2021 ARRL Field Day is June 26-27
Download these documents:
Guide to Logging at Field Day
Guide to Operating the K3 Radio
GOTA Scripts
Goal: To be as competitive as possible, i.e. to get the maximum number of points. Why? Because the club members have said they desire to do well on a national basis and are willing to put in the work that it takes to maximize the club score.
Additional Goals: have fun, comradely, learn new skills, & get as many members involved as possible.
FD starts at 1400 on Saturday, June 26, 2021, operating for 24 hours, always the 4th weekend in June.
Where: The Glen in Portsmouth, on Glen Road.
Set up at the Glen starts at 0900 on Friday, June 25.
Entry Class: 2A – 2 primary stations (CW and SSB), outdoor with no commercial power
Call sign for CW & SSB, & all ops except GOTA: NE1RI
Call sign for GOTA: W1SYE
Covid restrictions: no club wide dinner on Saturday night. The Glen’s kitchen will be closed for the duration of our event. Bag meals will be provided for lunch on Friday, lunch & dinner on Sat and lunch on Sunday.
Operators will do their own logging. One person in a tent or operating station at a time. Laptop computers with N3FJP’s Field Day software logging program will be provided.
We need YOU for set up at the Glen on Friday. Pls show up at 0900 on Friday 6/25 with hard hat (if you have one) & gloves.
We need Phone (SSB) operators for 1-3 hour shifts: To schedule, contact Nancy Austin, KC1NEK, or you can email FieldDay@w1sye.org
You are welcome to contact anyone in the following list with questions or an offer to assist. Contact info is in the Club Roster on the club web site: https://w1sye.org
Click on Documents, Member Only, enter password, the roster is 2nd in the list.
Responsibilities:
Field Day Leader – Peter Bartram, KQ1X
Site Construction – Willy Maclean, W1LY
Site Safety – John KC1KOO & Paul K1YBE
Logging/Computers – John Mills, K1JSM; John Vecoli, KC1KOO
Education – Jim Sammons, KA1ZOU
Public Information – Mike Cullen, K1NPT
CW Station – Howie Naugle, K1TZQ
SSB Station – Nancy Austin, KC1NEK
GOTA – Paul Fredette, K1YBE; Nancy Austin, KC1NEK
VHF Station – Mike Seil, AA1XQ Bill Corbin
Satellite Station – Bob Beatty, WB4SON
Food & Coffee – Ed Gosling,
Responsibilities for bonus points:
7.3.1. 100% Emergency Power: 100 points per transmitter: Willy. W1LY
7.3.2. Media Publicity: 100 bonus points: Mike, K1NPT
7.3.3. Public Location: 100 bonus points: Glen Park
7.3.4. Public Information Table: 100 bonus points: Mike Cullen or Jim Sammons ??
7.3.5. Message Origination to Section Manager: 100 bonus points: Matt White or Bob Beatty
7.3.6. Message Handling: 100 points (10 per NTS message): Matt White or Bob Beatty
7.3.7. Satellite QSO: 100 bonus points: Bob, WB4SON
7.3.8. Alternate Power: 100 bonus points for 5 QSO minimum: Bob, WB4SON
7.3.9. W1AW Bulletin: 100 bonus points for copying Field Day bulletin: Bob, WB4SON
7.3.10. Educational activity bonus: 100-point bonus: Jim, KA1ZOU
7.3.11. Site Visitation by an elected governmental official: 100-point bonus: Mike, N1NPT
7.3.12. Site Visitation by an representative of a served agency: 100-point bonus: Mike, N1NPT
7.3.13. GOTA Bonus: Paul, K1YBE & Nancy, KC1NEK
7.3.14. Web submission: 50-point bonus: John, K1JSM; John, KC1KOO
7.3.15. Field Day Youth Participation: 20 points per participant 18 and younger: Paul, K1YBE
7.3.16. Social Media: 100 points for promoting via Facebook, etc.: Mike K1NPT
7.3.17. Safety Officer Bonus: 100-point bonus: John KC1KOO
Points for VHF station:
VHF/UHF station earns QSO credits but no bonus points. See p. 3 para. 4.1.2 in ARRL Field Day Packet for 2021.
Additional Notes:
Safety. See page 21 & 30 in ARRL Field Day Packet for 2021.
GOTA. See page 19 in ARRL Field Day Packet for 2021.
Post Ops Reporting: Mills, Vecoli, Maclean, Beatty, Bartram
EQUIPMENT:
Computers: NCRC owns five Panasonic Toughbook PC laptops, plus cables, winkeyer, chargers, etc. The laptops will be installed with latest version logging software at the field day operating stations. The logging software is N3FJP’s Field Day program.
Field Day Equipment List is a spreadsheet listing all equipment needed for each operating station, and who is supplying it. This list will be send to everyone on the list and posted on the club’s web site.
Communications: a field day announcement (this document) will emailed to every member and posted on the club’s web site.
SATELLITE ACTIVITY:
Satellite station will be setup by 9:30 AM on Sunday and will remain on the air until at least one station is worked. XW-2A, AO-91, ARISS, SO-50, and RS-44 passes should be workable, with XW-2A, AO-91, and ARISS between 10:30 and 11:05 AM local time all having great passes.