New to Field Day?
The ARRL’s YouTube channel has a great video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohZW7aCJDps
What is Field Day?
It is an annual amateur radio exercise which encourages emergency communications preparedness among amateur radio operators.
On the fourth weekend of June of each year, more than 40,000 radio amateurs gather together with their clubs to operate from remote locations.
Field Day is ham radio’s open house.
Temporary transmitting stations are set up to demonstrate ham radio’s science, skill and service to our communities and our nation. Field day uses public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event.
Since the first ARRL Field Day in 1933, radio amateurs throughout North America have practiced the rapid deployment of radio communications equipment in environments ranging from operations under tents in remote areas to operations inside Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs). Field Day has been an annual event since 1933.
Lakes Region Repeater Association
Annual Ham Radio Field Day
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
6/23-24/2007
Wrap-up for Field Day 2020
Thanks to the hard work of Jane/W2REX and Frank/W1WU, and their team of volunteers, Field Day 2020 was a resounding success. Rather than canceling Field day entirely as most clubs nationwide did this year, they found a way to organize a fun and safe event on behalf of the association. Well done !!
Over the weekend of 27/28th, and despite the ongoing Covid-19 situation, over 25 LRRA members, guests, and the general public made their way to Constitution Park in Ossipee. They had two radios on the air, had one new LRRA member sign-up, and received $91 in donations to the association.
Frank and Jane would like to thank the following for their support with logistics and operations:
Town of Ossipee for use of park and facilities
Hannafords for food donation
Lee/K1VZI for banners
Don/W1DND, Sandy/W1SND, Bob/KB1DLX, Cal/WA1WOK, Jim/N1HAZ, Sharie/K1TW, Mike/W1MWB, Bob/W1GWU, Jim/N1XBD, Dave/N1FCC, Kathy/KD2CQE and John, Lynn C, Bob/N1EUN, Art/KAKB1D1PJT (Via Echolink), Rich/K1RBC (advertising), Jeff /N1XGU, Erin/N1YGH, Gene/KB2KKT, Steve/K1TWC, Dave/KB1HUU and John/KC1LHD.
Here are a few pictures from the event. To see more, go to the website gallery at: https://www.w1bst.org/resources/photo-gallery/
Wrap-Up for FD 2021
The association’s Field Day event was held at the New Durham Ball Fields in New Durham, NH on June 26-27.
Here are few pictures from the event. You can find more on the W1BST Website: https://www.w1bst.org/?page_id=3006&preview=true or on our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/915759308535515
Our Field Day 2021 was fun! We had 33 people in attendance. And our donation jar collected $149.25.
Thanks to the following for helping at Field Day.
Nikki McCarter
Lisa Tibbetts
Bob Nelson N1EUN
Jayson McCarter KB1RFS
Lee Herterich K1VZI
Brian Lewis K0BCL
Frank Hammond W1WU
Jane Greer w2REX
Cal Calvitto WA1WOK
Dave Taylor N1FCC
Bill Day AA1WD
Jonathan Wixon KB1COL
Rich Comer K1RBC
Jim Craver N1XBD
Tom McNulty KB1YDZ
Jim Bray K8TOW
John Gotthardt K1UAF
Peter Daniels WA2QYD
Dave Barker N1EDU
Maureen Dihmar KC1LWZ
Neil Tolman K1NBT
Bob Ness KB1DLX
Thanks to Hannaford for their food donation. And a big thank you to Jayson and Nikki McCarter for food prep and cooking!
And another big thanks to Jonathan Wixon for organizing our Field Day 2021 event!
The New Durham Parks and Recreation Commission invited the LRRA to use the New Durham Ball Fields (located on Smitty’s Way, New Durham , NH) for the 2021 Field day event. The club thanks them for their support.
Field Day is open to the public and this years event featured CW & Phone ops, VHF talk-in, and a Get-on-the Air (GOTA) station for non-hams and Technician Class Hams to try out HF.