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2017 ARRL Field Day

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06/26/2017 | W9RAR

Rifles & Radios Field Day 2017 was held at New Carlisle Sportsman's Club - Springfield, OH. The facilities were ideal for our operations, and we look to be back again next year. We spent our time on 20 meters, working phone. Doing pretty well, all t... Read More
06/25/2017 | WD9EWK

Hi!

After using a different site between Flagstaff and Williams AZ for several past Field Days, I moved to a Forest Service picnic area next to Cataract Lake in Williams AZ. Lots of trees and clouds helped deal with the temperatures that were around 90... Read More
06/25/2017 | W7YRC

Operated as 2F AZ this year from the Yavapai County Alternate EOC in Prescott, AZ. Had fair operating conditions on HF and worked all but two states (NM and DE). Enjoyed a locally cooked and served tri-tip dinner, cooked by Jo, KF7WOT and Terry, KG7B... Read More
06/25/2017 | K5WNH

I don't have the pictures yet but I have to say I was pleasantly surprised at the nice band conditions for field day. Friday night wasn't that way as I could barely hear W1AW's code run for Field Day on 20 meters. However, Saturday, all through the ni... Read More
06/25/2017 | N5HR

FD 2017 was a great event in STX as usual. Bands were fair - 40 and 20 were red hot on CW - wish more folks had gotten on 15m Sunday morning. My suggestion: don't assume a band is dead because you don't hear any or a few stations. Get on there and cal... Read More
06/25/2017 | K3EW

I must apologize to those who had to endure my horrendous hand-key CW on 80m on Sunday morning during the 2017 Field Day. I ended up on an unanticipated rig and found myself lacking the appropriate adapters. The only key I could get working was the ... Read More
06/23/2017 | KC2OUR

Less than 24 hours. Looking forward to FIELD DAY!!!! KC2OUR Orange County ARES/RACES Read More
06/17/2017 | K8CY

We are getting DAILY publicity from our local newspaper with an edited version of the full Field Day press release that was given out right after Memorial Day. This is more than we have ever gotten before the event. Now let's see what impact this has... Read More