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My Amateur Radio Life
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Field Day 2022
Posted: 14 Jun 2022 10:09 AM PDT
https://va3qv.wordpress.com/2022/06/14/field-day-2022/
Traditionally held on The Last Rainy Weekend in June but for the sticklers
for the rules its actual date is the 4th weekend in June
This year it would be on June 25th and ending on June 26th
So what will VA3QV be doing???? Its safe to say that my Field Day Station
will look a bit like this:
or like this from back in 2017.
FD 2017/ RAC Canada Day Contest 2017
Wont look like this. This was an early Winter Field Day attempt
So I plan to be operating as a 1B Battery Station from the RAC Ontario East Section (ONE)
The actual location has not been determined yet but there is a good chance the location could be one of the Parks on the Air location in the City of Kingston.
Thats the plan for good weather and so far the long range forecast is
calling for nice (dry). If the weather is not dry then the plan is to
operate as a home station in the 1D catagory just to give out points to the participants
If you are new at this then the rules can be found here:
Years ago Field Day was considered a test of our emergency operating skills specifically to set up and operate a station for 24 hours and somehow it
has morphed into more of contest with groups of operators putting up
equipment that would not be used in a real emergency at power levels that
could not be maintained unless you had a generator and an endless supply of gasoline.
Im a little more primitive by setting up my QRP (5w of power) radio with a
wire antenna and using a solar panel to top up the battery as needed.
basic shelter
I will have the option of being under cover (see above pic) as protection
from the sun and/or rain most likely be needed at some time . Not sure how long I will be operating but it wont be for the full 24 hours.
Overnight all I would be doing is listening to static and feeding the mosquitoes
No egos to stroke. Just operate and make some contacts with the emphasis of having fun and not taking myself too seriously.
Hope to hear you and be heard by you during the event
73bob
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