HARC

Winter Field Day

Purpose:
To foster Ham camaraderie, field operation, emergency operating preparedness, and just plain on the air, outdoor fun in the midst of winter for American, Canadian and DX Amateurs. Don’t let those winter doldrums keep you locked up in the house… get out and play some radio!!

When:
Winter Field Day runs for 24 hours during the last full weekend in January each year from 1900 UTC (2pm EST) Saturday to 1900 UTC (2pm EST) Sunday. For 2019, the dates are January 26th and 27th. Station set-up may commence no earlier than 1900 UTC (2pm EST) on Friday, January 25th. Station setup may consume no more than 12 hours total. How & when you schedule/spend those 12 hours is up to you.

Bands: 
All Amateur bands, HF, VHF, & UHF except 12, 17, 30 and 60 meters.
Modes: Any mode… CW, SSB, AM, FM, DStar, C4FM, DMR, Packet, PSK, SSTV, RTTY, Olivia, Satellite, etc…

Where:
Join Anthony – KG6LHW at Blue Lake Casino

Contact Anthony – KG6LHW for more information

2m communicators need for the

Trinidad to Clam Beach Run

Come on out for a day at the beach providing communication support for the Trinidad Clam Beach Run on Saturday February 2nd, 2019.  The 8 ¾ mile race begins at 1230 approximately 2 miles north of  Trinidad on Patrick’s Point Drive near Westgate, proceeds south onto Stagecoach Road, detours east on Anderson Lane, turns south Patrick’s Point Drive, goes through Trinidad, along Scenic Drive crossing  Little River to the finish line at Strawberry Creek.  We will start the day with breakfast at Niveen’s at  2145 Central Avenue in McKinleyville at 0930.  If you would like to help, contact me at the phone  number at the bottom of this email or just show up at breakfast or at the event.  We will be using the  Far West Repeater System and 146.430 simplex