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Field Day 2017: June 24 - 25
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I may get down to Sturdy Memorial Hospital (Scouter-Rick's field day location) and Mansfield Airport (Norwood and EMARG's field day location) on 6/24.
Are these Field Days for people that have little to no knowledge of ham radios? I have always had an interest and the Agawam Field Day is not far away. Geez, just what I need, another hobby.
Yes, from what I'm told. I have the license but no real knowledge of how things operate and hope to pick up some pointers at Field Day.
Yes, it is largely a public information event. Stop by your local one and they will show you different stuff and typically have stations set up for newbies to get on the air
THIS...most clubs will have a GOTA station (GOTA = Get On The Air). It is usually legal for non-hams to talk on the radio as long as a licensed ham is present. I say usually because there are locations where 3rd party traffic isn't allowed, but that is a small list.
I belong to CMARA. That is the club that runs the Paxton repeater. That is probably the repeater with the biggest singly coverage area in the state. We have people hitting that box from the cap up to southern Maine and almost out to Springfield. The problem with the club is that we hold our Field Day on private property and due to insurance issues are not allowed to open up to the public. For veteran hams, we are a 6a club during Field Day. Still fun to meet ans socialize, but not as fun as a truly open Field Day.
VetteGirlMA
NES Member
I will be going to the field day in Agawam. It will be my first one and my first shot being on the air 
NHCraigT
NES Member
Am trying to make it to my club's FD. Its in Hollis, NH:
https://www.n1fd.org/
https://www.n1fd.org/?s=Field+Day
https://www.n1fd.org/
https://www.n1fd.org/?s=Field+Day
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That is one first class website and I really like the mission statements for the club. Too bad that it is an hour away from me. Every club in my area has poor websites and is focused strictly on EMA from what I read on their sites.
NHCraigT
NES Member
The Nashua club is doing a lot.
I personally cannot keep up with everything they have going on and things they have planned for the future.
I recently did a 7-week morse code class with them.
Here's some more interesting information = on their field day plans:
https://www.n1fd.org/2017/06/15/field-day-test-stations-network-and-logging-computers/
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NHCraigT
NES Member
If anyone is interested in going to the Nashua Club Field Day:
Nashua Area Radio Club at our Field Day event, to be held on June 24 and 25 at
Hollis Brookline High School, 24 Cavalier Court, Hollis, NH.
Nashua Area Radio Club at our Field Day event, to be held on June 24 and 25 at
Hollis Brookline High School, 24 Cavalier Court, Hollis, NH.
- A Satellite Station
- A VHF Station on 6 meters
- A Hidden Transmitter or Fox Hunt
- 3 SSB stations, 3 CW Stations and 1 digital station
- 3 towers with Tri Band Yagi antennas and inverted V dipoles for 40m and 80m
- A 3 element V-Beam antenna on 40 meters
- An emergency go-kit with a Kenwood TS-710GA radio which can be used for repeater contacts, and EMComm with a tactical APRS display.
Love Machine
NES Member
I'm having a BBQ for friends on the 25th and the radio will be operating.
Are you going to the FD @ Mansfield Airport (Norwood and Mansfield clubs IIRC) on Saturday afternoon? If so, I have something of yours to return.
Love Machine
NES Member
Sadly no, but I'm going to try and be at the next gathering.
VetteGirlMA
NES Member
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