{"id":44045,"date":"2020-06-26T09:09:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T13:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=44045"},"modified":"2020-06-26T09:11:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T13:11:41","slug":"its-field-day-2020-weekend-during-a-pandemic-i-see-it-as-an-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/its-field-day-2020-weekend-during-a-pandemic-i-see-it-as-an-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Field Day 2020 weekend during a pandemic and I see it as an opportunity!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This weekend is the 2020 ARRL Field Day!\u00a0 Typically, I’d be telling you about the benefits of finding a local club’s Field Day site and getting on the air for the first time<\/a>. This year?\u00a0 Not so much.<\/p>\n

2020 being a pandemic year, many clubs that would normally host a large public event are asking that either their members operate Field Day on their own–as individuals–or if they do host a public site, to practice social distancing and adhere to all local\/state\/provincial guidelines.<\/p>\n

The 2020 setup is certainly a departure from the Field Day norm.<\/p>\n

An opportunity<\/h1>\n

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Field Day, at its core, is all about practicing radio preparedness. The contest classes and scoring are designed to promote battery\/generator\/solar power and even low-power (QRP) operations.<\/p>\n

Field Day tends to be a group event and it certainly gives clubs a chance to coordinate and build an impromptu station with multiple operators.<\/p>\n

But in a real emergency–say, a natural disaster that disrupts local transportation–responsibility would truly fall on an individual operator to get on the air from home and coordinate communications.<\/p>\n

Use this Field Day as an opportunity to build a radio go-kit<\/a>, to set up a portable antenna, operate from battery or generator power, and to see just how well you, as an operator, can cope with crowded radio conditions.<\/p>\n

If you’re an SWL, Field Day is a perfect time to see just how well your receiver can cope in an RF-dense environment. If you want a challenge, try to see how many QSOs\/exchanges you can monitor and log from as many sections as possible.<\/p>\n

My Field Day plans<\/h1>\n
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My trusty KX3 during one of my 90+ NPOTA activations.<\/p><\/div>\n

This year, I plan to operate Field Day from a local National Park. I’ll set up a couple hours in advance of Field Day and activate the site for Parks On The Air (POTA)<\/a>.\u00a0 When Field Day starts, I’ll abandon my POTA exchange and simply work stations as a Field Day site. I hope to play radio for at least a few hours or until afternoon thunderstorms chase me away. I plan to use both my Elecraft KX3<\/a> and Xiegu G90<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Being a radio reviewer, I always use Field Day as an opportunity to see how well a transceiver can handle adjacent signals. This year, I’ll be putting the G90 through its paces!<\/p>\n

What are your plans?<\/h1>\n

Do you plan to operate on Field Day? Please comment<\/a> with any plans you may have!<\/p>\n

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