Field Day 1999

Field Day 1999, provided a lot of excitement! Our original site, behind the Shrewsbury Fire Hall, turned out to be unavailable. At the last minute we found that the neighbors would very likely call the Police when they heard our generators running all night.
To the rescue came Bill (WA3PQN). He found a place just north of 851 and east of I-83. It turned out to be an excellent site.

Official Results

698 Contacts in class 3A (3 stations operating with emergency power) under 150 watts

32 Participants from SPCG

Total Score: 2,302

Reference: ARRL Contest web site for PDF file containing complete results

NOTE: 1999 Score reported by ARRL incorrectly -- scores for K3AE (SPCG) and K3IP (Southern Pennsylvania RC) were apparently switched.

Co-chairman Bill (WA3PQN), Steve (N3UYI), and Don (N3VQJ), survey the open space behind the Shrewsbury Fire Hall - our original choice for Field Day 1999.

"Hmmmmm...this is where they cook the food during the Fire Carnival...Do you supposed we can get access to this for Field Day Cooking?!?"

Let's see if we can put this together and have no parts left over!

Tower assembly.

Up into the sky goes the beam!

Dan (WB2KIU) and Cy (N3ZUS) building a dipole.

Another N3SIE invention: The ladder-tower-attached-to-a-trailer with a hearty climber!

Tower construction: Chris (N3SIE), Gary (N2YYC), and Steve (N3UYI).

Cy (N3ZUS), Gary (N3YYC), and Chris (N3SIE) with the king-size erector set.

"OK...which one of you guys is gonna hoist this baby up in the sky?"

"Oh...you mean this mast is supposed to be straight!?!"

Justin (N3TFZ), Steve (KE3TW), and Chris (N3SIE) enjoy 2m in the warm sun.

The way Field Day works best - an operator and a logger.

Bryan (N2ZQM) and Wes (KB3DVY) on 6m.

Justin (N3TFZ) on 20m.

In case there's any doubt about who's at this Field Day site!

Steve (N3UYI) with the local reporter from the York Dispatch.

A full crew of 3 transmitters operating for the reporter.

Does it really take two hams to supervise one operator?

You'll always find Harry (KX3M) at Field Day operating a little CW.

"Would you believe the view from up here is spectacular!"

The Late Nite Crew -- you can identify President Gary (N3YYC) by the shiny spot on the top of his head.

Dawn (KB3CTE) tries her hand at Field Day 1999.

Sunday morning, after a busy night of contesting.