for the day. 
  
-We had a VHF/UHF radio connected to a GP6 and an HF radio connected to a 20m/40m fan dipole.  The first half of the day, we used a Kenwood TS-440S.  In the afternoon, we used an Icom 746 PRO.+We had a VHF/UHF radio connected to a GP3 and an HF radio connected to a 20m/40m fan dipole.  The first half of the day, we used a Kenwood TS-440S.  In the afternoon, we used an Icom 746 PRO.
  
 Highlights were Justine getting on the air and making a contact, VE7TBN coming into his own on the air, getting a contact in Georgia, the cannon, the propane fire, and the camaraderie. Highlights were Justine getting on the air and making a contact, VE7TBN coming into his own on the air, getting a contact in Georgia, the cannon, the propane fire, and the camaraderie.
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