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Field Day


 

Field Day is always the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800 UTC (2:00pm) Saturday and running through 2059 UTC (2:00pm) Sunday.
Field Day is an annual amateur radio exercise, encouraging emergency communications preparedness among amateur radio operators. In Canada, it is typically the largest single emergency preparedness exercise in the country, with over 3000 operators participating each year. Field Day is always the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and running through 2059 UTC Sunday.

Since the first Field Day in 1933, radio amateurs throughout North America have practiced the rapid deployment of radio communications equipment in environments ranging from operations under tents in remote areas to operations inside Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs). Operations using emergency and alternative power sources are highly encouraged, since electricity and other public infrastructures are often among the first to fail during a natural disaster or severe weather.
To determine the effectiveness of the exercise and of each participant's operations, there is an integrated contesting component, and many clubs also engage in concurrent leisure activities (camping out, cookouts, etc.). Operations typically last a continuous twenty-four hours, requiring scheduled relief operators to keep stations on the air. Additional contest points are awarded for experimenting with unusual modes, making contacts via satellite, and involving youth in the activity.

Each station on the layout should, by and large, stay on the band they are assigned, the 80m and 20/15/10 stations can easily run the FT8 mode by easily changing the radio's configuration with an SD card (this is the 7300's secret weapon), I'm not sure if Adam is set up for FT8.

The 3 stations are selected because they all have an auto-tuner and not a manual arrangement such as the clubs IC-707. It indeed could be used, however there will be those operating it that are not familiar with it. The 7300 just needs a button press to auto tune anywhere.

The GOTA station itself will only see action from the public on Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning. Other than that it could operate experimentally as Doug and Marvin  have suggested.

With the use of N1MM+, it is quite easy to operate the station by just the operator. The station logger is only needed if the station operator wants one. Please, please, please...do NOT write down qso's on paper thinking to enter them later, enter the contact immediately into the log. As a result, each station should have a foot operated PTT and a desk mic  so that your hands are on the keyboard and not the mic.

REMEMBER, we are amateur radio operators who like to brag about how well we communicate, so lets do some communicating. There is a scant 3 weeks till the event, it will go by quickly...get things set up and done now, don't wait.

Each station on the layout should, by and large, stay on the band they are assigned, the 80m and 20/15/10 stations can easily run the FT8 mode by easily changing the radio's configuration with an SD card (this is the 7300's secret weapon), I'm not sure if Adam is set up for FT8.

The 3 stations are selected because they all have an auto-tuner and not a manual arrangement such as the clubs IC-707. It indeed could be used, however there will be those operating it that are not familiar with it. The 7300 just needs a button press to auto tune anywhere.

The GOTA station itself will only see action from the public on Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning. Other than that it could operate experimentally as Doug and Marvin  have suggested.

With the use of N1MM+, it is quite easy to operate the station by just the operator. The station logger is only needed if the station operator wants one. Please, please, please...do NOT write down qso's on paper thinking to enter them later, enter the contact immediately into the log. As a result, each station should have a foot operated PTT and a desk mic  so that your hands are on the keyboard and not the mic.

REMEMBER, we are amateur radio operators who like to brag about how well we communicate, so lets do some communicating. There is a scant 3 weeks till the event, it will go by quickly...get things set up and done now, don't wait.

Each station on the layout should, by and large, stay on the band they are assigned, the 80m and 20/15/10 stations can easily run the FT8 mode by easily changing the radio's configuration with an SD card (this is the 7300's secret weapon), I'm not sure if Adam is set up for FT8.

The 3 stations are selected because they all have an auto-tuner and not a manual arrangement such as the clubs IC-707. It indeed could be used, however there will be those operating it that are not familiar with it. The 7300 just needs a button press to auto tune anywhere.

The GOTA station itself will only see action from the public on Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning. Other than that it could operate experimentally as Doug and Marvin  have suggested.

With the use of N1MM+, it is quite easy to operate the station by just the operator. The station logger is only needed if the station operator wants one. Please, please, please...do NOT write down qso's on paper thinking to enter them later, enter the contact immediately into the log. As a result, each station should have a foot operated PTT and a desk mic  so that your hands are on the keyboard and not the mic.

REMEMBER, we are amateur radio operators who like to brag about how well we communicate, so lets do some communicating. There is a scant 3 weeks till the event, it will go by quickly...get things set up and done now, don't wait.

Each station on the layout should, by and large, stay on the band they are assigned, the 80m and 20/15/10 stations can easily run the FT8 mode by easily changing the radio's configuration with an SD card (this is the 7300's secret weapon), I'm not sure if Adam is set up for FT8.

The 3 stations are selected because they all have an auto-tuner and not a manual arrangement such as the clubs IC-707. It indeed could be used, however there will be those operating it that are not familiar with it. The 7300 just needs a button press to auto tune anywhere.

The GOTA station itself will only see action from the public on Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning. Other than that it could operate experimentally as Doug and Marvin  have suggested.

With the use of N1MM+, it is quite easy to operate the station by just the operator. The station logger is only needed if the station operator wants one. Please, please, please...do NOT write down qso's on paper thinking to enter them later, enter the contact immediately into the log. As a result, each station should have a foot operated PTT and a desk mic  so that your hands are on the keyboard and not the mic.

REMEMBER, we are amateur radio operators who like to brag about how well we communicate, so lets do some communicating. There is a scant 3 weeks till the event, it will go by quickly...get things set up and done now, don't wait.

Each station on the layout should, by and large, stay on the band they are assigned, the 80m and 20/15/10 stations can easily run the FT8 mode by easily changing the radio's configuration with an SD card (this is the 7300's secret weapon), I'm not sure if Adam is set up for FT8.

The 3 stations are selected because they all have an auto-tuner and not a manual arrangement such as the clubs IC-707. It indeed could be used, however there will be those operating it that are not familiar with it. The 7300 just needs a button press to auto tune anywhere.

The GOTA station itself will only see action from the public on Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning. Other than that it could operate experimentally as Doug and Marvin  have suggested.

With the use of N1MM+, it is quite easy to operate the station by just the operator. The station logger is only needed if the station operator wants one. Please, please, please...do NOT write down qso's on paper thinking to enter them later, enter the contact immediately into the log. As a result, each station should have a foot operated PTT and a desk mic  so that your hands are on the keyboard and not the mic.

REMEMBER, we are amateur radio operators who like to brag about how well we communicate, so lets do some communicating. There is a scant 3 weeks till the event, it will go by quickly...get things set up and done now, don't wait.
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