Can anyone confirm, that this weekend's Field Day was the end of the "free" Novice/Tech station? I thought I read that somewhere, but can't remember where. If this indeed is the case, I think I've co
Ron, et al: Yep... no more Novice/Tech stations in future FDs. About 6-8 months ago, I sent a similar suggestion to K5UR, for consideration by the ARRL. I've not heard a peep from Rick, so I'm not su
hi Ron - I read the same thing, either in the FD packet or in QST. I hope that it comes to pass: we could not operate the Novice-Tech Plus station at K6SOA because we do not have any Novice or Tech P
Ron, I think the "training" station is an excellent idea. When I was very active with our local club we set up both "serious" and "fun" stations for phone and CW. That way everyone could operate with
even better than just a station for non-contesters, how about modifying the rules to give non-licensed individuals the opportunity to try ham radio also? Possibly a way to recruit new hams? Bruce K1M
Ron: It is correct that the Novice/Tech station as such is being eliminated. The reason is that we expected that many fewer Novice/Techs would participate since they can now easily upgrade. Indeed, e
Here is part of my reply. Field Day is what you make of it. If you choose to make it strictly an Emergency Exercise, great. If you work it as a contest, great. If you choose to combine the two, great
I started FD this year with a group of operators that had never been on FD or operated a contest before. Most were new hams licensed this past year. Only about 10 of use have been on HF or in contest
clip clip clip clip -- -- This is what we have done at our club for the last two years anticipating the loss of the N/T+ licensses to upgrade and the eventual demise of the "N/T class" of station for
I don't think you need to modify the rules to allow non-licensed individuals to operate. All you need is to have a control operator present. See also "Kid's Day." -- -- Kenneth E. Harker "Vox Clamant
Bruce: I believe they already have it... unlicensed operators may operate IF there is a Control Operator present AND the QSO is not prohibited by a 3rd Party agreement. However, I'm not certain that
I whole heartedly agree with both of the suggestions made below 1. TRAINING STATION- I think the easy way to minimize the "points aspect" and stress the "training aspect" of the training station is t
I think this distinction has been lost over the years. To many of us, FD is thought of as a contest these days. If points are awarded and scores are reported in QST, it's a contest in my book. If it
If that's true, we shouldn't have 12 months' warning of when the next one is. The League should pick a weekend at random and let us know on that day - then we'd see how prepared everyone is. Me, I'v
Hi Ron Some of the best Field Days I ever participated in were some where we just sat around the campfire, BS'd, drank beer then had a barbecue on Sunday with the XYL's and kids. Last year I went to
Field Day is the only operating event of its type that we have. It is the only operating event that has a chance at broad publicity and public visitation. In our club, it also got the general members
Just my two cents worth ... I think a whole lot of training could be done if the "free" training station was allowed a certain number of points per hour ( say 100, which would be 25 Q's per hour cw o
Folks, The newbie freebie station idea sounds fine. We work with a similar attitude at W1MOO. However I find it nearly impossible to teach someone to run or work S&P properly WHILE trying to operate.
Folks, I posted the following pdf files to my web site. I currently have no index to them so use the direct links below. http://www.qsl.net/kk1l/newham_pileup_advice.pdf (36KB) http://www.qsl.net/kk1
I'd also point out that the Field Day is listed in the Contest Calendar, and I'm sure the results compilation and judging is performed by the ARRL Contest Branch. But it's important! While Field Day