Because I was unable to get away this weekend for Field Day, I went to the “field” using the club call of WA6LE as a 1E LAX sitting under a tree in my backyard. Using a KX3 to a KXPA100 amplifier to coax rerouted from my fixed 3 element beam and dipole on the tower, and a separate 2 meter vertical mounted on a tripod on the grass, I managed 76 CW and 146 phone QSOs in eight hours operating time. Since Saturday was Armed Forces Day, I flew the Army flag and Navy flag in front of our house due to my XYL Karla’s KB6LAS and my service.   Scott Los Angeles, CA