WHAT IS FIELD DAY?

QST, QST, QST

"Field Day is a test for amateur radio operator's ability to operate in an emergency situation and provide communications under adverse conditions," but it is also a chance for fine-tuning emergency communications skills. Using generators and battery power, and setting up antennas in the field. The idea is to put together a self-sufficient, working station quickly and making contacts in a 24 hr period. This is training for emergency communications during floods, Hurricanes, fires, Earthquakes and other major disasters.

Field  Day is a contest sponsored by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). ARRL is an Organization based in Newington CT. representing Amateur Radio members all over North America. Field Day contest starts on the last weekend of June each Year. Field Day communications begin at 2pm on Saturday (1800 UTC), ends on Sunday (1800 UTC) for the 24 Hour period. The planning for generators, antennas placement, and equipment has been going on for Months in advance.

During the contest, each contact that has been made to another radio station counts for points. Bonus points can be collected by communication with certain Field Day stations and receiving certain messages from the ARRL headquarters simulating emergency messages. These are messages are sent during actual emergencies. Other bonus points can be collected by using Solar, Windmill, or Water powered generators to power the radio equipment. The contest is for training so that amateur radio operators can handle emergency traffic (messages) correctly, efficient as and as a team.

The contest results are published in the ARRL magazine called QST. Q signals are radio telegraphers shorthand, and QST is a signal is a signal meaning ("this message is addressed to all ham operators") and can be found in the ARRL "Now You're Talking" Amateur Radio license study book. To obtain your amateur radio license Please contact Bob, N6USP or call (321) 264-2622 

NORTH BREVARD AMATEUR RADIO CLUB members would like to Welcome everybody to join us for Field Day 2005. Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner with plenty of snacks, water, and pop will be made available. If you like to help with setup or donations of food, and/or equipment contact a Field Day coordinators.

THE FIELD DAY COORDINATORS ARE, BOB N6USP, or BOB W4RNK

Click on the ARRL logo to go to ARRL. 

See you at Field Day 2008

                                              ARRL                                             Mims Florida                                              Got to get those points! 

FIELD DAY COORDINATOR: BOB, N6USP, NICK KF4SEK, Bob W4RNK