Winter Field Day 2023

[@freshgrease]

Dude, I didn’t know you came up here locally. You’re one of my favorite radio YTers. I dunno if you’re coming this year, but had I known I wouldn’t have planned to do it from home.

[@jdgjhn1]

Winter Field Day with all the comforts 👍🏻

[@rffieldtechke5adx]

Thanks for coming Mike. This was my first field day and ,yes, my first HF contacts.

[@BobPlank_KK4DIV]

Awesome, Mike. Thanks for sharing the WFD ops. The tower trailer is a game changer for sure!

[@hamradiotube]

I think everyone needs a POTA tower trailer.

[@davidkbailey]

Glad you got a chance to join us this weekend. And thanks for helping solve the issue with the 7300. I just couldn't remember where that setting was hidden! You are welcome to come back any time.

[@BradSnyder1]

Thanks for coming out to our Winter Field Day Mike! It was nice meeting you and we will do some POTA when the weather gets a little better. haha 73

[@RingwayManchester]

Looking forward to this!

[@hippielongshanks]

@Ringway Manchester Love your series on Numbers Stations!

[@KevinWalton1]

AWESOME!!! Thank you for coming to Bryan, Texas - Kevin / K5BTX

[@hamradiotube]

You bet!

[@jimw5cyn740]

Thanks for visiting us in Bryan. We appreciate it. Jim W5CYN

[@robertmeyer4744]

great time mike ! you wont like our winter field day. Boston NY. gets cold snowy windy. can be fun. got a heated cabmen tent. my girlfriend keeps me warm. DX commander tells me they work great in the snow. will put that to the test. the snow can enhance ground plain. will use the new Pota flex coax. I may try to bring my AL572 tube amp and melt some snow. will try RTTY and some outher digital modes for Pota. Olivia is one of them. may send some SSTV pics of our snow. 73's

[@KX4UL]

Looks like you guys had a fun day! Nice warm place for winter field day and a great bunch of guys. 73 OM!

[@pathtouch1]

I’m just here to appreciate the phrase “Hams doing ham adjacent things.”

[@LifeAtTerminalVelocity]

TeamReplay for the win. That Herbert impression is SPOT ON. The Hank Hill is 70%.

[@Trinitystillmyname]

Mike, your " high cq voice" sounds like herbert the pervert on family guy. Add a " sweet jesus" in there and it would be a perfect impersonation. Really made me laugh! Keep up the vids. Entertaining, and comedic relief. Stay tuned next week boys and girls. What will mike do next? Lol

[@PaulReedy]

I heard someone on the air yesterday doing Herbert from Family guy with the whistle in his voice and everything lol. I looked back and our club (W5NS and me as the operator) worked your club on 40M. Nice to see inside the operations center there! Maybe we'll work you again on FD, 73!

[@FrankTheTank]

Texas and PUPPIES. Best video you ever made MIKE.

[@Dusty_Ham]

I spit my oatmeal down the front of me hearing that CQ lol great start to a video!

[@hamradiotube]

Lol!!!

[@kb9liq]

Many years ago I was able to go to the Texas Fireman's Training School at A&M. Two summers I was at the summer training school there. Had a great time on the fireground all day long for a week in July. What a time to go fight fires in Texas

[@travisscott3661]

I think I had a QSO with you from down the street actually. Cool! Glad to have you here in town!. KI5TMS

[@CigarsOnTheAir]

Awesome thanks for posting the WFD video! TX, puppies, and a high voice CQ. What's not to love? I did WFD in the Bahamas on the beach - had a blast! Just submitted my log today. Cheers and 73 de W3LAM!

[@hamradiotube]

Oh man I miss the Bahamas. Went there quite a bit as a kid. So beautiful there.

[@cthoadmin7458]

Never would have watched this if it hadn't been for the silly comment criticising "Winter Field Day 2023", you highlighted in your "hate comment" video! Glad I did.

[@ReedAB8AS]

"IT WORKED" love it 🤣

[@hamradiotube]

Dude that had the whole room cracking up!

[@toddhowell2299]

Haha, I saw that old box and could see exactly what it smelled like. Then you confirmed it.

[@kd5you1]

Thanks Mike for showing us the Bryan WFD! I remember the comment about thanking for the DX contact to NTX lol, and W5BCS was my fifth contact on 40 meters. 73 KD5YOU

[@Veedy]

Hahaha ! So much awesome.....

[@TomZ23]

I'm new at this ham thing. I would have though field day means being outside.

[@alvarogaitan2529]

Hello. Micke beautiful voice you natural voice jejeje 73

[@hamradioonthego]

Winter Field Day? You lost me when you walked inside to operate in the heated rooms😁 JK btw. Excellent video. Herbert & Callum impressions also on point 👍

[@ubergeek318]

I just died laughing. Mike just sounded like Herbert from Family Guy and got a contact

[@hamradiotube]

Lol that's the goal!

[@ernestmorgan9912]

I need a tower trailer!

[@hamradiotube]

Right?!

[@cchalfantusa]

ham-adjacent things! ROFL 😂

[@W9HJBill]

I love my Signature 12.4 ... It does 80 thru 6M ... except 60M.

[@matthewvarkevisser3927]

What software is running on that laptop with the 7300? de ZS6MDV

[@kylerossouw8697]

Can't was to see you put that 12.4 meter dx commander together.

[@LifeAtTerminalVelocity]

Better than the Neboolah??? You HEATHEN!!! 15 lashes for you!

[@ke8wlw]

That opening clip calling cq 😂😂😂☠️

[@chrissewell1608]

That intro was Epic! Did you get any young strapping mens on that call out?! 🥺😫 LOL

[@TravelinHam]

Not only did you get a response while using the feminine CQ call, but he let you know he’s nearby and at home alone!

[@hamradiotube]

he's probably got a whole freezer full of popsicles in his cellar too lol!

[@CoveiraoPS3]

Hello! Isn’t field day supposed to be in the field?

[@hamradiotube]

When you are invited by a club to enjoy field day with them because your usual plans got canceled you don't complain. But yes, every other field day I have been outside in a literal field. I don't nit pick too much. Get on the air and have fun. We were still on emergency power.

[@wildbill1]

That was great when you called CQ with a girls voice… Lol. Curious? Are the stations running bandpass filters to eliminate interference?

[@hamradiotube]

We were not. Def had a bit of qrm.

[@ryanki5tfb364]

Bruh, a tower trailer is the definition of hamming harder. Can the Murder wagon pull it?

[@hamradiotube]

I'm gonna need a bigger wagon!

[@K5QBF]

Hey whatever it takes to get the contact lol. The ole Molson tactic

[@hamradiotube]

Exactly!

[@JReed305]

That 20Db YL gain hahahahaha!

[@preppie478]

"Ive never seen its equal" Princess Bride?

[@hamradiotube]

You got it!

[@KeepEvery1Guessing]

No snow? No ice? Indoors? I suppose that it's still fun.

[@hamradiotube]

You know I’m from Michigan right? I’ve suffered in the snow long enough.

[@KeepEvery1Guessing]

@@hamradiotube Yeah, but you're not there now. Here in NH, the high today will be 33F, and I'm sure glad that WFD was last weekend and not this weekend, when the Saturday forecast is a high of 15F, and a low of -11F. That's what the tents with the propane heaters are for. We did have two club members stay over night (not me).

[@hamradiotube]

@@KeepEvery1Guessing I know. There's a very good reason for that. If you want to see me suffer though, watch this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g36cZYqfmMSebJo

[@kevingoshe4371]

Karl Childers with the cameo.

[@hamradiotube]

MmmHmm

[@andrewwilliss6500]

When Herbert calls CQ…

[@AlejandroGonzalez-AGS]

Mike, what is the ABR equivalent for RG8X? Also, what (MS) logbook were you guys using? It appears all laptops seen had the same…thanks, Alex K9YTT

[@kd5you1]

I hope Mike doesn't mind me jumping in and answering, but I bought the RG8X equivalent from ABR, which is ABR-240, and their coax is stamped with both ABR-240 and RG8X. I'm actually thinking that the size is equivalent to RG8X but the coax is made similar to Times Microwave's LMR-240. From what I have heard, ABR Industries is going to move to a new location, and they will sell their coax only direct to customers and not through other vendors. I don't know when all of this will take effect though. 73 KD5YOU

[@AlejandroGonzalez-AGS]

@@kd5you1 Thank you … 73,

[@PBILKE]

Logging was done with N3FJP Winter field day application. We have been using all their stuff for many years for this type of activity. 73 KF5WGJ

[@hamradiotube]

Well, you just saw it in this video. ABR makes LMR-240UF, which they also label as RG8X, but it's really better than RG8X.

[@AlejandroGonzalez-AGS]

@@hamradiotube Thanks Mike, I will get some! BTW, love your videos…going for my General soon! 73,

[@vicowen3032]

That alter-ego might have been hard to keep up for the entire session, Mike. Looks like a fun time. 73, Vic KB7GL

[@hamradiotube]

Yeah I don't know if I could have kept it up the whole time, but it got the contacts coming lol!

[@kb9jqu]

Tower on a trailer has me thinking…

[@hamradiotube]

Right?!

[@Allofthemonkeys]

"Field Day"

[@rickhartnett3971]

This KF8IV, looks like a new youtube superstar! But not as good as you.

[@hamradiotube]

He certainly makes a good sidekick

[@KS0JD]

You sound more like Herbert from Family guy ;-)

[@christopherboone9802]

Family Guy dude..not the Simpsons

[@christopherboone9802]

Why does the first operator sound like Herbert from Family Guy??

[@hamradiotube]

Purely coincidence lol

[@skepticalmechanic]

This video was not appreciated…

[@hamradiotube]

Sweet, glad you liked the video! Thanks for stopping by!

[@hoorayaquatics4075]

I'm looking forward to seeing the other half of your field day fun where you singlehandedly helped me achieve my person best...3 dupes in under 20 minutes! Ham harder! Hihi de AE4BL 1O AL...again.

[@hamradiotube]

Well I'm not sure how I did that but you're welcome!

[@hoorayaquatics4075]

@@hamradiotube you answered my CQ FD 3 times in under 20 minutes. It was good to hear from ya each time, but sadly, only the first one counted.

[@hamradiotube]

@@hoorayaquatics4075 Oh lol, yeah that'll do it.