Yeah, finally. I mean, it’s only the end of October and 6 months after the event… — Paul
2021 Field Day Plans
We are just a little over a week away from field day, below you will find the plans so far, please checkout the signup link below, this is just to give us an idea of how many people will be there and when, and get a little bit of a schedule together for the radio so that we can stay on the air, by no means is that a strict schedule or head count, please sign up for the meals you plan to be there so we can get a better idea of how many people to expect. If you have not yet paid your 2021 dues, we will be collecting throughout the weekend. Any questions feel free to reach out to the group
Bathroom situation -> the LaPorte Group has ordered a Porta Potty for the weekend
Internet situation -> we went out last weekend and programmed the microwave link down to the ground and the router/switches so we will have WiFi and ethernet available on site
Food situation -> see below
Tentative Schedule
Friday
Joe and I will be getting the portable tower and big generator out to the site, it will be a couple of trips, but we are hoping to be back to the site by 3:00pm to start setting everything up.
Dinner that night will be a buy-in, we will get some pizza with the cash that everyone throws in.
Some of us will be camping out Friday night if anyone wants to join (Bring your own tent, camper, or car)
Saturday Morning
Breakfast (Maybe go out, or send someone to McDonalds?)
VE Testing will begin at 9am for anyone who shows up (please pass the word if you know of anyone looking to test, anyone who tests and sticks around after would have a chance to get on the air while sitting with someone else at the station, if you would like to sign up to take the exam or know anyone who is please click here https://signup.com/go/tBscWKB and put your name on the list
While the testing is going on we will begin station setup in the tents
Lunch Saturday will be Burgers and Brats (provided) please bring your own drinks and a side to share with everyone
Getting on the air 12 Noon Sat – 12 Noon Sunday, we will have a few stations setup, feel free to bring yours for the GOTA, or if you want to set up your gear at the station. (the signup above is just to help us fill 24 hours of people on the air, but will not be a strict schedule)
Dinner Friday is generally chip in for pizza
Several of us will be camping again Saturday night feel free to join
Sunday Morning
Breakfast…. TBD
We will stay as long as people are willing to stay and be on the air, if we do not have people who are on the air all night we will probably pack up earlier on Sunday.
Groups.io email list
https://groups.io/g/pcarc
Field Day Facebook Event
https://www.facebook.com/events/3703143009775988
PCARC Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/487413255242338
PCARC Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/PorterCountyAmateurRadioClub
Website
https://pc-arc.net/
2021 ARRL Field Day is June 26-27
http://www.arrl.org/field-day
Like last year we will be convening at Danny Scheetz tower in LaPorte for Field day, more details to come soon but here is the initial invite. Feel free to bring a tent and camp out!!
3354 W Schultz Rd, La Porte, IN 46350-8497, United States
Our local Facebook event https://www.facebook.com/events/118355726857039
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Field Day Locator!Looking for a Field Day site near you? Want to promote your club’s Field Day efforts? Use the Field Day Locator to do both!Learn More
ARRL Field DayARRL Field Day is the most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June, more than 35,000 radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from remote locations.
The objective is to contact 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 to learn to operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions.
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2021 ARRL Field Day is June 26-27
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ARRL Field Day is always held on the 4th full weekend in June.
2021 Field Day results will appear in December QST.
Follow 2021 Field Day preparations with the news and stories below (more stories will be added every few weeks, so check back):
ARRL to Extend Field Day Rule Waivers from 2020, Add Class D and E Power Limit – 10 Feb 2021
New to Field Day? START HERE!
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.
“What Is Field Day” (Printable PDF Flier)
Get ready for 2021 ARRL Field Day (YouTube video), created by J. Mitch Hopper, K9ZXO, QSL Manager — Sangamon Valley Radio Club. See also a version with Spanish-language subtitles.
We welcome the public to come learn more about ham radio! Use our Field Day Locator to search for a Field Day site near you.
Want to see what Field Day is all about? Watch our 2019 Field Day Public Service Announcement or view what several groups uploaded to Youtube from their 2018 Field Day activities. You can also listen to/download our 30 sec. radio announcement for 2019 Field Day (mp3).
Field Day on Social Media!
Zoom meeting tomorrow night – Guest speaker K9CT
Greetings!
Our next meeting is tomorrow night at 7PM. Our special guest speaker is
Craig Thompson, K9CT, who will be talking about the Pitcairn Island
DXPedition.
Please join us! The link is:
We also need to hold elections – we didn’t have enough for a quorum last
time, so please join early enough so we can get that taken care of.
73
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Paul Braun WD9GCO
Amateur Radio Newsline Anchor
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Certified Music Junkie
“Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.” — Berthold Auerbach
“Never follow anyone. Be your own hero.” — Neil Peart
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Paul Braun WD9GCO
Amateur Radio Newsline Anchor
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President, Porter County Amateur Radio Club
Certified Music Junkie
Upcoming March Meeting
Our March 6th Meeting will be a presentation by Lance Bella, Director of Porter County Emergency Management Agency about what EMA does.
This will also be one of our official business meetings as we will hold elections, and talk about upcoming field day plans
Field Day
Software Defined Radio – An Introduction to RTL-SDR Receivers
We would like to thank Christian, N9MMR, for covering the basics of how RTL-SDR receivers work, hardware and software required to setup a RTL-SDR receiver, and his a live demo at the February Meeting.
WEEKLY BREAKFAST
WEEKLY BREAKFAST
Every Saturday
Our regular weekly breakfast is every Saturday, 8:00am, at the Viking Chili Bowl on Rt. 30 in Valparaiso. On early VE Testing days (see schedule) we meet at Round The Clock in Valpo about 7:30am. All are welcome! Click restaurant name for directions.
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