Another spectacular Field Day! Thank you to all that participated
Field Day 2025
What did we do for Field Day?
Field Day On-air Event
We had five (5) HF stations running different modes ( SSB, Digital, CW) on different bands. Our class was 5A. We had a goal of 3000 contacts this year, but operating conditions severely restricted our QSO rate and total score. We did complete 1,534 Contacts!
Workshops
*Intro to DMR - CARS and ARES talk groups ( slides posted)
*Antenna Modeling - using EZNEC
*Using a nanoVNA
Propagation Station
Learning activity about Space Weather as well as keeping our operators informed of any changing conditions with propagation and band openings. We kept watch for Solar Storms or changes in Propagation and posted the current conditions as they change throughout the weekend. This proved to be a big help in deciding what modes to run on which bands.
GOTA Station ( Get On the Air) - We hosted new hams, inexperienced hams, and unlicensed visitors to the site. Youth participation was encouraged.
GOTA Station was an opportunity for any newly licensed amateurs, generally inactive licensees, and non-licensed individuals to experience firsthand the excitement of amateur radio by allowing them to get on the air. |
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Field Day Briefing - Chad Cone (KY4KP)
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