Page last edited 13 June 2011
Here's the schedule for the weekend"
FRIDAY, June 24 -- antenna setup begins around 2 pm at Riverside Park. Come out and watch the tennis ball launcher go 300 feet in the air, able to leap tall trees with a single shot.
SATURDAY, June 25: 0800 -- set up crews will begin placing stations, generator, tower, masts, network wiring, etc.
Bevin picks up doughnuts, keeps hidden from local PD until later in the evening...
1000 -- deadline for lunch sandwich order for workers from Yellow Sub
1230 -- Lunch picked up
1300 -- Lunch delivered, everyone take a break
1400 -- Field Day starts, feeding frenzy on launch time
1500 -- Chicken pick up at Mitchell's Store
1800 -- Picnic supper for participants and guests
Contesting continues through the night
SUNDAY June 26: Someone gets a breakfast biscuit order and heads for Hardees
1400 -- Operating ends, start tearing down
1600 -- we should be finished and GONE, another one in the logbook
The following folks are our committee and subcommittee chairpeople:
Field Day Chairman is yours truly
Public Relations Bill Wheaton K4DER
Safety Rick Brown NN4RB
Scoring and Rules Dick Hiner W4HMK
Planning Mark Sihlanick N2QTLogistics Henry Wyatt K4YCR ---------------------------------------------Stations Geep WA4RTS
Antennas Bill Perkins KC4D -------------------------------------------------CW Station & ops Bill KC4D
Tower Crew Jim Quattlebaum W4QQI -------------------------------------Phone/Digital Geep Howell WA4RTS
Food John and Suzanne Mann W4JAM & W0MAN------------------- VHF station & ops Dave Mears KD4EMU
Power Doug Harrington KG4DEZ -------------------------------------------GOTA station Bevin Alexander K4ALE


What is Field Day and what is it all about?
Every year Amateur Radio operators from all over the U.S. and now several other countries set up stations to operate once a year for a 24 hour period at the same time under simulated emergency conditions.The idea is to set up remote stations with antennas, equipment, emergency power and anything else that is needed to operate a station in an emergency situation.The goal is to test your equipment and get knowledge, practice and experience operating in emergency situations.The best part of all of the is that we have a lot of fun doing this.
We contact hundreds of stations not only all over the country but many times all over the world.We use many different modes of communication using HF or High Frequency which many people know as short wave.We also use some VHF, Very High Frequency and UHF Ultra High Frequency equipment at times along with some Satellite communications and several digital modes such as packet radio and PSK31.
Though we gain a lot of experience, the best thing we bring from all of this is is the fun and fellowship we get from being with other 'Hams"
.Come join us and experience the fun firsthand. June 24-26, 2011
Field Day Pictures