@jsonstein Fantastic! I hope you give us all a report and some snapshots.

The only advice I'll offer is this-no matter how many people show up, do it again. And then again. It builds. People will get hooked.

One of my clubs is having a group SOTA thing tomorrow; listen for us under our club call of AA6CV. I'd love a SOTA-to-micro QSO!

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New blog post at http://www.theborednet.net about how µField Day has been growing, plus details of our August 27th event.

I'm looking at a lot of alternate sites, since it's become so much larger than I ever imagined it might. But if people need an excuse to take their radios out of the house and play portable, I'm only too happy to keep giving them one. 👍

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Reminder about µField Day this Saturday...

http://www.theborednet.net/index.php/2023/06/05/filed-day-june-17/

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Another #µFieldDay in the books...what a beautiful day for some #portablehamradio. About 30 people came by, with 9 HF stations set up. As always, some cool antennas ideas, from N6QDI's surprisingly effective magmount on his car to NS6X's complicated but gorgeous Buddihex.

@kb9ens made the long trip from Gardena to see what µFD was all about-great having you, and I hope I can make the same trip the other way soon.

As always, more info and updates at www.theborednet.net

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New BORED Net blog post...µField Day April 29th! All hams in or near Ventura County, CA are welcome. Bring your non-ham friends; let them see what the deal is.

http://www.theborednet.net/index.php/2023/04/17/mfield-day-april-29/

More information at www.theborednet.net

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Ventura County hams, save these dates...µField Day March 19th at Rancho Potrero, May 20th at the Dudley House in Ventura with the Ventura County Amateur Radio Club. Both dates are 1100-1500.

Details will appear at http://www.theborednet.net/ as they firm up.

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Surprising turnout for µField Day today, 7 stations and 30 people from 5 different clubs. Met a few that will be starting CVARC's Technician License class next week...more hams!

We had one brief heavy shower, but surprisingly pleasant conditions after a wicked storm.

Random Metal Objects On The Air...RMOOTA...@ai6yr did it again, using an 80's floor lamp on 6M and 15M.

There's an article and photos at www.theborednet.net

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Quick morning walkaround, surprisingly little effects from those winds. Lots of downed trees around, but none on my street. We did end up with 4.25" rain for the day. Hell of a storm.

Today looks like it's going to be surprisingly pleasant, light breezes and a few showers-good weather for µField Day after all!

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The BORED Net has gone live with our new website at:

http:\\www.theborednet.net

Don't look for fancy graphics, just basic information about our daily net, weekly swap net, monthly mobile ops µField Day, and annual Silent Key picnic.

Everything we do is "club agnostic" and open to all hams in Ventura County and anyone else who finds themselves in the area.

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Exciting times for #TheBOREDNet ahead...I just acquired the domain theborednet.net (no website yet, don't worry if you don't see anything), and I'm working on hosting and a site. We've been relying on Google Docs for our weekly swap net, and it's just become too ungainly.

I'll also be able to post photos and details of future µField Day events as well. I never expected µFD to become what it has, but it has, so let's roll with it :)

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The BORED Net is having another µField Day this Saturday. I think all the locals here got the news, but just in case it's at Freedom Park in Camarillo from 1100 to 1500. #portablehamradio isn't just for warm sunny days...we should be ready for anything, and that means practice. (The weather looks like it won't actually be that bad either.)

What3words is reduced.squeaking.riser.

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After cancelling January due to mud, I've got a date and location for another µField Day this month. February 25th from 1100 to 1500 in the lot next to the RC car track at Camarillo Airport. Full announcements will go out in a week an all the local club mail lists.

(µFD ("Micro Field Day") is a monthly informal and friendly way to play around with portable ham radio. Open to all hams, from any club or area.

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#WinterFieldDay is coming up a week from Saturday! Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club, #CVARC is having a picnic/portable ops during the contest. Find details here http://www.cvarc.org/event/winter-field-day/

If you can't join us, look for AA6CV on the air :)

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Nice short video about portable setup. I've found that one obstacle to operating in the field many people have is the belief that it's time consuming and requires special gear. It ain't so!

https://diode.zone/w/j91BckS7S31VcQ2d2mozVb

This video is from N3VEM over at the DiodeZone Peertube instance...you can subscribe from inside Mastodon.

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Today's µField Day in Ventura County was cancelled due to the site being closed due to mud, but otherwise it's a perfectly pleasant rainy day. It's amazing how much heavier it is not far to our north.

I'm looking for more site options for µFD, so we can continue operating portable even in rainy weather. If we don't practice in adverse conditions, we haven't really practiced. Stay safe and stay prepared.

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In December, we held µFD at an amazing rental-holler if you want info on the site. Stuart Sheldon AG6Ag featured us on his YouTube channel. We had 13 stations set up that month.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKzU-Jqbvi0

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Time for a sticky post on µField Day...

µFD is a monthly ad-hoc ham meeting I put on in Ventura County, open to all hams and clubs. Some months are sponsored by one of the local clubs, some are held in a local park.

It's a short 4 hour gathering to try stuff out and make sure that portable operation will be easy and familiar if you need it in a pinch. Most months we see 10-15 stations set up.

Contact me keith@w6kme.org for info.

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@VE3SKY To everyone in Ventura County and the area, the Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club will be having a Winter Field Day gathering in Thousand Oaks on the 28th.

http://www.cvarc.org/save-the-date-cvarc-winter-field-day-is-january-28th/

And if you want a chance to test your setup before then, the BORED Net's monthly µField Day will be January 14th at Rancho Conejo-make sure all that stuff is working!

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Considering January 14 or 15 for the next µField Day, this time back at our normal location at Rancho Potrero. I'm wondering if people prefer Saturdays or Sundays for these things.

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