Field Day 2006 - June 24 & 25               MAP1  2  3  4

Pictures from Field Day 2006

The GARS Field Day is a great opportunity to meet our members and get a taste of operating an amateur radio station is all about.  You do not need to be a member to attend.  We'll be on site from about 10:00 Saturday morning straight through about 2:00 in the afternoon on Sunday.  We plan to have a "Get on the Air Station" to allow first hand experience for the first time.

Previous Years Field Day 2005 Field Day 2004  Field Day 2003 Field Day 2002 Field Day 2001

Field Day is an annual event sponsored by the American Radio Relay League to test and demonstrate the emergency preparedness of amateur radio operators and amateur radio groups all across the United States and Canada. The test takes the form of a 24 hour contest and is held during the last full weekend of June each year.

Points are awarded for each contact made, 1 point for each voice contact and 2 points for each CW contact. Multipliers are awarded based on the number of stations operating on the HF bands and other bonus points are awarded for items such as PR, locating in a public location, etc.
       
BAND CAPTAINS:    
       
    75 m ssb wa4hce
       
    40 m ssb ka4kkf
       
      40 m cw we5o
       
    20 m psk n9sxj
       
      20 m ssb wb4qdx
       
    15 m ssb venture crew
       
    10 m ssb wb2ogy
       
     
       
     
       
       
       
  TALK IN    
       
       
HOSPITALITY   ki4grj
       
       
FOOD     LUNCH (SAT & SUN)-    sandwiches   
      DINNER -                      catered
      MIDNIGHT MEAL-          leftovers
      BREAKFAST -                af4fg
       
PUBLICITY   wa4zxv
       
       
ANTENNA SET UP   ka4kkf and group
       
COMPUTER LOGGING   

kf4pwi and wa4dyd
       
GENERATORS   k4cb
       
TRANSPORTATION  

ka4kkf
       

Schedule
Friday Night Antenna Set-up: Begins at 6:30 PM, rain or shine. Ends by dark (about 8:45 PM) Come help set up the wire antennas!

Saturday Set-up: Begins at 9:30 AM. Several members will eat breakfast at Golden Coral from 7:30 till 9:00. Please bring ALL antennas/coax/equipment you have promised to donate for the weekend. If you don’t need to bring equipment, just bring yourself! There will be plenty of things to do before operating begins at 2 PM. All radio operation begins at 2:00 Saturday afternoon, and proceeds for 24 continuous hours!

Talk-in should be operational before 10:00 and be on standby for the complete event.

Lunch will be served for the setup crew at noon.

Supper will be provided for everyone working or supervising.  Supper is scheduled for  7:00pm. 

Somewhere close to midnight, we'll have a Midnight Meal.  This has been one of the highlights of the event, so don't leave too early.

Sunday breakfast is at 7:00 am. 

We'll have leftovers for lunch on Sunday  around noon.

Tear Down: Starts about 2 PM Sunday afternoon, and proceeds until the site is completely cleaned up.

Location:  Rhodes Jordan Park, 100 E. Crogan Street Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043
Directions: Proceed east on Crogan Street (Hwy. 29) from the center of Lawrenceville. Turn left on Water Works Drive about one mile from the town center. Drive completely past the pond in the park, and turn right at the very back of the park. There is a driveway leading up a short hill into a pine forest. You will see two large group pavilions housing the Field Day site. There will be continuous talk-in on 147.075 MHz.

Need Field Day Volunteers

Field Day is coming on fast guys.

Dick Sandberg n9sxj field day chairman