Well, the pics of the event have been uploaded. We just enjoyed dinner this evening with the Cleveland contingent from FieldComm, and are all packed to proceed back to VA in the morning.

Take a look at the pics at the Dayton 2010 photo gallery.

Well folks, we were completely too tired last night to post an update. So here is what has happened so far...Doug, Paul and myself have been all over the place from top to bottom and found a few deals, dealt with a few stinking hams and random nerds. Weather was great today in the low 80s with no clouds, and partly cloudy yesterday with highs in the 70s. Obviously, the stink factor was a little higher today with all of the people around. As a whole, we think there was more people there this year than in previous years.

Anyway, we are all headed out in the morning. Stay tuned for one more update and pics will be posted at that time. Hope that all had a good weekend!

While the contingent from FieldComm at Dayton this year is small (just Jay and Doug) we have arrived on the scene. Pooticus is also on the scene and has been busy. We will be representing the rest of you guys in our usual fashion. Stay tuned for an update on things tomorrow, and keep your eyes open for pictures.

Update: Paul will be joining us on Saturday!

The first ever Virginia Ham Radio Cruise-In is planned for May Day 2010
in Charlottesville, Virginia -- a central point in the state with easy
vehicular access. The Albemarle Amateur Radio Club in Central Virginia
will sponsor the first Virginia Ham Radio Cruise-In on May 1, where
hams can "Meet & greet, show their rig, see others rigs, share the fun
and camaraderie of a great day with fellow hams and the public."
Records show that Virginia has over 16,000 licensed Amateur Radio
Stations.

I am pleased to introduce to you the new FieldComm Gear store featuring a host of apparel and office items. We have talked about shirts and other items ever since we make our bulk order a couple of years ago. While that version of the shirt is not available currently at the online store, there are many other items that are. I can also work up custom items for you if you would like a different design or color, etc.

This allows us to order individual items on demand without having to get together a massive order. This is a couple of sample items that I have ordered to see how things look and so far so good. Plus if you don't like what you order when it gets there, you can send it back without a hassle. Send along your thoughts and if you order something, be sure to post what it looks like.

Happy Chrismahanakwaanza to all of the regular visitors, contributors, critics, hackers, etc from the staff at fieldcomm.org.

A couple of days ago I spent some time applying the latest version of the content management system that we use here at FieldComm.  The version is safer and easier to work with.  This will allow us to continue to have a stable place on the internet to call home.  While there is not a whole lot of exciting new features, there are some enhancements that I'll mention. 

During the night the site will be undergoing an upgrade of the geeklog software, including several security enhancements. Please report any bugs that you may encounter by posting in the forum. Updated features available with the new software version will be posted soon. For the present time, you will see the board in the default theme/colors.

Thanks to a suggestion from Jason, you can now access the forum posts from the same page. You can also view the Richmond weather and ARRL news that are seen on the bottom right of the page. We are also working on some code that will allow detection of a mobile device from the main fieldcomm.org address. More on that as it happens. Enjoy and keep the feedback coming!

I'm pleased to announce the new fieldcomm.org mobile service, formatted just for viewing on your smart phone or other internet enabled device. It has been tested with blackberry and iphone browsers at the moment and seems to be looking good. It allows you to view stories that are posted on the main page, including any pictures and links.

Point your internet enabled phone to www.fieldcomm.org/m and see what things look like. I'd appreciate your feedback.