ARRL Field Day: June 26-27, 2010
Field Day Coordinator: ---
Location: ---
The event begins with setup on Friday, June 25 at 1100. The contest starts at 1100 on Saturday. The event ends at 1100 on Sunday.
Object: "To work as many stations as possible on any and all amateur bands (excluding the 60, 30, 17, and 12-meter bands) and in doing so to learn to operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions. A premium is placed on developing skills to meet the challenges of emergency preparedness as well as to acquaint the general public with the capabilities of Amateur Radio."We will be operating under the call W6YL, class 2A.
Preparation
At a minimum, people should bring a tent & sleeping bag or an RV and some food.
We are going to need operating tents, generators, extension cords, laptops, antennas, HF rigs, plenty of coax, power supplies and/or batteries.
We need help with setup on Friday. Please try to make it.
Bonus Points
100% Emergency Power: 100 points per transmitter
Media Publicity: 100 bonus points may
be earned for obtaining publicity from the local media
Public Location: 100 bonus points for physically locating the Field Day
operation in a public place
Public Information Table: 100 bonus points for a Public Information Table at the Field Day site
Message Origination to Section Manager: 100 bonus points for origination of a National Traffic System (NTS) style formal message to the ARRL Section Manager or Section Emergency Coordinator by your group from its site.
Message Handling: 10 points for each formal NTS style originated, relayed or received and delivered
Satellite QSO: 100 bonus points for successfully completing at least one QSO via an amateur radio satellite during the Field Day period.
Alternate Power: 100 bonus points for Field Day groups making a minimum of five QSOs without using power from commercial mains or a petroleum driven generator.
W1AW Bulletin: 100 bonus points for copying the special Field Day bulletin transmitted by W1AW
Non-Traditional Mode Demonstrations: A
maximum of 300 bonus points (100 points for each demonstration up to three) for
setting up a demonstration of a non-traditional mode of amateur radio
communications. This includes modes such as APRS, ATV, and SSTV. This bonus is
not available for demonstration of a mode for which regular QSO credit is
available, such as PSK31.
Site Visitation by an elected governmental
official: A 100-point bonus may be claimed if your Field Day site is
visited by an elected government official as the result of an invitation issued
by your group.
Site Visitation by a representative of an
agency: A 100-point bonus may be claimed if your Field Day site is
visited by a representative of an agency served by ARES in your local community
GOTA maximum achieved. A 100-point
bonus may be claimed by a group whose GOTA station completes a minimum of 100
QSOs.