Place:
Jackson EMC Field Operations (Oakwood)
Map
to Field Day Location
ARRL
rules in part:
Eligibility: Field Day is open to all amateurs in the areas covered by the ARRL/RAC Field Organizations and countries within IARU Region 2. DX stations residing in other regions may be contacted for credit, but are not eligible to submit entries.
1.
Object: To work as many stations
as possible on any and all amateur bands (excluding the 60, 30, 17, and 12-meter
bands) 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.
2.
Date and Time Period:
Field Day is always the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800
UTC Saturday and ending at 2100 UTC Sunday. Field Day 2008 will be held June
28-29, 2008.
1.
3.1. Class A and B (see below) stations that do not begin setting
up until 1800 UTC on Saturday may operate the entire 27-hour Field Day period.
2.
3.2. Stations who begin setting up before 1800 UTC Saturday may
work only 24 consecutive hours, commencing when on-the-air operations begin.
3.
3.3. No Class A or B station may begin their set-up earlier than
1800 UTC on the Friday preceding the Field Day period.
3.
Entry Categories: Field
Day entries are classified according to the maximum number of simultaneously
transmitted signals, followed by a designator indicating the nature of their
individual or group participation. Twenty (20) transmitters maximum are eligible
for the purpose of calculating bonus points (2,000 points maximum). However,
additional transmitters may be used simultaneously in determining your entry
category. Switching and simulcasting devices are prohibited. Bonus stations,
such as the GOTA station and satellite station do not count towards determining
the number of transmitters for the class and do not qualify for transmitter
bonus points.
See
http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2008/fd.html
For
complete rules.
Our
plans are to meet at Loretta’s at 8AM on
the morning of June 28 for breakfast
then head over to the site to begin setup.
Please
participate in this event. Bring a friend who is not a HAM and maybe a spark
will be ignited to get licensed themselves. Our intention is not to win this
contest but rather practice our hobby and have fun
in a less than optimal setting. This
is a great opportunity for us to introduce others to the hobby.
Plans
are to have at least one HF, VHF and PSK31 station up and running. If you want
to set up a station
for CW or other mode, please let one
of the club officers know so we can establish what category we fall under.
We also need to work out an operating schedule. Please contact Doyle W4DJG@bellsouth.net
with times you can operate.
REMEMBER: The end result is always determined by the amount of effort we put into whatever we are doing. Little or no effort equals lackluster result.
THIS
IS A CLUB (GROUP) EFFORT AND WILL REQUIRE EVERYONE'S HELP