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Field Day Field Day is held every year
in June and gives amateur radio clubs around the country a
chance to demonstrate their emergency
operating skills. During a 24 hour marathon (Saturday 2
p.m. to Sunday 2 p.m.), radios are operated without commercial
electrical power. Only batteries,
generators, or other alternative energy sources, such as solar
power, can be used to power radios.
Field Day
2012
was on Saturday June 23
and Sunday June 24 (2011 results
and photos;
2012 info is at: results
and photos).
You can also see other
Historical Results.

2011 Field Day visitors:
Summit Council Members Tom Getzendanner and
Ellen Dickson visit with Al, K2AL, and Paul,
NPARC President, N2KDK. (Photo Courtesy of
Barry, K2JV).
Complete rules for 2012 are at:
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2012/2012-FD-Rules.pdf
This year, 2012, we ran at only one station location.
As with last year we did not run a separate Class-F station.
- 1. The
main station is at the
Governor Livingston High School atop the second
Watchung Hill in Berkeley Heights.
We operated from behind the school.
Directions to Main Station:
From Downtown New Providence (Springfield
Ave and South St): Take South St. south up
Murray Hill and through the traffic light at
Mountain Ave. At this point, South St. becomes
Glenside Road. Continue on Glenside to the
second left, Hunterdon Blvd. Turn at the first
right onto Somerset Place. The High School is at
the end of Somerset. We will be operating from
the lower parking lot which is downhill and not
immediately in view.
From Route 78 Westbound:
Take exit 43 onto Diamond Hill Rd north to the
second light and turn right onto Mountain Ave.
Turn right at the light on Glenside Road and
then at the second left, Hunterdon Blvd. Turn
at the first right onto Somerset Place. The High
School is at the end of Somerset. We will be
operating from the lower parking lot which is
downhill and not immediately in view.
From Route 78 Eastbound: Take exit 43
and turn left onto Glenside Ave. Take the first
available left, Glenside Road, under Rt. 78 and
up the hill to the first right, Hunterdon Blvd.
Turn at the first right onto Somerset Place. The
High School is at the end of Somerset. We will
be operating from the lower parking lot which is
behind the school to the right and not
immediately visible.
- 2. In
the past (for some years prior
to 2011) we also ran a
class 'F' station -- an
Emergency Operating Center
/RACES station -- at the
American Red Cross Colonial
Crossroads chapter building
in Summit NJ. Normally it was
at
695 Springfield Avenue
(County Rd #512)) heading
southwest from downtown Summit.
Map of Main Station (Governor Livingston H.S.)
Location
See
Google maps for more information and
other map views: 
Each year at the
Governor Livingston H. S. location NPARC sets up
a number of club-owned gazebos.
Instructions are easy to lose so we have stored
them in the gazebo boxes and here on the
website:
parts
inventory,
assembly
instructions and additional
hints and kinks.
Map of Red Cross 'F' Station Location
(this station will not be operating in 2011)
See
Google maps for more information and
other map views: 
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