Field Day 2010

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PARTICIPATION HIGH AT FEDERAL WAY FIELD DAY 2009!

After a good breakfast with the club's monthly breakfast - Hams & Eggs at Old Country Buffet, FWARC club members descended upon the area near the Steel Lake Park Annex horseshoe pits to set up antennas, connect coaxial cables to radios, and sprayed RF into the ionosphere in attempts to make as many contacts as possible during Field Day weekend of June 27th-28th.  Despite low sunspot numbers making it a challenge to complete the required information exchange between the two stations, folks seemed to have had a great time setting things up, twirling the radio dial, and making the call in attempts to pull in distant contacts.  Later in the early evening, field day goers took a break to enjoy some great food with our potluck dinner.  Will we see YOU at Field Day next year?

ARRL Field Day is the most popular on-the-air operating event in amateur radio. On the fourth full weekend in June, tens of thousands of amateur radio operators gather for a public demonstration of our service. Field Day is part educational event, part operating event, part public relations event – and ALL about FUN!

Field Day is truly the time in which we bring amateur radio to Main Street USA. By setting up in parking lots, malls, Emergency Operations Centers, parks and even at home, amateur operators learn skills that will allow them to better serve their communities.  Setting up in these public venues gives added public relations value – their friends and neighbors can see and experience the fun and public service capability that their “ham radio” neighbors bring to the community.

June 26th, 2010
1100 PDT
(1800 Zulu)

June 27th, 2010
1100 PDT
(1800 Zulu)

June 27th, 2010
1400 PDT
(2100 Zulu)