Field Day
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NEW LOCATION — in Pinecrest on old Strawberry Road, see below. (20 miles from Sonora, at 5,600 ft elevation, on 108, 5 minutes from Pinecrest Lake. Rich Combs, KN6HSR, and Greg Kiyoi, KN6RUQ, will teach a WINLINK CLASS so anyone that has a computer with Winlink and an appropriate interface between the CPU and their radio can send Winlink messages. They’ll start the training at 3 pm and it’ll likely go until around 5 pm. SCHEDULE For SATURDAY 9:00 AM Ham Test Session 11:00 AM Contest starts 3:00 PM WINLINK CLASS 4:00 PM Pot luck BBQ (bring a side dish or desert.) […]
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. Objective-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 […]
https://www.winterfieldday.com Winter Field Day Association Winter Field Day Association (WFDA) is a dedicated group of Amateur Radio Operators who believe that emergency communications in a winter environment is just as important as the preparations and practice that is done each summer but with some additional unique operational concerns. We believe as do those entities of ARRL Organizations like ARES & RACES that maintaining your operational skills should not be limited to fair weather scenarios. The addition of Winter Field Day will enhance those already important skills of those that who generously volunteer their time and equipment to these organizations. This is […]