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ARRL Field Day Overview ARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada.  Each year over 35,000 amateurs gather with their clubs, friends or simply by themselves to operate. ARRL Field Day is not a fully adjudicated contest, which explains much of its popularity.  It is a time where many aspects of Amateur Radio come together to highlight our many roles. While some will treat it as a contest, most groups use the opportunity to practice their emergency response capabilities.  It is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate Amateur Radio to local elected community...

SNIPPET: "ARRL Field Day is June 26-27, 2010 ARRL Field Day is the largest on-the-air operating event in Amateur Radio. It draws tens of thousands to the airwaves each year, bringing new and experienced hams together for a weekend of fun!" SNIPPET: "ARRL Field Day Overview ARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. Each year over 35,000 amateurs gather with their clubs, friends or simply by themselves to operate. ARRL Field Day is not a fully adjudicated contest, which explains much of its popularity. It is a time where many...

[H]am radio operators will test their emergency communications capabilities with amateur radio clubs across the nation this weekend. The field day, the culmination of National Amateur Radio Week, known as the Nationwide Emergency Communications Drill, is intended to give the public a glimpse of the services amateur radio operators provide and a chance to meet the operators themselves. "In a disaster, when phone lines, cellphones and the Internet are all down, ham radio operators will be on the job," said Jon Clark, president of the Antelope Valley Amateur Radio Club. The club will set up at the north end of...

Space Station Field Day 2004 Operation Possible Possibly on for Field Day 2004: Mike Fincke, KE5AIT (left), and Gennady Padalka, RN3DT, with their Russian Orlan space suits, prepare for a space walk that's tentatively set for June 24. [NASA Photo] NEWINGTON, CT, Jun 17, 2004 The crew of the International Space Station--astronaut Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, and Gennady Padalka, RN3DT--could be on the air for Field Day 2004. In 2001, astronaut Susan Helms, KC7NHZ, thrilled Field Day participants by showing up unexpectedly on the air and working several dozen stations. ISS crew members have participated in the event each year...

California clubs' Field Day operation to honor Reagan (Jun 10, 2004) -- On Field Day, the Ventura County Amateur Radio Society (VCARS) will join forces with the Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club (CVARC) to operate as N6R. The special event call sign this year will commemorate President Ronald Reagan, who died June 5 at the age of 93. "We have been given approval to operate from the grounds of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library," said Pete Heins, N6ZE, a member of both clubs, He notes that 2004 marks the fourth year the two clubs have run an N6R ("Nancy 6...

Ask 5 amateurs "What is Field Day?" and you will likely get a dozen different answers. Field Day is the premier operating event of the year and is held on the fourth full weekend of June. It is sponsored by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). Field Day is a chance to take to the hills and fields. It's a test of our ability to communicate under adverse conditions, it's an exercise, and it's a contest, as Field Day stations try to contact as many other stations as possible during a 24 hour period. Clubs and individuals operate from emergency...

The term "HAM" is a nickname for those who participate in the hobby called amateur radio. The origin of that term is not known to us. The term "amateur" these days means "one who is not professional." Doen't know much about the subject.That was not the original meaning....(snip) Every year in June, HAMs generate disaster....(snip)Click HERE for entire article.