May 10, 2021 | Club event, Field Day
We have a location for PAARC’s ARRL Field Day 2021 once again at Welkinweir on June 26th and 27th. Due to the lingering pandemic this event is a members-only event. Our special event callsign is W3U. If we have a GOTA station it will be K3ZMC. Members will discuss field day at the June 4th meeting on Zoom. See the field day webpage here: https://www.paarc.net/field-day-2/
Welkinweir is a permanently preserved 224 acre rural property with a focus on ecological issues, sustainability, and land stewardship. It is beautiful and on the top of a modest hill. The property is closed on the weekends so our usage is likely to be one of few events happening on the property.
If you want to keep up on the plans for Field Day, there is a sub group on the PAARC groups.io forum specifically for Field Day so just join that subgroup.
ARRL rule changes from last year remain in effect with minor modifications (class D &E power limit) so club members have can work field day at Welkinweir or participate from home according to the ARRL classifications from last year.
Learn more about ARRL Field Day here: http://www.arrl.org/field-day
May 31, 2020 | Club event, Events, Field Day, News
We will not be at Welkinweir for Field Day since it’s closed for public events for now. Instead, individuals will operate from the location of their choice, and members can attribute their scores to the club on the ARRL submission form. Our official contest club name is Pottstown Area ARC. See our Field Day page.
Club Field Day discussions are on our Groups.io Field Day subgroup. Write to secretary@paarc dot net for more information.
Good luck everyone and stay safe and healthy!
Learn more about ARRL Field Day: http://www.arrl.org/field-day
ARRL Field Day Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1966096706830030/
Logging Software
The following logging software is known to offer a Field Day profile, and/or can be used for logging Field Day contacts.
FDLog http://www.fdlog.info/ (watch the web site for FD2020 software update)
N3FJP https://www.n3fjp.com/fieldday.html (updated for FD2020)
N1MM+ https://n1mmwp.hamdocs.com/ (updated for FD2020)
Entries must be postmarked or submitted via web app at http://field-day.arrl.org/fdentry.php by Tuesday, July 28, 2020.
Jun 11, 2020 | Club event, Field Day, News, Special Event
The club Field Day location is closed to the public for now so members will be operating from home. The good news is that you can submit your field day contacts into the ARRL Web Application and have them accrue to our club. And you get 50 bonus points for using the online tool! The club name to enter on your ARRL entry form is Pottstown Area ARC.
View our Field Day Leaderboard
PAARC members who plan to participate in Field Day should be aware that the ARRL has temporarily updated the 2020 rules to accommodate hams operating from home: http://www.arrl.org/covid-19-and-arrl-field-day-2020.
1) For Field Day 2020 only, Class D stations may work all other Field Day stations, including other Class D stations, for points.
Field Day rule 4.6 defines Class D stations as “Home stations,” including stations operating from permanent or licensed station locations using commercial power. Class D stations ordinarily may only count contacts made with Class A, B, C, E, and F Field Day stations, but the temporary rule waiver for 2020 allows Class D stations to count contacts with other Class D stations for QSO credit.
2) In addition, for 2020 only, an aggregate club score will be published, which will be the sum of all individual entries indicating a specific club (similar to the aggregate score totals used in ARRL affiliated club competitions).
Ordinarily, club names are only published in the results for Class A and Class F entries, but the temporary rule waiver for 2020 allows participants from any Class to optionally include a single club name with their submitted results following Field Day.
See the ARRL Field Day FAQ: http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-contest-program-issues-field-day-2020-faq
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We will also be running the N3JFP Club Score Processor so you can see how the club is doing during the Field Day contest period. See http://paarc-contest.com/totals.html
For more information about ARRL Field Day visit: http://www.arrl.org/field-day
Jun 29, 2019 | Field Day, Special Event
Congratulations to the PAARC Field Day team who put together another great operating event again at Welkinweir! Our preliminary total score for 2019 is 4,038 points compared to the 2018 score of 4,738. We suffered through poor band conditions on Saturday and getting contacts was a challenge for even the most determined hams. While our score is lower this year it’s still pretty amazing! We were able to plan ahead a try for more bonus points which made a huge difference! View our 2019 Field Day summary. See the the Field Day page.
Jun 21, 2019 | Field Day
Here is what to expect for PAARC Field Day on Saturday, 22nd and Sunday, June 23rd:
SATURDAY: Radio operators, and anyone else who wants to attend, can join us for a 9:00 am breakfast at The Ridge Restaurant, 960 Ridge Rd. (Route 23, just east of where Route 100 intersects in Bucktown). Then the operators will head to Welikinweir to set up their stations. Directions to Welkinweir: https://welkinweir.org/visitors.html
Our Field Day kick off is at 2:00 pm. We are 4A – EPA, with 4 stations using the callsign W3U, plus a GOTA (Get On The Air) station with the callsign of K3ZMC. We’ll use the N3JFP logging program, already pre-loaded on station computers. Check out the photos on the PAARC Field Day webpage to get an idea of what the setup looks like. We’ll have loads of snacks, water-coffee-ice tea, and will griddle up some dinner at 6 pm or so.
SUNDAY: Breakfast is at ~8:00 am. We operate until noon and then pack up.
Suggestions: bring a cusion (benches are wood). When not operating a comfy camp chair is nice to have. If you want to bring your own food or beverge, that’s fine. No alcoholic drinks, though.
Rules: No alcoholic beverages – No shooting – No fires of any kind
Other: There is a wedding on Saturday at the Welkinweir estate house, so for easy parking it is best to at arrive mid-day than at night.
Contact KB3SJR at ‘secretary at paarc dot net’ with any questions.
See you there!
