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The amateur radio event of the year is just a few short days away, June 22-23. Hundreds of thousands of hams around North America and beyond will participate in the beloved operating event. If you\u2019re still looking for a place to go, use the Field Day locator tool at www.arrl.org\/field-day-locator.<\/p>\n
As clubs and individual operators make their last-minute checks on gear (have you checked all of your cables and jumpers?) ARRL Contest Branch Manager Paul Bourque, N1SFE, wants to remind organizers to check on the human factors in a good operation. \u201cThis is a good time to call everyone who said they wanted to come out and operate at Field Day and make sure they can still come,\u201d he said. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Bourque noted that June is a busy time of year for family obligations and a reminder check-in could be helpful to both clubs and operators. \u201cYou also want to make sure you have enough water and sunscreen around, or to have people bring some. It could be very hot depending on where you are, and you\u2019ve got to take care of the most important aspect of the event: the people,\u201d he said. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The June 2024 issue of QST magazine has a special Field Day section, which includes a checklist of all of the ARRL and Radio Amateurs of Canada Sections that count. \u201cPrint that out and take it with you. Use it as a fun checklist,\u201d said Bourque.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
There\u2019s always a debate as to the purpose of ARRL Field Day. \u201cIt is part emergency communications exercise, part social gathering, part open house for ham radio \u2013 it is what the local club makes of it. No matter what goal your activation has, ARRL hopes it is a safe, fun, and rewarding event for each club,\u201d said ARRL Radiosport and Regulatory Manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ.<\/p>\n
Find more information, the complete rules packet, and information on submitting logs at www.arrl.org\/field-day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n