Welcome to ARRL Field Day
A Ham Radio “Open House”
The Lubbock Amateur Radio Club will be open to the public at noon on Saturday the 27th until noon on Sunday the 28th. The event will last 24 hours as we put our radios and operating on display. Feel free to come hang out, learn, and even talk on the radio! Please contact me if you would like more information.
73,
Brandon Kimbrell K5BEK
LARC Secretary
k5bek@arrl.net
1-806-317-2620
What is Field Day?
It’s a Contest
Some hams compete against others to see who can contact more people on the air, or even competing with themselves to see if they can do better than they did last year. The temporary, outdoor, battery-and- generator-powered setups that are a hallmark of Field Day present an extra challenge for hams who may be used to getting on the air from their home stations.
It’s Fun
ARRL Field Day brings radio amateurs together for a weekend of teamwork, friendly competition, skill building, and time spent with old and new friends — both in person and on the air. Many ham radio groups organize picnics, cookouts, campouts, games, and other activities to make their Field Day operations even more fun.
What is the ARRL?
ARRL is the national membership association for amateur radio in the US. We provide opportunities to discover radio, develop skills and service your local community. Our mission is to advance the art, science and enjoyment of amateur radio.
What is Amateur Radio?
Often called “ham radio,” the Amateur Radio Service has been around for a century. The worldwide community of licensed “ham” operators use the airwaves with every conceivable means of communications technology, from Morse code, to microphones, to bouncing signals off the moon. Ham radio operators can be any age, come from any background and all enjoy learning and being able to transmit voice, data, and pictures through the air to places near and far, without depending on commercial systems.
The amateur radio frequencies are the last remaining place in the usable radio spectrum where individuals can experiment with wireless communications.
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Contest Calendar
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0230Z-0300Z, Apr 17
- A1Club AWT
1200Z-1300Z, Apr 17
- CWops Test (CWT)
1300Z-1400Z, Apr 17
- VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest
1700Z-2100Z, Apr 17
- Mini-Test 40
1700Z-1759Z, Apr 17
- Mini-Test 80
1800Z-1859Z, Apr 17
- RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB
1900Z-2030Z, Apr 17
- CWops Test (CWT)
1900Z-2000Z, Apr 17
- Walk for the Bacon QRP Contest
0000Z-0100Z, Apr 18 and 0200Z-0300Z, Apr 19
- CWops Test (CWT)
0300Z-0400Z, Apr 18