Pocatello Amateur Radio Club


FIELD DAY  2018
THIS  Saturday  !! 
June 23

CALLING ALL AREA
 HAMS

Everyone is invited,  PARC member or not,  come and experience
a little HF radio,  sit and watch, help put up the antennas,  get on 
the air and make some contacts.

Antenna setup starts at 9 am, don't be early. 
we will be operating from Constitution Park.  Just south of the 
I-15 and south 5th exit, on south 5th ave.

The PARC FD Dinner starts at 6pm,  don't be late,  we will have a
grill to cook on,  So here's the instructions ,  bring everything you 
need ,  forks- knives-plates, etc   and your choice of meat,  
and a COVERED or UNCOVERED dish to share.  Out dinner is 
always a good time,  its for your entire family.

We plan to have at least 2 multi band antennas set up..  
along with radios.. however, want to use your radio 
bring it along and try it out,  
There's lots of trees, want to try out your 
antenna bring it along tooo  and string it up . 
we are providing 120VAC to run radios/computers, etc.

ok if you have questions feel free to call John  208 251 6441 
for more details, 

we hope to see a bunch of you guys at the event.
starts at 9am,  dinner at 6pm  and probably folding up by nightfall.

for you new guys that might not know what FD is all about 
keep reading

"What is Field Day",

Field Day is an annual amateur radio exercise, , encouraging emergency communications preparedness among amateur radio operators. In the United States, it is typically the largest single emergency preparedness exercise in the country, with over 30,000 operators participating each year.

Since the first ARRL Field Day in 1933, radio amateurs throughout the USA have practiced the deployment of radio communications equipment in environments typically outside the home stations.

Operations using emergency and alternative power sources are highly encouraged, since electricity and other public infrastructures are often among the first to fail during a natural disaster.

To determine the effectiveness of the exercise and of each participant's operations, there is an integrated contesting component, and many clubs also engage in concurrent leisure activities (camping out, cookouts, etc.). as does PARC.

Although the official ARRL field day lasts 24 hours, PARC takes a somewhat more 'laid back' approach, that being Saturday only. setup starts in the morning, FD gets underway at 12 Noon and we will operate the radios until everyone wants to go home, that being sometime after our FD Dinner..

PARC plans to have several stations on the air, we encourage new hams to come and make some contacts. If you want (?) with some help from an old timers who's been there and done that, a little instruction goes a long way to make some easy FD contact.

WE ENCOURAGE everyone to set down and make a few contacts, but if you just want to watch and make some new friends now's your chance !!

Field day is June 23, Stay tuned to the PARC home page for more details,

Remember this is only a few weeks or days away, depending when you read this..
Please plan to attend. Everyone is invited.
Experience Ham Radio beyond 2 meters.