SECARS Field Day 2025 – Welcome! Pointing the Way Welcome to SECARS Field Day! Our Information Table We enjoyed a great dinner thanks to N1LOB SECARS Field Day 2025 – Having a Great Time! Roddy KA1BSS at the radio Olivia making her first contact! Greg K1UYZ at the front gate Mark KE1IY working HF Dave AB1DA and Greg K1UYZ Mark KE1IU and Everett KC1WYR Pete K1PTO and Natalie N1ATY headed to their station SECARS Field Day 2025: Lots of Equipment K1EV Station W1RPQ Station Bob W1RPQ brought a truly portable satellite setup LEOPak Satellite Antennas SECARS Field Day 2025 Educational Activities! Bob Leading POTA Workshop The Foxhunting Demo Foxhunters in Action! Generating Hydrogen for the Balloon Launch Launching the Balloon SECARS Repeater Site Remediation: Before Repeater Rack with New Equipment Our HVAC Unit – Note the rotting wallboard below. Our Workbench and Shelves Equipment Shelves 2 Meter Duplexer Set Lots and Lots of Junk Prepping the Repeater Site for Remediation The cutout for the air conditioner – full of rot Contaminated insulation in the roof rafters – We did not touch this! Equipment and junk for sorting Joe carrying out some pipe The repeaters being loaded onto Pete’s trailer Dave at the circuit breaker box The repeater – ready for haul away Completely vacated space – ready for remediation Bob W1RPQ noting a completed job – for this part… SECARS POTA Antenna Build Getting Ready to Build The POTA Antenna Tuning Our Antennas Tom WA2RYV showing his antenna! Winter Field Day 2025 The EmComm trailer with HF antenna deployed Operating HF inside the trailer Harrison W1HAF racks up points in the EmComm Trailer! Mark KE1IU operating CW Rob KB1RS operating HF with a nice go-box! Tom WA2RYV getting some points April and May 2024 Foxhunts The hunters on the prowl Scouring the field Rob KB1RS is on the trail! What is it with foxes and trees anyway? Foxes like hollow trees! And trash cans! Can you find the fox? Another one in a tree… SECARS Spring Auction 2024 Dave WA1IKN and his XYL help in the kitchen Auctioning a transformer – it’s heavy! The audience – ready to bid! All attendees eyeing some great gear! Our hard working staff Many great items for sale! SECARS Field Day 2023 NA1CN Station W1RPQ/KC1PIV Station Natalie making a run at the GOTA station Field Day at Zagray Farm Museum Assembling the 6 meter beam Putting up the VHF mast W1RPQ/KC1PIV Station NE Division Director Fred Kemmerer AB1OC and Assistant Director Anita Kemmerer AB1QB (not pictured) visit from the League! SECARS Repeater Build Parties Bob and Bill unpacking the rack Lynn wiring some components Lynn making a cable Our repeater under assembly New London County 4H Fair – July, 2022 Foxhunting at 4H Fair On the hunt for hidden transmitters Working FT8 at the club display Museum Ships Weekend – USS Nautilus – June, 2022https://secars.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Museum-Ships-Setup-Slideshow-2022.m4v Foxhunting November, 2023 – A fox hidden by a large tree! November, 2023 – Can you find the fox hidden in the tree? November, 2023 – Somewhere in here is a pill bottle transmitter! November, 2023 – Foxes hide in leaves… Palmer KC1LXO about to find the fox! Payton KC1IVR with a bearing on a fox box Preston Foxhunt April, 2022 Slyly hidden in the fork of a tree! A newly born fox – from K1DCT Did you know that foxes live in trees? The Crew at SECARS’ First Foxhunt – May, 2022 Field Day 2021 – Zagray Farm – Colchester, CT John WA1QDX talking to another ham Guest operators at the 20 meter station Payton KC1IVR on a foxhunt Nico, Gio and Tony W1TTL at the 20 meter operating position Making CW contacts on 20 meters Solar power for bonus points A beautiful setting for Field Day Conversation by the grills Chip N1MIE operating position Chip N1MIE and Chuck NA1CN taking a break The 20 meter station KE1IU Helps with setup Payton KC1IVR and Palmer KC1LXO making contacts Palmer KC1LXO on his bike Conversation in the pavilion The grills ready to be pressed into service by NA1CN RASON Field Day at Zagray Farm Antenna Party at N3RPQ K1DCT, WA1IKN, NA1CN and KE1IU Making Plans RASON Starting Work on the Roof K1DCT and NA1CN Removing a Dish K1DCT and NA1CN Mounting a Tripod KE1IU Feeding Coax WA1IKN, K1DCT and K1IKE Taking a Break The Final Installation N3RPQ – Now on the Air! Field Day Pictures Field Day Field Day Eric (N3XW) operates out of his jeep as N1NW. Photo by Bruce-KA1ZMZ Our Repeater Site Repeater visit with Randy-N1PTB & Liz-N1MLG Repeater visit with Randy-N1PTB & Liz-N1MLG Repeater visit with Randy-N1PTB & Liz-N1MLG Auction SECARS Spring Auction 2022 2021-05-16