Uploaded June 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This shows how and where I setup my low power (5 watt transmit power, aka QRP) portable ham radio station for the 2018 Amateur Radio Field Day event. If you don't know what Field Day is, here's a flyer:
arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2018/2018%20FD%20Flier.pdf
The "exchange" you hear includes a number (1, 2, 3, etc.) which indicates how many transmitters are setup at that site, followed by a letter (A, B, etc.) which indicate the class of the station (club or individual, commercial power or temporary power, etc.). The last part is the location based on the ARRL/RAC section designations. I'm in NNJ (Northern NJ Section). More about the rules/regs can be found here:
arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2018/2018-Field-Day-Rules.pdf
The radio is an Icom IC-703+ running 5W into a tri-band end-fed wire antenna (LNR Precision).
I'm set up in a very interesting location - one of the original Marconi Wireless transmitting sites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Brunswick_Marconi_Station
It is now just a park that is surrounded by two streets and a jughandle:
google.com/maps/@40.514154,-74.4883977,221m/data=!3m1!1e3