The ARRL Rookie Roundup – RTTY contest is open to anyone who was first licensed in 2017, 2018 or 2019 or anyone who has never made a RTTY mode contact.
We will be defending our title as #1 Multi-Op Area 1 in the RTTY version of the ARRL Rookie Roundup . The contest will take place on August 18 from 2 pm – 8 pm and we will operate from AB1OC/AB1QB’s QTH.
This is a great opportunity for you to try out digital modes or to try your hand at contesting!
Please contact Jamey at [email protected] if you are interested and for more details, see the calendar event.
Close to 40% of our members are up for renewal in the month of September. We encourage those members to renew early, beat the rush, and make sure your membership does not expire. This article will show you how to tell when your membership is up for renewal. It will also show you how to renew your NARS membership online.
When is My Membership Due for Renewal?
Looking up my membership status
You can visit the following page to see when your membership is up for renewal: https://www.n1fd.org/member-directory/.Scroll to the 2nd table on the page, titled Membership Roster and Status, put your callsign in the search box and hit return. As you can see above, I have looked up my membership status and I see that my membership is expiring in September 2019.
Membership Renewal Form
How to Renew Your Membership
To renew your membership, you can fill out the membership renewal form at the following page: https://www.n1fd.org/renew-your-membership/. At the end of the form, you will be asked to pay your membership fee using PayPal.
We have multiple membership renewal options to choose from if you qualify, with the following yearly fees. Make sure you take advantage of a discounted rate if you qualify:
Regular Membership: $31
Senior Membership (Age 65 or over): $26
Full-Time Student: $26
Family Membership: $46
Field Day 2019 Team
Your membership allows you to participate in all of our activities including:
Field Day 2019 was one to remember. We built an 11A station with a new VHF Tower and 160 meters. Setup and takedown went smoothly. The operating positions were full for most of the event. We increased our score by more than 3,000 points over last year!
Field Day Site
Hudson Memorial School proved to be a great Field Day Site for the 2nd year.
Transportation and Setup
Tower and Antenna Setup
Setting up at Field Day was a challenge, with 4 towers, the 160-meter wire antenna, and RBOG and the Satellite station. Thanks to a hardworking and organized team led by Craig, N1SFT, we had everything onsite by Thursday evening or Friday morning and the Tower and Antenna setup went very smoothly. We even had some professional help, when Matt, KC1XX showed up!
VHF Tower
Here is the newest addition to field day, the VHF Tower. With the antennas on the tower and the use of FT8, we had a record number of 6-meter contacts. And Fred was able to walk the VHF bands with a few clubs to get some QSOs on 2 meters and 70 cm as well.
Field Day 2019 Operation
Ryan, KC1KJS, operating at Field Day
At 2:00 pm local time, the operations began and continued for 24 hours. It was great to see some of our younger members operating at Field Day.
CW Operations
We also had world class contesters Matt, KC1XX and Bob, WA1Z in the CW Tent along with Dennis, K1LGQ.
Keith, KC1IMK at the Digital Station
We had a very cool high tech Digital setup with 3 stations running FT8 using networked Flex Radios and antennas on a 60 ft tower. Thanks to Dave, K1DLM, for providing this setup.
Abby, AB1BY Operating at Night
Operations continued all night. Rumor has it that Abby, AB1BY and her dad Jamey, AC1DC operated SO3R in the Digital tent on FT8.
Great Food
Jerry, K1OKD at the Grill
We also had world class food at Field Day. Thanks to Jerry, K1OKD, Food team lead and Andrea, KC1JDX and Peter, KC1FNF, we never went hungry.
Sterling, AK1K
Thanks to Sterling, AK1K, we got 200 bonus points for messaging and had fun in the process handling the messages.
Field Day Site after Field Day
We left the site just as it was when we arrived. Thanks to all who helped take everything down and bring it all back to BOB!
Field Day 2019 Results
Field Day Results
Here are our 2019 Field Day Results – a big improvement over last year! Thanks to everyone who helped out with Field Day – too many to mention in this article. This was one of our best Field Days ever! You can see more detail on our score and the list of our Top Operators on our Field Day page.
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