An opportunity for developing skills to meet the challenges of emergency preparedness as well as to acquaint the general public with the capabilities of Amateur Radio.
How many hours is Field Day? (Transmitter on to transmitters off) 27 Hours 1800 UTC to 2100 UTC, but not for us.
Can you make a field day contact through a repeater? Yes or No? No & Yes No for ground repeaters Yes for Satellites
Can you participate in multiple Field Day locations?
Can you participate in multiple Field Day locations? Yes, as long as you don t make a QSO with them. Rule 6.1 A person may not contact for QSO credit any station from which they also participate.
Operate for 24 hours under emergency power. Demonstrate to the public how Amateur Radio supports the Community Provide education on radio operation and equipment. Per the ARRL Rules: To work as many stations as possible
Operate safely. Have fun Recruit 10 new HAMs Have 200 people visit the our Field Day site. Have at least 3 classes Work All States Make 1100 Contacts. Field 52 Radio Operators
No Safety Issues Operated for 24 hours. 200 Site Visitors. 831 Contacts 7 Bands 648 SSB 183 CW
Friday night radio orientation after the ice cream social. GOTA on 40 Meters and inactive Hams can now participate at the GOTA station. Radio Mentors from 11:00 to 4:00 on Saturday. We have 160 Meter Band with a new homemade antenna. Adding the 6 Meter Band Operating Class 4A 4 Stations on Emergency Power We will have a Terrell's BBQ on Friday and Saturday till 4pm.
Setup & Tear Down Raffle: 1 raffle ticket for each person active in the setup. 2 raffle tickets for each person active in the tear down. - $100 Gift Certificate. Operator Raffle: 1 ticket/25 contacts - $100 Gift Certificate. You Must Sign in when you arrive to be eligible for the raffle. Awards will be presented at the July Meeting.
GOTA GOTA GOTA We want to encourage our radio operators to get new and inactive Hams behind the mic and to start making contacts.
Learn to transmit on HF Anyone licensed since the last Field Day Any Class of License Inactive Hams on HF can participate No License Required Great Opportunity to play with the big radios. Operating 40 Meters Guaranteed to get contacts. Noon till 4pm.
Class 1 Tree Antenna Class 2 Station Grounding Class 3 Mobile Radio Antenna Installation
Computers for Logging Software N1MM Logger RV and Tent for operations. Talk in Frequency on 147.240 to FD Site Field Day setup and logistics on FM simplex 147.480
Generator Power (SSSAR) For Operations and Lighting. Campers to provide their own. Tents and Trailer for Radio Operations. Portable Toilets
SEH America 3900 NE 112 th Ave. Vancouver WA Same Place as Last Year. Site Registered at the ARRL Website
BBQ
Designated Safety Officer John Allen No access zone to the public around hazards. Clear zones around antennas and guys. Designated Parking and Camping Area
W7AIA registered as classification 4A. We will have no more than 4 radios operating on HF at one time. This does not include the GOTA station We will be operating on emergency power.
Bands 2 Meters 6 Meters 10 Meters 15 Meters 20 Meters 40 Meters 80 Meters 160 Meters Modes SSB (Voice) RTTY (Digital) CW GOTA Band 40 Meters
Friday, June 27 10:00 am Equipment and Crew meet at FD Site 11:00 am Setup Volunteers meet at FD Site 11:00am to 7:00pm Site Setup 7:00pm to 8:00pm 7:00pm to 8:00pm 8:00pm Ice Cream Social Radio Practice time Security Shift 1 starts
Saturday, June 28 9:00am to 11:00 am Finalize Site Setup Setup Radios Connect Logging Computers 11:00 am Start Transmitting 9:00am to 11:00 am 12:00 pm to 4:00pm 1:00pm Class 1 2:00pm Class 2 3:00pm Class 3 Food Vendor on Site Open to the Public GOTA Station Active on 40M Club Sales Open YL table, Info Tent and Agency displays Open 6:00pm to 7:30pm Pot Luck Dinner
Sunday, June 29 8:00am 10:45am 11:00am 11:10am 11:10am 1:00pm Presidents Pancake Breakfast Send NTS Message to K2MLS Stop Transmitting Generator Shut Down Site Tear Down and Pack Up Begins Site Demobilized
Camping is a good thing. Bring your tent and camper and stay all night. Larry will be working security through Friday night. Join him for a card game and help keep him awake.
No Alcohol, No Firearms. For the potluck bring food ready to eat. There will be no food prep on site. No whole pineapples, coconuts or watermelons. No Frozen TV Dinners.
Operators are encouraged to bring their own headphones. Everybody signs in. It is not a contest but It is time to have some fun.
Setup and Demobilize Radio Operators and Loggers GOTA Coaches Safety and Security Visitor Escorts Ice Cream, Dinner, & Breakfast cleanup.
Co-Chairs Larry Bloomquist and Pat McCoy Secretary - Barbara Yasson Treasurer Ron Ames Facilities & Site Map Pat McCoy Food Pat McGrady Operations, Bands, Radios & Antennas Rick Smith & Tim Kuhlman Setup Tim McLaren Digital Tent Karl Martin YL Tent Marilyn Melhorn PIO Lisa Bloomquist Safety & Sanitation John Allen Security Rick Aragon Transportation Eric McGrady Education Dave Phemister GOTA Rob Haller SSSAR Rick Blevins Ice Cream Tom Barton Others: Gary Takis, Geoff Williams (The Tower Man), Vanessa McCoy, Steve N7VS