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Kurt, another person who likes DMR like me. Thanks for coming over here. All right, um, let's go line here. Um, let's see, and we will go back up to Kilo Kilo 7 November Yankee Whiskey Dave, probably hanging out with the Tacoma guys. How's your night going and what's your favorite part of field day? The science field day. Well, good evening, Gregor. This is Dave KK7NYW. Got home in Bonnie Lake. I had to make a trip to the airport today to pick my daughter up after assembling the giant operators tent down at Western State Hospital. So I came home tonight. Um, they have a 30 by 20 foot tent that they put four or five operator stations in and then spread the antennas out around it. And, um, I got the distinct pleasure of almost leading the assembly of it, although I had never put it together before. And, uh, that was entertaining. I ended up with a crew of about, I don't know, maybe eight or 10 teeth. And I ended up being the only Indian, I think. But anyway, we got it up. We had a couple of really good schools come through. And, um, luckily we had to turn up before the rain really hit. But somebody forgot to bring the stakes for staking it down. And so there was a bunch of us that had to stand around and hold this tent down from trying to fly away while somebody ran back to the clubhouse to find the bucket of stakes. So that was fun. Um, and, uh, we got it all staked down and it actually looks pretty good. I come up with a couple of ideas to improve it for next year. So they will get worked on tomorrow. And, um, in my drive up to the airport, I came to the conclusion that I think the radio call up Tacoma has reached the really flying stage of figuring out the right place to do the craziness that is field day. And that's at a mental health institution. This is KK7NYW. I think you might be onto something. Too bad you didn't put up two of them because then you'd be intent. Um, anyway, glad it went up. Okay. And that, uh, it didn't blow over before you managed to get the stakes in. Um, anyway, I hope you guys are having a great time and, uh, I'm glad you were able to go to the airport. Okay. And I'm sure you'll have a great time tomorrow. Thanks very much, Dave. Um, let's see. Next we have whiskey seven Romeo Oscar Victor Rod. Come ahead. Hey, this is whiskey seven Romeo Oscar Victor. Hi Gregor. Thanks for letting me into the net. And thanks for helping me out yesterday. And, uh, the, the pot, like I've got to tell you, was really, really good. You know, like Rob, Rob came up to help us and, uh, he didn't know, he thought we were going to have a, uh, share of Canada dindy bores stew. Yeah, y'all said maybe. Yeah. And I also said maybe, but the, the food was fantastic. There is lots of it. Uh, burgers, uh, Polish sausages, salads, um, fish. And there's, there are fish, salmon. So we, we, we, once again, outdid ourselves. And, um, it has rained here, but not terribly. We have, we've had a couple showers and like right now the Oregon mist is out. And last night it got going to 58 degrees. So it was cool and it is cool now, but, uh, I just checked the weather and it's supposed to be, chance of rain tomorrow. 30%. So we're, I think it's going to work out pretty well. We got the 20 meter, uh, yoggy up. We got, uh, uh, Georgia's go to step by our up. Dean is fully up and ready to go. And, uh, if you guys have never seen a mistro in, uh, in, uh, throwing up antennas at field day, you got it. You just, you got to come here, pull up a chair and watch Dean. I think Jeff was helping him. Uh, KF, K7 FM, uh, today, I think that's right, Jeff. Sorry if I messed that up, but, uh, so, uh, yeah. And watched in, uh, throw up, uh, the mass and stuff. And now, uh, since Rob had, doesn't have his, uh, call sign, he was my guest and, uh, and hopefully he'll join the Mike and Key and become part of the, the wildness we are. So, uh, and, you know, I, I was amazed when he drove up and said, uh, uh, we introduced ourselves and he says, I heard you on the radio last night and said you needed help. So here I am. So the rest is history. So there's quite a few people here at the wagon wheels. It's really, you know, filled out. So, uh, if you have a chance, you guys come up tomorrow. I don't think the weather's going to be terrible. So, um, and, uh, that's, that's, uh, oh, I have to say, Gregor, back to you with the 7 Romulasker Victor in 73. Well, thanks very much, uh, uh, Ron. You didn't answer my question though. Uh, what do you like besides field day? Um, what do I like besides just being here and playing with the radio? I think, I think, uh, Frank, summed it up as the camaraderie, the, uh, the working together attitude, the, you know, the people are just fun. Um, and, uh, you know, it's, and, and the weather's always a wild card. So, dress, dress for the extreme and, you know, if it's, if it's not wet and cold, then it's good. So, uh, and it's also, uh, like I was, uh, George was showing up to go to station and, uh, he's got his go to set get on the radio. That's for, um, people that haven't keyed their HF mic for at least six months. But it's a, it is all aircraft high end equipment in it. It's just stunning, you know, it makes my 991A look like a walkie-talkie. So, so, um, you get to see all the sorts of different radios, you get to see the different antennas, uh, you get to log the, uh, the information, see the fort, look at the shipping through Admiral Tienlet. Um, the rangers are great and, uh, you know, it's just, the radio camp is great fun. The food's good. And, you know, what can I say? So, uh, that's, that's a total package. Back to you, Greg, you're with the 7-Romeo-Master Victor. Oh, I totally thought the alligator was going to bike to there. You were going on. But, uh, you are right about every single thing that you said. And I keep hearing about George's go to tent. I wish I was there to see it. Uh, I sure like, um, look, like, uh, looking at Phil's, uh, flex radio, uh, when I was there, uh, a previous time. Um, anyway, uh, so, uh, now, uh, it's Rob's turn in the, in the actual list. So, uh, Rob, you got anything to add now? Oh, sure. Yeah, I do. This guy's, uh, this is a great bunch. Uh, been laughing more than I was laughing my normal wife today. Uh, it's really fun, you know. And I started this all because I was interested in quota. I thought that's what I'm going to do. You know, I really like the age of the mystery of the antenna and propagation and, uh, skipping. And, uh, here I am with these giant antennas around me. It was very nice. And everybody is so friendly here. This is fantastic. I think I found my home.