Hard to give a specific answer, but it’s an extremely active club of close to 200 members. Several sub-groups, new members encouraged to take part in leadership, and we’re in a very healthy area for ham radio. I think the big deal on FD is more a result of having a lot of activities the rest of the year. Historically, it’s always been a huge day for us (before my time, they ran as a 23A once) I also run another group (not a club) that puts on a monthly field day open to all the clubs in the area, so a lot of locals are in the habit of doing portable HF already.

There’s a real culture within the club that if someone wants a certain event, they just jump in and create it.

I’m coordinator this year for CVARC, and we’ll be operating an 18A setup. I tell you, it’s been a job for several months getting it together. With some luck I may get to actually use a radio during the event.

I was very relieved when I saw that thread lol…I’ve had several students and others asking for help with the system, and several were seemingly convinced that the problem was bad instructions from me. It’s not a good situation, but everyone feels some sort of relief when they find out a problem isn’t their fault, right?