The Pinecone Amateur Radio Club’s inaugural year was a memorable one. Carl, John, and I successfully put the club on the air and on the map through a number of different operating events. The highlight of the year was Field Day which, while fun, was secondary to the consistent, year-long theme of fun & fellowship. And if Carl is around, good food and drink. Not every club is lucky enough to count a sommelier from New Orleans among their ranks!
Carl, John, and I really, REALLY enjoy Field Day. It’s a great opportunity to showcase ham radio and to pull out “all the toys.” It’s a highly-anticipated weekend with hopes of good propagation and confidence in a memorable menu. Contest-wise, it’s as serious as you want it to be. I categorize the three of us as low-key competitive. We don’t expect to win our category, we don’t get bent out of shape when things go wrong, but we are earnest in making the most out of our station, our circumstances, and ourselves as operators.
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