FARS - 2024 Field Day

2024 FARS Field Day [2023] [2024] [2025]

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[FARS Field Day 2009]

The Foothills Amateur Radio Society participated in the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) 2024 Field Day event on Saturday June 22^nd and Sunday June 23^rd.

This event was open to the public and visitors were welcome from 11 AM until 9 PM on Saturday, June 22^nd. Also on Sunday June 23^rd from 7 AM until 11 AM. Field Day was an opportunity to see Amateur Radio in action and even participate. Learn about ham radio by participating.

We had a Get On The Air (GOTA) station where new hams and unlicensed people operated an amateur radio station.

Field Day Rules and FAQs:

Field Day Rules (online version)
Field Day Rules (brief) [PDF] [92K/7pgs]
2024 Field Day Packet [PDF] [1.0M/40pgs].

Or visit the ARRL Field Day site.

Here's an Article on the FARS 2007 Field Day from “100 Watts Magazine” a Thai HAM radio magazine. Thanks Nimit, HS1IFU/K6XOX.

John L. Gaffey, WS1EA has written a helpful primer for organizing your own Field Day event.

FARS operated in the 2A category, with two primary HF radio stations on emergency power at a temporary location. We had four (total) operating radio stations:

HF High Band station operating Single Sideband (SSB) voice, CW, and Digital on 10/15/20 meters during the day and 40 meters at night;
HF Low Band station operating Single Sideband (SSB) voice, and CW on 40 meters during the day, and 80/160 meters at night;
VHF/satellite station (not counted in category number);
Get On The Air (GOTA) station (not counted in the category number);

Field Day Captains
KA6MZE	Phil, KA6MZE was our Radio Officer and is in charge of Field Day.
AA6PZ	Paul, AA6PZ was the captain for the HF high band station. The HF High Band station operates Single Side Band (SSB) Voice, CW, and Digital on 10/15/20 meters during the day, and 40 meters at night.
KA6MZE	Phil, KA6MZE was the captain for our HF Low/CW station. The HF Low Band/CW station operates 40 meters during the day, and 80/160 meters Voice and CW at night.
WU6P	Nian, WU6P, was our captain for our VHF station. The VHF/UHF station operates VHF/UHF voice on 6 meters, 2 meters,and 70cm, and possibly above.
K9STV	Stiv, K6STV was our captain for the HF GOTA station. The GOTA (Get On The Air) station operates HF. The GOTA station's purpose is to get persons who are new, inactive, or unlicensed on the air. The is a chance to operate an actual radio station and learn by doing it.

Visitors

We welcomed visitors from the general public to visit our Amateur Radio Field Day between 11 AM until 9 PM on Saturday, June 22^nd. Also on Sunday June 23^rd from 7 AM until 11 AM.

More information

FARS 2009 Field Day Pictures.
FARS 2008 Field Day Pictures.
FARS 2007 Field Day Pictures.
FARS 2005 Field Day Pictures.
FARS 2004 Field Day Report; pictures July 2004 Newsletter.
FARS 2003 Field Day Report; more pictures July 2003 Newsletter.
FARS 2002 Field Day Report.
Pictures from the 2001 FARS Field Day.
Pictures from the 2000 FARS Field Day.
Pictures from the 1999 FARS Field Day.
Pictures from the 1998 FARS Field Day.
Field Day information at the ARRL's web site.