We’re looking forward to participating in the 2024 ARRL Field Day! This year will be Saturday June 22th thru Sunday June 23th for 2024. More details at the ARRL website here.
If you would like to join us, come on out! See additional links below for more details.
This year we will be using the favorited venue of Randolph Park in Dublin, VA (map).
We will also be using a single antenna (DX Commander) shared with 3 radio stations via triplexers.
Daytime bands will be 20, 15, 10 meters.
Nighttime bands will be 80, 40, 20 meters.
Come out and see this setup in action!
Our schedule is as follows:
| 6/22 – 08:30AM | Coffee and setup at Randolph Park |
| 6/22 – 10:30AM and on | Radio Rummage |
| 6/22 – 1:00PM | Lunch |
| 6/22 – 2:00PM | On the air |
| 6/22 – 4:00PM | Educational Activity – FT8 Basics – (Agenda PDF) |
| 6/22 – 6/25 | Overnight operations |
| 6/23 – 12:00PM | Breakdown and event end |
Radio Rummage Items
Here is a list of some of the items that should be available at the Radio Rummage
Item | Price | Owner | Is Club Donation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaesu FT-8100R dual band mobile | $75 | W4XXV | No |
| TYT TH-9000D Pro 220 MHz FM Transceiver | $100 | W4XXV | No |
| Icom IC-T70A Dual band HT | $50 | W4XXV | No |
| Tektronix CPS250 Triple Output Power Supply | $50 | W4XXV | No |
| Icom IC-2720H Dual Band Transciever - Mobile | $100 | W4XXV | No |
| Sunpro Multimeter | $10 | W4XXV | No |
| ARRL Field Day Handbook – 2010 | $10 | N3KN | Yes |
| ARRL Portable Antenna Classics – 2015 | $10 | N3KN | Yes |
| The Short Vertical Antenna and Ground Radial – 2003 | $10 | N3KN | Yes |
| 10-foot spiral cable wrap | $5 | N3KN | Yes |
| Plastic parts sorter box | $5 | N3KN | Yes |
| Plastic box of terminals and connectors | $5 | N3KN | Yes |
| MFJ 12/24 hour dual LCD clock | $10 | N3KN | Yes |
| Yaesu FSP-1 Speaker | $10 | N3KN | Yes |
| MFJ ClearTone Speaker | $10 | N3KN | Yes |
| Packages of various small connectors, clips, and parts | $5 | N3KN | Yes |
| 6 plastic egg connectors | $10 | N3KN | Yes |
| 4 to 1 balun | $30 | N3KN | Yes |
| 2m yagi | $30 | N3KN | Yes |
| Hamsource EZ-Gate 80 | $50 | N4NRV | Yes |
| Kenwood TR-7950 2m FM Transceiver | $30 | NW8T | Yes |
| Kenwood TR-7950 2m FM Transceiver | $30 | NW8T | Yes |
| Radio Shack - 3 amp 12V power supply | $20 | NW8T | Yes |
| Micronta - 3 amp 12V power supply | $20 | NW8T | Yes |
| NPC - 4 amp 12V power supply | $20 | NW8T | Yes |
| Unknown 12v power supply | ? | NW8T | Yes |
| Hallicrafters T.O. keyer | ? | NW8T | Yes |
| Autek Research CW Memory Keyer | ? | NW8T | Yes |
| Hygain Rotor Controller | ? | NW8T | Yes |
| ICOM-735 HF transceiver | $200 | K2COE | No |
| MFJ-939 Automatic antenna tuner | $75 | K2COE | No |
| SignaLink USB digital radio to computer interface | $70 | K2COE | No |
| MFJ-816 HF (up to 30 MHz) SWR/Watt Meter | $60 | K2COE | No |
| Kenwood 732A VHF/UHF Dual Band transceiver | $80 | K2COE | No |
| Comet CF-416 Multiplexer | $30 | K2COE | No |
| MFJ-2010 OCFD Antenna | $45 | K2COE | No |
| 50' RG58 Coax | $20 | K2COE | No |
| 50' (40 and 10 sections) RG58 Coax | $5 | K2COE | No |
| Ameritron AL-811H 600w Amplifier | $1,000 | WB8FLE | No |
| 10,12,15,17,20, and 40 Meter Ham Sticks | $20 each | WB8FLE | No |
| Pelican 1450 Waterproof Case w/foam | $90 | WB8FLE | No |
| TYT TH-8600 Dual Band Mobile UHF/VHF (Never Used) in box | $90 | WB8FLE | No |
| Little Tarheel Antenna | $500 | KE4RGY | No |
| MFJ-945 Tuner | $75 | KE4RGY | No |
| Jetstream Power Supply | $65 | KE4RGY | No |
| Samlex 10amp Power Supply | $35 | KE4RGY | No |
| 3 Element 2m Beam | $35 | KE4RGY | No |
| DC Power Power Cube | $50 | KE4RGY | No |
| Yaesu 1802 2 meter radio, with manual and new mic cable | $80 | AI4RC | No |
| MFJ 557 code practice oscillator | $55 | AI4RC | No |
| 5" mag mount | $20 | AI4RC | No |
| Homebrew pneumatic antenna launcher | $20 | AI4RC | No |
| 2m roll up j-pole factory made | $15 | AI4RC | No |
| Pick up bed antenna mount | $15 | AI4RC | No |
| 15' 300 ohm twin lead | $5 | AI4RC | No |
If you would like to see some of our past events, click here.
Additional Links:
Here is a “Get Ready 2021” video from the ARRL.