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Originally Posted by tekshogun
Funny you mentioned airconditioned tents. I just got finished helping to set up a really long wire antenna (something to the degree of 1500 to 2000 ft......... imagine that). I am helping with the GOTA station and we setup a tent that some of the guys worked out a GREAT airconditioning jig that sets up right against one of the doors of our tent so we will have a fairly efficient airconditioned tent and above that is a large tarp to keep any rain out of our way and to provide additional shade around the tent. We'll be operating quite comfortable in this North Carolina June heat. I have a couple of pictures and will take more and sometime I'll get them up so you all can see what craziness we've gotten ourselves into. I love Field Day.
By the way, 10 meters was alive and kickin' like PO'd mule.
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Our goup did something like that once. 500 ft of wire, center fed with open wire feeders. Worked great until some thunderstorms popped up, then it was a lightning detector. It took me a while to figure out that the shocks I was getting on my finger tips from the keyer paddle were related to any lightning strikes within 5 miles of us. Doh! (We were young 20 somethings at the time). Ground? Hey, this is Wisconsin and we were parked on top of a large hill comprised of glacial gravel. What ground?!
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We shut down, though, and all was cool.