ARRL Field Day 2015 Wrap-Up

by | Jul 4, 2015 | Operating Events

Field Day. Is it a contest? An emergency preparedness exercise? Or a ham radio reunion? I like to believe it’s a bit of all three. My Field Day participation has definitely spanned all three descriptions, and I tend to feel most comfortable with the third. After last...

2014 Wisconsin QSO Party Wrap-up

by | Mar 11, 2014 | Operating Events

There are two operating events that I seldom miss. One is Field Day, and the other the Wisconsin QSO Party. Always the second Sunday in March, the airwaves above the State of Wisconsin become alive with activity. I love the Wisconsin QSO Party because it’s like...

ARRL Field Day 2013 Wrap-Up

by | Jun 26, 2013 | Amateur Radio

How’d your Field Day operation go? I’m glad to say that for the local club I’m involved with, the Wisconsin Valley Radio Association in Wausau, WI, we have another successful Field Day in the books. While we may not have had the most contacts, or hit...