Here is a countdown to the start of the 2018 ARRL Field Day event. The footage was taken from my Flex 6300 SDR and my SDRPlay RSP1a SDR. ARRL Field Day is both a contest and an opportunity for hams to test their amateur radio skills in the event of a natural disaster. I recommend … Read more
To determine the effectiveness of the ARRL Field Day exercise and of each participant’s operations, there is an integrated contesting component, and many clubs also engage in concurrent leisure activities (camping out, cookouts, etc.). Operations typically last a continuous twenty-four hours, requiring scheduled relief operators to keep stations on the air. Additional contest points are … Read more