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Field Day 2010: Report and Results
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Results
Once again the club participated in the ARRL's annual Field Day
event. During a 24 hour period (2 p.m. Saturday June 26 to
2 p.m. Sunday June 27), hams in the US and Canada tried to make
as many radio contacts as possible using radios running on
emergency power (batteries, generators, solar panels, etc.). In
addition, we used the event to promote ham radio participation
to the general public, as well as our emergency support
capabilities to the public, elected officials, and emergency
response organizations, such as the Red Cross.
As in the past, we staffed two separate operating locations. Our
main station was established in a field behind the Governor
Livingston (GL) High School in Berkeley Heights at an elevation
of 535 feet atop the second Watchung Mountain.
A "Class F" station was established at the Colonial
Crossroads Chapter of the American Red Cross on Springfield
Avenue in Summit.
At the GL site we ran 4 operating stations in portable shelters:
 | 1 VHF
station on 2 and 6 meters (single side band
voice and Morse code) |
| 3 HF
stations on 15 through 80 meters (one ran SSB,
the second CW and the third was a Get on the
Air, GOTA, station). |
To make sure no one went
hungry, a kitchen -- complete with gas grill -- was setup to
provide cold beverages, meals, and snacks . This was an
especially challenging Field Day since many of our stalwarts
were not on site but folks stepped in and nobody went hungry or
without a chance to operate.
At the "Class F" Red Cross site, we set up two HF stations
(used alternately) on the
side porch of the building and primarily used a pair of dipole antennas
strung high between trees on the property. One was used
for Digital QSO's, the other for Phone and CW.
With clear weather -- hot and a bit humid everyone had a great
time, even with several visits from Murphy to create challenging
equipment problems. The band conditions were
mixed, with a new sunspot cycle not fully established, but
6 meter VHF was spectacular and even 80 meters lit up wildly in
the mid night hours.
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N2XJ finished #XX
for Class 2A in NJ and
#XX nationwide for Class 2A. Our
station made NNNN QSO's and
had a grand total of 2,264
points. We had a total of 25 operators
who put N2XJ on the air. WK2I
finished #X for Class 1F
nationwide and #X in NJ. Our station
of NN operators made NNN QSOs and had a grand total N,NNN points
A. N2XJ Results: Score Summary:
| |
CW |
Digital |
Phone |
Total | |
Total QSOs |
139 |
0 |
389 |
|
Total Points
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278
|
0
|
389
|
667
|
Claimed QSO
Score = 1,334
(QSOs x 2 multiplier) |
| Description |
Points | | 100% Emergency power |
200 | | Media Publicity | 100 | | Set-up in Public Place | 100 | | Information Booth | 100 | | NTS message to ARRL SM/SEC |
0 | | W1AW Field Day Message | 100 | | Formal NTS messages handled -
No.=0 |
0 | | Natural power QSOs completed |
0 | | Site Visit by invited served
agency official | 100 | Youth participation
Youth
operators=3
Youth participants=4 |
60 | | Submitted via the Web |
50 | | Educational activity |
0 | |
Total Bonus Points |
930 |
Total Score (QSOs and Bonus Pts):
2264
N2XJ
Final Total Score last year: 4,348
B.
Class F Station, WK2I, results
Score Summary:
| |
CW |
Digital |
Phone |
Total | |
Total QSOs |
NNN |
NN |
NNN |
NNN |
Total Points
|
NNN
|
NNN
|
NNN
|
NNN
|
Claimed QSO
Score =
N,NNN
(QSOs x 2 multiplier) |
Bonus Points: |
Description |
Points | | 100% Emergency power |
100 | | Media Publicity | 100 | | Set-up in Public Place | 100 | | Information Booth | 100 | | NTS message to ARRL SM/SEC | 100 | | W1AW Field Day Message | 100 | | Formal NTS messages handled -
No.=0 |
0 | | Natural power QSOs completed | 100 | | Site Visit by invited served
agency official | 100 | Youth participation
Youth
operators=
1 x 20
Youth participants=
0 |
20 | | Submitted via the Web | 50 | | Educational activity | 0 | |
Total Bonus Points |
NNN |
Total 2010 Score (QSOs and Bonus Pts): N,NNN
Total Score
Last year:
2,794
F-Station Manager Lou WK2I's comments (e-mail, immediately at
the close of Field Day):
"Whether you visited me
at Class F or I visited you at GL, thank you all
for making this a great Field Day!!
I know that both sites had some issues.
For instance, I have a Corsair II that may have
to visit the Ten-Tec factory.
And, while it's nice to focus on scores, I feel
that this was a good learning experience for
many of the newer members.
It was also a nice venue for keeping the spirit
of amateur radio alive. The ARRL locator
sent three amateurs to the Red Cross for a
visit. One was a grandfather from Virginia
who was in NJ to see his grandson play lacrosse.
I'm sure he enjoyed the game, but he missed FD
so much that he visited us twice and called me
Saturday evening to see how we were doing.
The lacrosse match was in Philadelphia, so he
did his best to enjoy both interests while
spending four hours on the NJ Turnpike as a side
adventure.
I understand that there was at least one visitor
at GL who was not at Class F. So, the
locator was really attracting the blue birds.
Once again, thank you all. It may not have
been a perfect contest, but teamwork and
learning were above target!!!"
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