Field Day 2022
Saturday & Sunday June 25-26
Field Day was a great success, even though the new location did not allow for a full 24 hour operation, many Robertson County citizens and visitors to the park got a chance to see amateur radio in operation and learn about the many things that our group can do for the people of the area in many different situations requiring emergency or non-emergency communications.
Below are 2022 FD photos provided by our members and a link to an article and video report from our local Smokey Barn News.
State of Tennessee Resolution to honor Tennessee's Amateur Radio Operators
April 18, 2022
Click Image above to see the story on Smokey Barn News
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The ARRL Field Day page can be found at
http://www.arrl.org/field-day
Click here for the 2022 Field Day Rules
Or you can download a PDF copy of the rules here
If you are not in our immediate area and would like to find a Field Day location close to you,
click this link to go to the ARRL Field Day locator page to find one. Click on the red "balloon"
closest to your area for contact information for that field day site.
(NOTE: You do have to have JaveScript enabled in your browser to use the locator. Click here to check to see if it's enabled.)
2022 RCARC Field Day Chairman is Bill Jones, N4LB
For any questions you can email Bill at wjones@bellsouth.net
The Public Is Welcome To Visit Us
Stop by and see what amateur radio emergency communications is all about
Setup begins about 9am and official operations begin at 1pm on Saturday. Field Day officially lasts for 24 hours but the park closes at sundown so our Field Day operation will cease sometime in the late afternoon, in time to dismantle and pack up the stations in time to leave the park before it closes.
Field Day is ham radio's open house. Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio's science, skill and service to our communities and our nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event. Field Day has been an annual event since 1933, and remains the most popular event in ham radio.
Robertson
County ARC's Field Day site will be located in a new location this year.
We will
be located in the center of J. Travis Price Park in Springfield, TN.
The
park is located just NE of the main part of Sprinfield.
See the
three aerial photos below for details.
You can
click on any of the three photos to take you to Google maps for
directions to the Field Day site from wherever you are located. Just
enter your address (or other location) in the
top box and then pick your route.
Clicking
on any map will take you away from our site so we suggest you right
click and choose to open in a new browser tab or window
GPS
Coordinates for the site are:
36.52514634982164,
-86.85989349027142
Hope you can join us for some
fun. Even if you are not an amateur (ham) operator, you still might
have a chance to talk on the radio if you would like to try it.
If you haven't already volunteered for Field Day and would like to let Bill know you will be participating, click this link or email Bill at wjones@bellsouth.net
A wide birds-eye view of the 2022 RCARC
Field Day site
A little closer look at the site.
Street View as you approach the site
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