Ham Radio Field Day 2007 in Piatt County, Illinois

The map! Shaded areas we worked, white areas we didn't.



Once again we got teased by a station in Hawaii. Couldn't work him before he signed off.

We worked 26 other EOC stations. We worked 40 states, 2 Canadian provinces and 3 foreign countries.

Here is the grid, minus the one station we worked on 2m:
Band   CW   DIG   PH
 80       16     12     13
 40        9      22     107
 20       14     36      79

Total    39     70      200 + multipliers for power less than 150W = 836 points + 1050 bonus points {!} = 1886

Not too bad considering we had to stop for about an hour during prime time because of lightning. Both stations were active for the entire time. We knocked off a bit early on Sunday as storms started to roll through again. The greatest contact density occurred between 6pm and 12am.

The 20 participants:
KA9VHQ, KB9VSI, KB9LCD, KC9BAC, KC9JWU, KA9SZW, AA9UF, KB9ZDR, K9CFH, KC9DEK,
KC9DEL, WB9TVD, N0PRN, KB9WEW, KB9DMI, W9FWS, N9GIJ, KA9NNH, KC9JRY, AB4XY

KB9DMI earned the nickname "The Closer" during her time at the mic. She called and they answered.

We also had at least 9 visitors including the Mayor of Monticello.

We had 5 "youth" contacts this year. All were made on digital modes of some kind. Might be easier do get them to do by computer than to overcome mic fright....

In the "Above and Beyond" department:
KB9VSI and KC9BAC for setting up and operating the cookout - nobody went hungry!
AA9UF for bringing in radio, antennas, laptop, etc, etc.
KC9DEK for making a County Market run in the pouring rain.
K9CFH for bringing in his gas grill and a laptop for logging.
KB9DMI for bringing in additional treats

Special thanks to Chuck KC9WEW for making it possible to hold the event at the EOC and providing the excellent support we get all year long.