Gloucester County Amateur Radio Club |
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2022 | Rank | Total # | ||
Gloucester County Amateur Radio Club |
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Callsign | QSOs | Class | Power | Participants | Total |
GCARC W2MMD | |||||
Howard Marder, WA2IBZ | |||||
Dan McCormick, KD2TUS | |||||
Bart Klecznski, AC3PT | |||||
Phil Nunzio, WA3RGY | |||||
Chris Wawak, KC2IEB | |||||
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Southern New Jersey Section Club Station 2022 ARRL Field Day Results |
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Club | Callsign | Aggregate Score | Entries | Class | QSOs | Power | Participants |
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Gloucester County ARC | |||||||
Old Barney ARC | |||||||
Southern Counties ARA | |||||||
David Sarnoff ARC | |||||||
Burlington ARC | |||||||
Jersey Shore ARS | |||||||
Delaware Valley ARA | |||||||
Audubon ARC | |||||||
NJ EmComm |
Our Club's 2022 Field Day activities made the news!
Go to : https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2022/06/ham-radio-emergency-communications-drill-being-held-in-south-jersey.html for the rest of the story!
You cannot beat free publicity. Plus the 100 point bonus!
Go to : https://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/2022/06/ham-radio-emergency-communications-drill-being-held-in-south-jersey.html for the rest of the story!
You cannot beat free publicity. Plus the 100 point bonus!
ARRL 2022 Field Day Rules.PDF
eQSL Cards received by W2MMD from Field Day
2022 Field Day Highlights
2022 Field Day Club Member Comments
Mike Pecorini, K2MRP :
I worked 6m and 10m Digital both days from Franks camper.
Gene Schoeberlein, AA2YO :
Field day I was with the 40 meters CW crew.
Karl Frank, W2KBF :
We held a two-part Educational Activity, “Introduction to Winlink”, which started inside the Clubhouse at 3 PM on Saturday, for 100 Bonus Points. Nine participants signed in (see attached sheet). Several experienced Winlink users attended to help field questions. Following the indoor session, we headed outside to a 2 Meter Winlink station for hands-on experience sending :
Bart Kleczynski, AC2PT :
For my Field Day experience, here's a copy of my soap box entry. I operated 1E from my rear yard this year, after helping set up the military mast at our Club site. Next year, I'm definitely going to sign up for a band at the Club site, since it looked like a lot of fun!
"Started setup at 1300 EDT Saturday, with raising/tuning EFHW antenna. Battery was fully charged and rig (Yaesu FT-450AT) running on Solar. Focused on the antenna's tuned band (40m) and spent majority of time on that band, working Phone contacts well into the night (1 AM EDT Sunday). Sunday morning, began working FT8 contacts, after first setting up WSJT-X (previously unused on the laptop), then configuring the rig interface. In the end, had a successful morning of digital contacts, however - the EFHW matching unit began to show signs of overheating on full power QSOs/CQs (SWR increasing through the QSO). The last FT8 contact made was with my own Club, W2MMD! Finished off Field Day activities with a few more SSB contacts on the 40m band. Overall, a great Field day, with lots of QSOs, and it allowed me to work on my hardware & software configuration for upcoming POTA activations!"
Howard Marder, WA2IBZ :
I worked "Field Day 2022" this year at my home in Franklinville, NJ. This year, as well as last year, I submitted my Log to ARRL (with the much appreciated help from Jim Wright, N2GXJ) naming GCARC as my local club. Mainly working 20 and 40 meters I was able to work 393 contacts operating again on FT8/FT4 Digital Mode using an Icom IC-7300. The bands were very active and I enjoyed making contacts at a swift pace.
Bill Mollenhauer, N2FZ :
I helped Lee at the publicity table on Saturday during Field Day. Didn't operate. Don’t think I am fast enough and don't know the logging software. Maybe next year.
Mary Delemarre, W2TDS :
I worked the 80m station with Jim on Saturday until 10 PM.
"I worked 80m on Jim’s crew, KA2OSV. I was fun working with Todd KA2YNT, Keith KD2ZRB, and Lenny W2LJR. Jim provided training and in a few minutes I was making contacts with people in PA, NJ, and NY. 80m is a night band, and as the sunset, we were able to reach people farther away. I talked to people in Canada and as far away as Arizona!! It was amazing and I can’t wait until next year."
Todd Cecilio, KA2YNT :
I was back out at field day for the second year with Jim Clark and the 80M phone team. During the "offseason" Jim asked me to recruit some members to work SSB phone for field day.
This year the team consisted of :
Mary W2TDS
Jim KA2OSV
Keith KD2ZRB
Lenny W2LJR
Todd KA2YNT
Greg W5DO (cheering us on from the bleachers)
I arrived around 7:45 Saturday morning and helped Chris, AD2CS get some of the food and beverage supplies prepped for the weekend and then proceeded to antenna setup with Jim KA2OSV and Mary W2TDS. We went out to help raise Vinnie's Vertical Spiderbeam and then, with his assistance, set up our 40 foot inverted V. Jim and Mary worked the day shift with some help from Lenny and Keith and then Jim and I worked the night shift. Despite the high noise level, which hit S9 at times, we managed to log more than 350 contacts by 6 AM Sunday morning. Thanks to everyone for coming out to support the Club!
Mike Resnick, N2WOQ :
I've known about Field Day for many years, but work always took precedent over fun. Since I've retired, I kept on missing the opportunity to observe, especially since I did not belong to a club. This year was different. I marked off on the calendar early so my wife wouldn't have a problem with the event.
I was in awe. The antennas, generators, tents, and a yard-full of snakes delivering electricity throughout the compound was such a sight. Everyone present was in full ELMER mode; ready to explain what was happening at their set-up. I learned and participated where appropriate.
I understand that the majority of people can't devote the whole weekend to this event, but I was concerned that there weren't more observers dropping in to bolster the spirits of the operators, and those who worked in the background to help sustain us with food and beverages or take a shift at one of the radio.
I wish to thank everyone for their kindness and eagerness to explain and allow me to observe or operate this year. I plan to attend next June and perhaps be an operator on one or more bands if possible. How about you?
I worked 6m and 10m Digital both days from Franks camper.
Gene Schoeberlein, AA2YO :
Field day I was with the 40 meters CW crew.
Karl Frank, W2KBF :
We held a two-part Educational Activity, “Introduction to Winlink”, which started inside the Clubhouse at 3 PM on Saturday, for 100 Bonus Points. Nine participants signed in (see attached sheet). Several experienced Winlink users attended to help field questions. Following the indoor session, we headed outside to a 2 Meter Winlink station for hands-on experience sending :
- An ARRL Radiogram to our Section Manager (100 Points) and then
- Several dozen informal messages were sent and received. The first 10 counted 10 points each, for a total of 100 points
Bart Kleczynski, AC2PT :
For my Field Day experience, here's a copy of my soap box entry. I operated 1E from my rear yard this year, after helping set up the military mast at our Club site. Next year, I'm definitely going to sign up for a band at the Club site, since it looked like a lot of fun!
"Started setup at 1300 EDT Saturday, with raising/tuning EFHW antenna. Battery was fully charged and rig (Yaesu FT-450AT) running on Solar. Focused on the antenna's tuned band (40m) and spent majority of time on that band, working Phone contacts well into the night (1 AM EDT Sunday). Sunday morning, began working FT8 contacts, after first setting up WSJT-X (previously unused on the laptop), then configuring the rig interface. In the end, had a successful morning of digital contacts, however - the EFHW matching unit began to show signs of overheating on full power QSOs/CQs (SWR increasing through the QSO). The last FT8 contact made was with my own Club, W2MMD! Finished off Field Day activities with a few more SSB contacts on the 40m band. Overall, a great Field day, with lots of QSOs, and it allowed me to work on my hardware & software configuration for upcoming POTA activations!"
Howard Marder, WA2IBZ :
I worked "Field Day 2022" this year at my home in Franklinville, NJ. This year, as well as last year, I submitted my Log to ARRL (with the much appreciated help from Jim Wright, N2GXJ) naming GCARC as my local club. Mainly working 20 and 40 meters I was able to work 393 contacts operating again on FT8/FT4 Digital Mode using an Icom IC-7300. The bands were very active and I enjoyed making contacts at a swift pace.
Bill Mollenhauer, N2FZ :
I helped Lee at the publicity table on Saturday during Field Day. Didn't operate. Don’t think I am fast enough and don't know the logging software. Maybe next year.
Mary Delemarre, W2TDS :
I worked the 80m station with Jim on Saturday until 10 PM.
"I worked 80m on Jim’s crew, KA2OSV. I was fun working with Todd KA2YNT, Keith KD2ZRB, and Lenny W2LJR. Jim provided training and in a few minutes I was making contacts with people in PA, NJ, and NY. 80m is a night band, and as the sunset, we were able to reach people farther away. I talked to people in Canada and as far away as Arizona!! It was amazing and I can’t wait until next year."
Todd Cecilio, KA2YNT :
I was back out at field day for the second year with Jim Clark and the 80M phone team. During the "offseason" Jim asked me to recruit some members to work SSB phone for field day.
This year the team consisted of :
Mary W2TDS
Jim KA2OSV
Keith KD2ZRB
Lenny W2LJR
Todd KA2YNT
Greg W5DO (cheering us on from the bleachers)
I arrived around 7:45 Saturday morning and helped Chris, AD2CS get some of the food and beverage supplies prepped for the weekend and then proceeded to antenna setup with Jim KA2OSV and Mary W2TDS. We went out to help raise Vinnie's Vertical Spiderbeam and then, with his assistance, set up our 40 foot inverted V. Jim and Mary worked the day shift with some help from Lenny and Keith and then Jim and I worked the night shift. Despite the high noise level, which hit S9 at times, we managed to log more than 350 contacts by 6 AM Sunday morning. Thanks to everyone for coming out to support the Club!
Mike Resnick, N2WOQ :
I've known about Field Day for many years, but work always took precedent over fun. Since I've retired, I kept on missing the opportunity to observe, especially since I did not belong to a club. This year was different. I marked off on the calendar early so my wife wouldn't have a problem with the event.
I was in awe. The antennas, generators, tents, and a yard-full of snakes delivering electricity throughout the compound was such a sight. Everyone present was in full ELMER mode; ready to explain what was happening at their set-up. I learned and participated where appropriate.
I understand that the majority of people can't devote the whole weekend to this event, but I was concerned that there weren't more observers dropping in to bolster the spirits of the operators, and those who worked in the background to help sustain us with food and beverages or take a shift at one of the radio.
I wish to thank everyone for their kindness and eagerness to explain and allow me to observe or operate this year. I plan to attend next June and perhaps be an operator on one or more bands if possible. How about you?
Visitors to the big wire loop at field day
By Jim Wright, N2GXJ
Thank you to everyone who stopped by, and to all 14 operators who gave digital a try on the big wire loop out at field day this year! A shout-out of thanks to operators Jim N2GXJ, Earl KC2NCH, Chuck KD2EIB, Keith KD2ZRB, Gus KC3TGB, Mike N2WOQ, Rolf KD2VQG, Glen Owens K2GDO, Chuck WA2TML, Mary W2TDS, Marc WM2Y, Mr. Breen, and youth operators Juliana and Jonathan, who combined, were able to log 455 digital contacts from the one radio attached to the big loop during the weekend!
Since our Club would have multiple transmitters on the air simultaneously from the same field during this field day, we’d coordinated in advance which band-modes would be assigned to specific radios to maximize our coverage. In the case of this radio attached to the big wire loop, the assignment was to focus on operating digital on the 20 meter band, so that is what we did.
The antenna was super-simple. It was just a big multi-wavelength long 280 foot long loop of #14 stranded insulated THHN electrical wire, with a 4:1 balun. The loop was raised into the air as a horizontal triangle using ropes, with two convenient trees from along the tree line providing two of the corner supports, with the third point provided by a temporary mast set up out in the field.
By Jim Wright, N2GXJ
Thank you to everyone who stopped by, and to all 14 operators who gave digital a try on the big wire loop out at field day this year! A shout-out of thanks to operators Jim N2GXJ, Earl KC2NCH, Chuck KD2EIB, Keith KD2ZRB, Gus KC3TGB, Mike N2WOQ, Rolf KD2VQG, Glen Owens K2GDO, Chuck WA2TML, Mary W2TDS, Marc WM2Y, Mr. Breen, and youth operators Juliana and Jonathan, who combined, were able to log 455 digital contacts from the one radio attached to the big loop during the weekend!
Since our Club would have multiple transmitters on the air simultaneously from the same field during this field day, we’d coordinated in advance which band-modes would be assigned to specific radios to maximize our coverage. In the case of this radio attached to the big wire loop, the assignment was to focus on operating digital on the 20 meter band, so that is what we did.
The antenna was super-simple. It was just a big multi-wavelength long 280 foot long loop of #14 stranded insulated THHN electrical wire, with a 4:1 balun. The loop was raised into the air as a horizontal triangle using ropes, with two convenient trees from along the tree line providing two of the corner supports, with the third point provided by a temporary mast set up out in the field.
With setup help from Mr. “one shot spud gun” Sheldon K2MEN, and by Mr. “wild rope detangler” (and creative cardboard laptop sunshield creator) Chuck WA2TML the night before, we were ready ahead of time to join the on-air frenzy that started at 2pm local on Saturday.
Once the event was live, it was fun watching the sections get filled in on the N3FJP logger map we had on display, tied into entries being made in WSJT’s digital log. As the day progressed, we could see the classic arc of one skip distance states getting filled in across the Midwest and to the South, with occasional two hop distance states (and provinces) getting filled in as well.
Then, as the afternoon stretched into evening, so did the distances of the contacts we started making. After dinner, we could see the map was filling in for the whole of the west coast, from California up to Oregon and into Canada, and even out to Hawaii, along with some of the states we’d missed earlier in between.
After dark, the contacts kept coming. The band remained open, with FD contacts still being made past 3am. We even bagged a couple of stations in Australia and New Zealand! Around 3:30am, we took a break, after a visiting skunk came by to check us out, and then a frighteningly large spider somehow got inside our shelter. We resumed at daybreak on Sunday morning, easily making contacts with France, and several other stations CQ’ing for FD from Europe, along with other stations up and down the East Coast, and then out into the Midwest again, as 20M again began to wake up in that direction.
As the 2pm cut-off approached on Sunday, we could see other stations start to shut down, so we began to do the same, starting with the shelter, and other non-radio essentials, holding out until a last few contacts had been made before pulling the plug. In all, the weather was dry, and everyone seemed to have a good time.
Another great field day! Thank you GCARC!
Once the event was live, it was fun watching the sections get filled in on the N3FJP logger map we had on display, tied into entries being made in WSJT’s digital log. As the day progressed, we could see the classic arc of one skip distance states getting filled in across the Midwest and to the South, with occasional two hop distance states (and provinces) getting filled in as well.
Then, as the afternoon stretched into evening, so did the distances of the contacts we started making. After dinner, we could see the map was filling in for the whole of the west coast, from California up to Oregon and into Canada, and even out to Hawaii, along with some of the states we’d missed earlier in between.
After dark, the contacts kept coming. The band remained open, with FD contacts still being made past 3am. We even bagged a couple of stations in Australia and New Zealand! Around 3:30am, we took a break, after a visiting skunk came by to check us out, and then a frighteningly large spider somehow got inside our shelter. We resumed at daybreak on Sunday morning, easily making contacts with France, and several other stations CQ’ing for FD from Europe, along with other stations up and down the East Coast, and then out into the Midwest again, as 20M again began to wake up in that direction.
As the 2pm cut-off approached on Sunday, we could see other stations start to shut down, so we began to do the same, starting with the shelter, and other non-radio essentials, holding out until a last few contacts had been made before pulling the plug. In all, the weather was dry, and everyone seemed to have a good time.
Another great field day! Thank you GCARC!
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!
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 |
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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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