Month: April 2013

FOUR LAKES AMATEUR RADIO CLUB FIELD DAY 2013 at BADGER PRAIRIE PARK

What is Field Day?

Dates & Location: 6/22/2013 and 6/23/2013 at Badger Prairie Park.

Badger Prairie Park in Verona WI is at the intersection of US Highway 18/151 and County Highway PB.  For bicyclists, the park is at the intersection of the Military Ridge State Trail and the Ice Age Junction Trail, GPS coordinates are 42.998321,-89.52012.

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Set up: Saturday 6/22/2013 at 8 AM CST we encourage everyone to come and join us for setting up

Operations: Start: 1 PM CST Saturday   End: 1 PM CST Sunday

Anyone is welcome to operate, you can do it by checking in at the welcome tent when you come, or just stopping by the station you want to operate.  You can also e-mail Carolyn NQ9A at nq9a@arrl.net if you have specific hours you want to operate or a specific band.

Welcome Tent: Come sign in, get information on amateur radio and the Four Lakes amateur Radio Club, get a tour of the stations, ask questions.

Bands , Modes and Operators:

SSB ( aka Voice or Phone )

 6M SSB     Nicholas KB9SKW
10M SSB     Nathan KC9WHJ
15M SSB     Dan AB9LQ
20M SSB     Ed  AC9DE 
40M 80M SSB John WZ9I

CW ( aka Morse Code )

10M CW             Anton N9WAY,  Brad WB9WHI
15M 20M 40M 80M CW Barry K8SD, Dean K9QB, Bud K9ZT, Ed AC9DE, Clint W9AV

DIGITAL

10M 15M 20M 40M DIGITAL Nicholas KB9SKW, Matt NM9O

Food: We will have sandwiches for lunch Saturday available, dinner at 6 PM Saturday and breakfast 8 AM Sunday morning. To sign up for meals please e-mail Carolyn NQ9A nq9a@arrl.net
Deadline to sign up for meals is by 6/15/2013. Please indicate the number of person and indicate if it needs to be vegetarian or vegan. Thanks.
There will be coffee and doughnuts available.

Schmoozing: We even have a tent specifically for this, this year!  This will help keep the operations area quieter and easier to hear those distant stations.