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Field Day at W3AO Potomac Valley RC Columbia ARA

What is Field Day?. 71 Years Later, Field Day Has Changed Some, But has always

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Field Day at W3AO Potomac Valley RC Columbia ARA

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    1. Field Day at W3AO Potomac Valley RC & Columbia ARA

    3. 71 Years Later, Field Day Has Changed Some, But has always… Emphasized Club Operation in the Field on Emergency Power—combination Picnic and Operating Event! Had Emergency Preparedness Aspects Had Competition Aspects With Score Based on Number of Station Contacted Been a Heck of a Lot of Fun!

    4. Basic Rules All operation within 24 contiguous hours of 27 All Setup within 24 hours of start Many categories by number of simultaneous transmitters, whether emergency power, home, mobile, battery, Emergency Ops Center, etc. 2 pts per phone QSO, 1 per CW with multiple for under 150 watts (2 x) , or QRP (5 x) “Get On The Air” and 1 VHF/UHF Station “Free” Bonus points for many activities such as message handling, non-traditional modes, satellite ops, publicity, # of tx, copying W1AW bulletin, etc.

    5. W3AO History Started as “back yard” operation as KE3Q in 1996 by a group of contesters (Potomac Valley RC) Finished 5th in U.S. in 2 Transmitter class with 2,418 contacts From There Quickly grew to National High scorer for last 5 years running. Columbia ARA joined effort W3AO Callsign Adopted

    6. Set All-time Records (*)

    7. Dream Location in 99-01 Cliff overlooking Chesapeake Bay Since 2002 operating from good location at School Grounds

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