| DDCAR FIELD DAY
2005 June 25 1:00pm - June 26 6:00pm |
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| What is Field Day? | ||
| Field Day is a
global radio event sponsored by the American Radio Relay League (www.arrl.org)
since 1930. It's purpose is to allow amateur radio operators (HAM)
to test their equipment and operating abilities in adverse conditions in
an order to contact as many operators as possible world wide. This event is held at the same time all over the world! In 2004 the US had over 30,000 participants submit event results! For others, field day is THE event where they are able
to demonstrate to other hams their proficiency in communications.
These proficiencies include Morse code, RTTY, PSK, SSTV, DX, and
satellite communications! We (HAMS) only get 24 hours to operate globally, and we only get a few hours to setup our equipment. We must use a locations that has no pre-existing equipment or public power, hence; FIELD DAY. We are learning self supporting techniques and procedures that will prepare us for emergency operations, so we can better help those agencies that may need long range or short range communications. Oh yea! We have a great time doing this! We spend our personal time, our personal funds, and are tested so we can have a license to do these things for FREE! |
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| Where is DDCAR FIELD DAY 2005? | ||
| The Dyersburg Dyer
County Amateur Radio Club (DDCAR) will have Field Day in the field
(Provided by Dyersburg State Community College) on Parr Ave across from
the hospital in Dyersburg TN. (Sorry, there isn't an address but I
hope to post the GPS coordinates and a map soon)
We will be preparing the site beginning Friday evening (there is a hay field there now) and Saturday morning. If anyone has equipment for shelter, cooking, lighting, fans, power cords, ropes, free hands... Please come by. |
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| What is HAM radio? | ||
| HAM radio is
Amateur Radio. If you think it's nothing, you might want to
rethink that. Consider Volunteer Fireman; they donate personal
time and energy in pursuit of their passion: save lives! Ham radio
is a hobby with so many interests I cannot list them in this small
space, so I'll list a few fields of interest: Satellites (the real ones
that orbit), Bouncing radio signals off of the Moon and the tails of
meteors, Study of radio waves through space and solid matter, designing
electronics for communications, internet (Not WWW but the protocol
itself!) For those who understand research ampr.org or 44.a.b.c and
see!, Television, research digital modulations, Contesting, just a nice
hobby to communication with every country for free.... This list
is very large.
Visit www.arrl.org/newham for more informatino. |
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| Some Links | ||
| American Radio Relay League | www.arrl.org | |
| Amateur Packet Radio | www.ampr.org | |
| Tuscan Amateur Packet Radio | www.tapr.org | |
| Online database of HAM operators - licensed | http://www.ke4ujp.com/index.php | |
| DX Zones list of operating modes and information | DXZone | |
| 2001 website and field day information | 2001 website | |
| 2005 Field Day package | 2005 Field Day package.pdf | |
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2004 News paper coverage | www.stategazette.com |