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ARRL 2022 Field Day Rules.PDF
Jon Pearce WB2MNF
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Satellite log with NA1SS contact at the bottom.
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Field Day QSO With The International Space Station
By Jon Pearce, WB2MNF
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Today N3PUU, K2QA and I were in the Field Day satellite tent and decided to listen to the downlink on the FM repeater on the International Space Station. We knew that it would be jammed and didn’t plan to try to make a contact but thought the pileup would be interesting, To our surprise we heard NA1SS operating on the downlink – that’s a space station astronaut talking directly on the downlink. We didn’t get a contact on that pass but I tried on the next pass and was successful. I extracted the audio clip from the SDR IQ stream and it’s linked bellow. It’s probably the most memorable QSO I’ve had in 58 years of ham radio. Looks like live ISS operation was planned and announced but at least one operator was extremely surprised at the beginning of the pass after asking the station “Your callsign please” and having the response be “NA1SS”.His Field Day response was “1A DX” - uh, yeah, I guess the space station counts as “DX”. Good thing the Field Day rules don’t require a specific geographic location for operators in space!
I think what made it finally work was that there’s Doppler shift on all satellite passes and I had the transmitter set to automatically follow that shift. By the end of the orbit the Doppler correction was 3 khz, for which I doubt that other stations had corrected, and they were therefore probably transmitting outside of the repeater input frequency. That’s probably why I got thru at the end of the pass while not being successful earlier.
Here’s hoping that they’ll send a nice NA1SS QSL card to W2MMD, which will join a small group (including Chris KC2IEB) to have actually worked an astronaut in space!
Audio clip of ISS QSO :
https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aok5NmGzzrC8jByCeqMiJaK1VwLS?e=f9CAzR
By Jon Pearce, WB2MNF
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Today N3PUU, K2QA and I were in the Field Day satellite tent and decided to listen to the downlink on the FM repeater on the International Space Station. We knew that it would be jammed and didn’t plan to try to make a contact but thought the pileup would be interesting, To our surprise we heard NA1SS operating on the downlink – that’s a space station astronaut talking directly on the downlink. We didn’t get a contact on that pass but I tried on the next pass and was successful. I extracted the audio clip from the SDR IQ stream and it’s linked bellow. It’s probably the most memorable QSO I’ve had in 58 years of ham radio. Looks like live ISS operation was planned and announced but at least one operator was extremely surprised at the beginning of the pass after asking the station “Your callsign please” and having the response be “NA1SS”.His Field Day response was “1A DX” - uh, yeah, I guess the space station counts as “DX”. Good thing the Field Day rules don’t require a specific geographic location for operators in space!
I think what made it finally work was that there’s Doppler shift on all satellite passes and I had the transmitter set to automatically follow that shift. By the end of the orbit the Doppler correction was 3 khz, for which I doubt that other stations had corrected, and they were therefore probably transmitting outside of the repeater input frequency. That’s probably why I got thru at the end of the pass while not being successful earlier.
Here’s hoping that they’ll send a nice NA1SS QSL card to W2MMD, which will join a small group (including Chris KC2IEB) to have actually worked an astronaut in space!
Audio clip of ISS QSO :
https://1drv.ms/u/s!Aok5NmGzzrC8jByCeqMiJaK1VwLS?e=f9CAzR
Greetings to all GCARC Members!
Just in case any of you have been out of touch lately, this is a reminder that ARRL's Field Day 2022 officially kicks off at 1800z (2 PM EDT) on Saturday. The biggest operating event of the year, with upwards of 30,000 hams participating across North America, this is the event that many of us look forward to above all others. GCARC will be setting up on our clubhouse property and the property immediately surrounding us, in a larger version of the backyard Field Day operation that many smaller groups and individuals set up year after year. The rules allow us to begin setting up our stations up to 24 hours in advance of the start, so several of us with larger setups will be out there today by 3 PM. Please feel free to stop by and lend a hand.
Field Day itself is many things to many hams, and no two clubs or groups set up in the same way, or operate in the same way. Some treat the event as a contest, others as an emergency preparedness exercise. It is really whatever you want it to be. At GCARC, our primary objective is to have fun, and you will see that when you show up at W2MMD for the first time. It is truly an enjoyable experience for all of us. If the weather is good, and nothing breaks, we will have even more fun. So if you have some free time, come on out to the site and see what it is all about. If you cannot make it, listen for W2MMD on any of the qualified HF, VHF, or UHF bands, and give us a QSO or two. 73 to all and good luck on Field Day 2022.
Tony Starr K3TS - President
Field Day Fanatic Since 1976
Just in case any of you have been out of touch lately, this is a reminder that ARRL's Field Day 2022 officially kicks off at 1800z (2 PM EDT) on Saturday. The biggest operating event of the year, with upwards of 30,000 hams participating across North America, this is the event that many of us look forward to above all others. GCARC will be setting up on our clubhouse property and the property immediately surrounding us, in a larger version of the backyard Field Day operation that many smaller groups and individuals set up year after year. The rules allow us to begin setting up our stations up to 24 hours in advance of the start, so several of us with larger setups will be out there today by 3 PM. Please feel free to stop by and lend a hand.
Field Day itself is many things to many hams, and no two clubs or groups set up in the same way, or operate in the same way. Some treat the event as a contest, others as an emergency preparedness exercise. It is really whatever you want it to be. At GCARC, our primary objective is to have fun, and you will see that when you show up at W2MMD for the first time. It is truly an enjoyable experience for all of us. If the weather is good, and nothing breaks, we will have even more fun. So if you have some free time, come on out to the site and see what it is all about. If you cannot make it, listen for W2MMD on any of the qualified HF, VHF, or UHF bands, and give us a QSO or two. 73 to all and good luck on Field Day 2022.
Tony Starr K3TS - President
Field Day Fanatic Since 1976
Winlink Training at GCARC Field Day - 3 PM, Saturday, June 25, 2022
Hi All,
I will conduct a two-part Winlink Training Session on behalf of GCARC. You can help the Club score points by attending because, if at least 2 or 3 people show up for this Educational Activity, it earns 100 Bonus Points for the Club.
The Training Session will consist of two parts :
Installing Winlink And Creating Your Account - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSLghO6RgFU
Karl Frank, W2KBF
Hi All,
I will conduct a two-part Winlink Training Session on behalf of GCARC. You can help the Club score points by attending because, if at least 2 or 3 people show up for this Educational Activity, it earns 100 Bonus Points for the Club.
The Training Session will consist of two parts :
- A brief 20 - 30 minute presentation, beginning at 3 PM on Saturday, June 25, 2022 in the Clubhouse meeting room. This will be an INTRODUCTORY presentation in which I discuss what Winlink is all about and how to use it. It will NOT be a highly technical session. Still, it would be good if some of our members with expertise in bits and bytes attend in order to help field questions that may arise.
- Following the indoor presentation we will adjourn to a nearby popup canopy where participants will be asked to send actual Winlink messages via amateur RF. I will provide the radio equipment and coaching. This will satisfy the "hands-on" requirement for this exercise. Furthermore, the Club receives additional Bonus Points for messages sent via RF.
- There is no need to sign up...just show up at 3 PM. Also, we will be using my Winlink account, so you do not need one. However, if you would like to dabble in Winlink prior to Field Day, I suggest that you view a good introductory video on YouTube that shows how to set up your own Winlink account :
Installing Winlink And Creating Your Account - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSLghO6RgFU
Karl Frank, W2KBF
2022 Field Day Flier.PDF
Field Day participants who take pictures and/or video are asked to upload them to :
ARRL Field Day Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1966096706830030
Or
GCARC Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/W2MMD
Or
SNJ Section Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/arrl.southernnj
Or
The webmaster's Google Drive
ARRL Field Day Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1966096706830030
Or
GCARC Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/W2MMD
Or
SNJ Section Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/arrl.southernnj
Or
The webmaster's Google Drive
As you know, the ARRL changed the rules for Field Day in 2020, allowing home ops to add their score to their club score. So if you want to operate from your house, you can do that and have the score added to the GCARC total.
If you decide to operate, you will need an appropriate logger. One that exports the call sign, section, and class. I recommend N3FJP Field Day Logger. It is only $9, and future updates are always free. I love it because it is idiot proof, and anyone can use it. That is what I use. LOL. https://www.n3fjp.com/fieldday.html
If you are going to operate from home, I will need to keep a list. You can make it a last minute decision. I don't need to know until a couple days before. Even if I don't tell me and decide to operate at the last second, I can still accept it as long as it is before Jim submits the score.
Sincerely,
Vinnie N4NYY
- You must operate under your own call sign
- You will operate as a 1D class station if you use normal residential electric
- Or
- You will operate under a 1E class if you use generator or alternate power
- Enter "Gloucester Co ARC" as your ARRL Affiliated Club
If you decide to operate, you will need an appropriate logger. One that exports the call sign, section, and class. I recommend N3FJP Field Day Logger. It is only $9, and future updates are always free. I love it because it is idiot proof, and anyone can use it. That is what I use. LOL. https://www.n3fjp.com/fieldday.html
If you are going to operate from home, I will need to keep a list. You can make it a last minute decision. I don't need to know until a couple days before. Even if I don't tell me and decide to operate at the last second, I can still accept it as long as it is before Jim submits the score.
Sincerely,
Vinnie N4NYY
So You Think You Know Field Day
June 1, 2022 Presentation.PDF
So, You Think You Know Field Day?
By Jim Wright, N2GXJ
So, you think you know all about field day? Put your knowledge to the test! That’s the subject of the educational program following the business part of the June 1, 2022 Club meeting. It should be fun, as we playfully challenge each other with some photos of “what’s this?” from the past, while also touching on some of the recent rule changes.
Want to try a few ahead of time?
First timers, old timers, this one’s for you!
Hope to see you at the meeting June 1st!
By Jim Wright, N2GXJ
So, you think you know all about field day? Put your knowledge to the test! That’s the subject of the educational program following the business part of the June 1, 2022 Club meeting. It should be fun, as we playfully challenge each other with some photos of “what’s this?” from the past, while also touching on some of the recent rule changes.
Want to try a few ahead of time?
- If you operate from home under your own callsign, can you add your score to our club’s field day score?
- If your hear contacts being made from an airplane on field day, what class are they likely using? Would it be “BB”?
- Under what conditions can you operate 27 hours for field day, instead of our usual 24 hours?
- If putting up a dipole or an inverted-V for FD, the ends should be pointing in what directions to expect the most contacts from here in SNJ?
- Which counts more, a contact to Ohio or a contact to California?
- When can a 50 watt contact score more than a 5 watt contact?
- What’s the maximum number of simultaneous transmitted signals that a field day site can claim for their field day category? How many bonus points would that be worth?
- In addition to New Jersey, which other states are broken into sections for field day?
- Photo clue : what’s this? (see pictures below)
First timers, old timers, this one’s for you!
Hope to see you at the meeting June 1st!
What Is Going On Here?
Where the stations are!
Thinking About Field Day Antennas
By Jim Wright, N2GXJ.PDF
Field Day - June 25 - 26, 2022 |
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100 Points Max |
Field Day Chairman - Vinnie Sallustio, N4NYY yankees_1996(at)hotmail(dot)com Chart updated as of May 22, 2022 |
Field Day - June 25 - 26, 2022 |
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4-H Fairgrounds |
Points |
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Checklist |
Points |
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Table |
Bill Mollenhauer, N2FZ |
Points |
Support Staff |
Gregg Valentine, KD2VBH |
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Electronic Logs |
Points |
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Generator |
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Power |
Points |
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Activity |
Points |
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Participation |
100 Points Max |
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Points |
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Jeff Garth, WB2ZBN |
Points |
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To Section Manager |
Jerry Barnish, K2EAB |
Points |
Day Message |
Points |
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Message Handling |
Jerry Barnish, K2EAB |
100 Points Max |
Elected Official |
Points |
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Served Agency Official |
Points |
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Points |
Field Day Chairman - Vinnie Sallustio, N4NYY yankees_1996(at)hotmail(dot)com Chart updated as of June 20, 2022 |
W2MMD Clubhouse
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A : Turn off of Route 77 ; B : Turn left into Clubhouse Field Site ; C : W2MMD Clubhouse