Is the Blog Working Again?...

The campsite

It looks like I can once again post articles and pictures to my Blog. Let's see how long this lasts for.

Field Day 2026 is over....and a fun time was had by one and all.

The weather cooperated, we didn't get the rain we were expecting, but we did get a little bit over Friday night but it cleared up and Saturday was very nice. The propagation was OK, lots of QSB, but really not that bad.

Contacts were made on all bands, 80 through 10, using SSB and CW. We operated as a 3A station - two SSB stations and a CW station. Antennas in use were two 40m EFHW's and a 20m vertical, these did a good job and brought us in 204 contacts over the event. Not too bad for a QRP set-up.

We had visitors from Perth drop in for a few hours on Saturday, Tyler VA3DGN and his better half Margaret VA3VXN. Those of you who volunteer for the RLCT will know those two characters.

Unfortunately, Rideau River Provincial Park was packed, and perhaps not the best spot to conduct a Field Day due to the constant screaming of unsupervised small children running amok around the sites. The incessant barking of dogs was also a pain in the rear.......and I won't mention the toilets, other than to say there was a never ending line for their use.

Here are some other pictures thanks to Eric, VE3DN:

Eric VE3DN chasing contacts.

Don VE3MNE, Supervising the SSB station.

Eric taking a break on Saturday evening.

Bill VE3FI's antenna set-up for the weekend,
a 17' whip and two 16.5' radials.

If the Blog continues to behave, I will start to post again here.

Stay Safe Out There!