The results for Field Day 2025 are out in the December issue if QST.
The South Plainfield Amateur Radio Club got some good news and some bad news. The good news? We placed 3rd in our category, 3A Battery.
The bad news? There were only three entries in that category this year, There's usually 5, 6 or even 7 - but this year only three. And to boot, we came in a distant third.
Not our best effort and Marv K2VHW and I have been thinking about ways to improve our QSO count. For the past few years, we've had a CW station, a SSB station and a Digital station. The CW station operated primarily on 40 Meters, while the SSB'ers operated primarily on 20 Meters. In 2026 we want to mix that up some - perhaps scheduled 2 hour time block where we switch bands.
Marv's goal is to get us up to 500 CW QSOs in the log. That's a lofty goal as he and I are the two primary CW Ops and we're no longer spring chickens. When you're not a contester as a favorite part of the hobby, keeping your seat in a chair that long for an undertaking like that is a tall task.
Now, if we could get both of us working 20 and 40 Meters at the same time, it might be easier - but that would go over like a lead balloon with the SSB guys.
Anyway, it's things to think about for next June.
72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP - When you care to send the very least!
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