ARRL Field Day 2023

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June 24 & 25

About Amateur Radio

Ham Radio, also known as Amateur Radio is a popular hobby and a service in which licensed participants operate communications equipment with a deep appreciation of the radio art. The unique hobby of Amateur Radio is a mix of fun, public service, and convenience. Although hams get involved for many reasons, they all have in common a basic knowledge of radio technology and operating principles, and pass an examination for the FCC license to operate on radio frequencies known as the "Amateur Bands." These bands are radio frequencies reserved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for use by hams at intervals from just above the AM broadcast band all the way up into extremely high microwave frequencies.

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About ARRL Field Day

ARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air Amateur (Ham) Radio event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June of each year, more than 35,000 radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from remote locations.

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What is Field Day?


Location

Browder-Little Family Farm (Arson Mountain) Independence Twp, New Jersey

Across from 72 Asbury Rd, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 (more or less)

Coordinates: 40.862620 N, 74.857559 W (40°51'45.4"N 74°51'27.2"W)

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Driving Directions

Talk-In 146.820 -600kz 110.9hz

Phone / SMS (424) 272-1622

Schedule

Field Day is always the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800 UTC (1400 EDT) Saturday and running through 2059 UTC (1600 EDT) Sunday. Field Day 2022 is June 25-26.

  • Setup: Afternoon, Friday, June 23th
  • Contest Period: 1400 EDT Saturday, Jun 24th till 1400 EDT Sunday, June 25th.
  • Tear-down: 1401 EDT Sunday, June 25th till it's done

Operation

Current plan is to operate 3 ALPHA. Three transmitters total.

  • Station One: 20/15/10 Meter Phone
  • Station Two: Digital (Hopefully not on 20M)
  • Station Three: Alternate 80/40 Meter Phone / CW / Satellite
  • Safety Officer
    • (Captain: KP K2FN)
  • Compute and Network Engineering
    • (Captain: Mike KG2F - First Lieutenant: Brian K2CO)

Propagation

Logistics

  • VE SESSION

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