Field Day 2012
Once again, Field Day is rapidly approaching. Field Day is the ARRL’s annual premier operating event for showcasing amateur radio’s capabilities during an emergency or disaster. This year the event, which always takes place the last full weekend in June, takes place at Waller Park Extension on June 23 and 24. Operating time runs from 2:00 PM EDT Saturday until 2:00 PM EDT Sunday, with setup and tear-down immediately before and after operations. Please plan to join us for yet another successful NFARL Field Day Event.
We will operate a CW station, a Digital station, a Satellite multi-mode station, two HF SSB stations, and an HF Get-On-The-Air (GOTA) station.Also, as in the past, we plan to hold a Scout merit badge class and have a delicious dinner Saturday evening. Lynn Kahn, N4MSK will be handling food again this year. Contact her at FDFood@nfarl.org if you would like to hep with food.
Jim N4SEC is again handling our publicity efforts and doing a marvelous job. Click here to download a copy of a brief article from the 6/21 Atlanta Journal Constitution edition. Click here to see the article that appeared in the Northside Neighbor's June 20th Roswell edition (the article was front page on the printed copy.)
The station captains are soliciting for operators. Please respond to their requests and operate as much as you can. The station captains for 2012 are:
| 20m | Dave Brackett, AK4CL ak4cl@nfarl.org Click here to see the 20m / 75m operating schedule and sign up for an operating time |
| 40m | Dave Brackett, AK4CL ak4cl@nfarl.org Click here to see the 40m / 15m operating schedule and sign up for an operating time |
| CW | Mack McCormick, W4AX w4ax@nfarl.org Click here to see the CW operating schedule and sign up for an operating time |
| HF Digital | Dave Higdon, KD4ICT, dhigdon@bellsouth.net Click here to see the Digital operating schedule and sign up for an operating time |
| GOTA | Bill Weathers, K4WSW, bill-weathers@comcast.net Click here to see the GOTA operating schedule and sign up for an operating time Click here to see the GOTA Coach operating schedule and sign up for an operating time |
| Satellite | John Kludt, K4SQC, johnnykludt@earthlink.net |
If you have any questions about their stations or want to volunteer to operate (or help in other ways), please contact them directly.
Thank you everyone for your time and support. Let's continue to make NFARL's Field Day one of the best in the country!
73,
Scott Straw, KB4KBS
Merit Badge Courses
A Radio Merit Badge and Emergency Preparedness Merit Badge course will be put on by North Fulton Amateur Radio League starting at 8:00am on Saturday, June 23rd, 2012 at Waller Park Extension on Dobbs Road in Roswell.
Click here to download a PDF flyer describing the course. You may also get information from course director Jon K4WIT by emailing him at k4wit@nfarl.org.
The class is full, so registration is closed.
Regardless of whether you sign up for the class, consider visiting us at Waller Park Extension on June 23 and 24 to see what Amateur radio and NFARL are all about. We will be operating between 2:00pm Saturday and 2:00pm Sunday and will be delighted to talk with you about our activities.
Location
Activities will take place at Waller Park Extension on Dobbs Road in Roswell from 2:00 PM on Saturday June 23rd until 2:00 PM Sunday the 24th.
Talk-in to the site will be on 147.06 + (600k) with 100 Hz tone.
Here is a map showing the park's location:
