Just a short recount on the June 10th event. We had eight association members help out at the event (KC9YY, KB9QG, KD9QDL, KD9MGZ, KD9WAS, KD9WBN, KD9ROJ and KD9WCX). Things went quite well in my opinion.
We set up an off center fed antenna and a VHF antenna. The QRN on HF was very heavy but also our HF antenna was very close to a high power line which I am sure did not help. I made a contact with W1AW/5. Our VHF antenna and radio work really great, we were a 59 from Columbia City site to our repeater, no problems. The library reported that they counted over 300 people at this event. I would say we had between 175-200 people stop and chat with us about amateur radio. There was a large amount of youngsters that showed interest, along with their parents. Maybe someday Amateur radio will be part of their life, certainly hope so. We were also visited by other area Hams, a couple of people I,talked to let their license expire but indicated starting again.
I feel this was a super use our trailer and in the future more association members should volunteer and enjoy the camaraderie. The weather was almost perfect for this event and I enjoyed the food trucks.
Dave, KC9YY
