Amsat

Field Day in Review - 2025

July 19, 2025

Figure 1: Antennas don't work, but the sunset was pretty.

This year’s field day was an adventure. Great times were had by all but I could not have created more technical difficulties if I had been trying for the record.

Let’s back up. After last year’s field day, fueled by excitement and more than a little hubris, I volunteered to build and captain a VHF/UHF station this year. I’d seen some early success building rotators and antennas for satellite operations. With nearly a year of prep time I knew I could build an amazing station.

I did not.