Cooordinators Hans VE7OES (email: hoeste at shaw dot ca) or Jim VE7GOF (email: ve7gof at rac doc ca)
2009 Field Day Update
Malcolm VA7DAO has acquired the special event callsign VE7IYOA which will be on-the-air in June 2009 and be available during field day June 28th and 29th in Victoria, B.C Canada. It will Commemorate the 400th Anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first look at the sky through an Optical Instrument.
For Field Day 2009 we may go into the 4A class as we attempt to commission a Digital station including Hellschreiber, PSK31, RTTY, etc.
We will also try to have a 2 m station called ‘Get On the Air’ (GOTA) for new hams to try their new radio skills. This is open to new hams with one year or less experience and any aspiring hams to try out.
Contact the coordinators to schedule a time slot
Schedule:
Breakfast at Kitty's Restaurant, Victoria at 0700 (no host)
If anyone needs a ride out please meet us there by 8:30
Setup at 0900 to 1200
Operating runs from 1200 Saturday to 1200 Sunday. If you want to schedule a time-slot to operate on the air, or do some data logging
Pot-luck dinner Saturday Night 1700. If you would like to contribute, please contact Cheryl Oeste (email: cheryl.oeste at shaw dot ca or Audrey Chew (email: ve7odd at rac dot ca)
Take down antennas and equipment on Sunday
Field Day is an annual event occurring every June. It is technically not a "Ham Radio Contest". Its purpose is to work as many stations as possible on any and all amateur bands (excluding the 60, 30, 17, and 12-metre bands) and in doing so to learn to operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions. It is held in North America only, and sponsored by the ARRL (American Radio Relay League USA). Click here to go to ARRL Field Day page.
Amateur Radio operations set up radio stations "in-the-field" with emergency power and operate the radios from 1200 local time Saturday to 1200 Sunday (24 hr duration). "Points" are obtained by contacting other similar stations. Official time for field day is beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and ending at 2100 UTC Sunday.
Other aspects of Field Day:
We assemble and build antennas of different types on site such as dipoles, yagis and tower assembly.
We encourage trying new bands and technology.
Field Day gives you an opportunity to meet new "Ham Friends"
No experience required, we will show you in the true spirit of "Ham Radio"
All of us learn something new every year.
Plan to attend, this is Ham Radio at its best! Family and Friends are invited, as well as any visitors in the area.
Scores for Field Day 2008 3A category denotes 3 transmitters running on generator power. 2 Power Multi(plier) denotes that transmitter power was between 100 W and 5 W
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