June 25 & 26, 2022

The object of Field Day is to work as many stations as possible on the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 Meter HF bands, as well as all bands 50 MHz and above, and in doing so to learn to operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions. A premium is placed on developing skills to meet the challenges of emergency preparedness as well as to acquaint the general public with the capabilities of Amateur Radio.

SEMARC is looking forward to our traditional Field Day in 2022. We are fortunate to have Dave Blume, KDØIRF lead the effort again this year.

We will be operating at Fire Station #3 in Old Cottage Grove, 7500 Langley Avenue South (see map below). You will need a SEMARC ID card to enter the fire station. Contact joehibberd11@gmail.com if you need one.

For our newer members and visitors, Field Day is a chance to get in the field and practice our emergency communication skills. Field Day success depends on being safe, having a plan, assigning tasks, scheduling operators, garnering bonus points, and submitting our club score. As you might imagine, there is more than enough work to go around.

Please reach out to Dave at KDØIRF@yahoo.com with your offers to help with setting up, operating, logging, taking down, copying the Field Day message for bonus points, offering to make a satellite contact, originating a message to the section manager, inviting a newbie to have some fun, etc. Let Dave know what times you can work. Seriously, folks, this is an instance where many hands make for light work and for fun. Think about how you can help and reach out to Dave. He'll appreciate your efforts.

To sign up for times to operate one of our radios, please visit Sign-Up Genius and pick your time(s). Even if you have already spoken with Dave about your preferred time, please use the Sign-Up Genius to make it official.

We encourage our members to review the rules, seeing where they may be eligible for bonus points and claiming them. In the past, the club's claiming of bonus points has positively affected our scores. Field Day rules are online at www.arrl.org/field-day#rules.

Click here for W1AW Field Day Bulletin schedule.

If you want to participate in Field Day but can't get to the fire station, you may operate from home. Contact Dave and he will give you information about doing that.

One of the bonus areas involves using the ARRL suggested software to submit scores, especially for those who do not routinely use electronic logs. The following logging software is known to offer support for Field Day:

• N3FJP