2024 ARRL Field Day is June 22-23

ARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth
weekend of June of each year, thousands of radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to
operate from remote locations.

Field Day is a picnic, a campout, practice for emergencies, an informal contest and, most of all, FUN!
It is a time where many aspects of Amateur Radio come together to highlight our many roles. While some will treat
it as a contest, other groups use the opportunity to practice their emergency response capabilities. It is an excellent
opportunity to demonstrate Amateur Radio to the organizations that Amateur Radio might serve in an emergency, as
well as the general public. For many clubs, ARRL Field Day is one of the highlights of their annual calendar.
The contest part is simply to contact as many other stations as possible and to learn to operate our radio gear in
abnormal situations and less than optimal conditions.

As of now we are in the Field Day Planning stages

Items to consider:

  • Setup Location in Brecnock Park – Which side of hedgerow?
  • Trailer transport – Bob N3JLY
  • Antennas
  • Gas for generator
  • Simplify Food? – Mini Subs/Hoagies, and pizza is a possibility.  Members can bring anything else they like to share.
  • Operating times?  Official time: Begins at 1800 UTC Saturday and running through 2059 UTC Sunday.  (2pm EDT to 4:59pm EDT)

  • Bands and modes-

    Bands: 160-, 80-, 40-, 20-,15- and 10-Meter HF bands, as well as all bands 50 MHz and above.  Any mode supporting the Field Day exchange is allowed.

     

    KCARC will be using the special call sign N3Y during our Field Day transmissions.

 Our location with be @ Brecknock Park in Camden/Wyoming off of Route 13 South, close to WAWA, Dunkin Donuts, and Redners. If you have any questions, concerns please don’t hesitate to contact us at fieldday@kc3arc.org

 

This is a tremendous event for our club, a chance to “get together”, use our skills, make contacts around the world, and teach others who are interested in Ham Radio at the GOTA station (Get on the Air, no FCC license required).

The club will be serving lunch and have snacks and cold water available.