
The event will feature crime prevention information, food trucks, kid-friendly activities, and first responder vehicles for residents and children to explore. In addition to neighborhood events, a community-wide event will be held at the northeast corner of the Sooner Mall parking lot near Safety Town. We need people to staff the booth from 6 to 9 pm.
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SCARS members will bring out a solar powered VHF/UHF system, portable HF equipment and antennas, AREDN, Hamshack Hotline and Winlink technologies. David Grizzle will have his trailer, and generator. This year SCARS will have a booth at this event in conjunction with the Norman Emergency Response Team. The event was postponed to this date due to the possibility of severe weather. We are always looking for additional CW operators – we hope to help Allen, N5NYM, make the plunge into the CW melee during FD.Join the Norman Police Department in celebrating community and fellowship during Norman’s National Night Out on Monday, October 25 from 6 to 9 p.m. We will have at least two CW operators present: Dave, N5DO and Mike,WA5POK (from Tennessee, by way of Texas). A GOTA mentor will be present to assist you in using the radio, making contacts, and logging contacts. The GOTA station will be operating on the hf bands, using mostly SSB. The GOTA station (Get On The Air) is designed for newly licensed hams, unlicensed individuals, and old-timers who have not been on the air for some time. We will have four stations operating: an SSB station, a CW station, a VHF (6 meter) station, and a GOTA station. The meal Saturday evening will be brisket, cabrito, and chicken along with beans, salad, and additional delicacies.įor newcomers, Field Day is the perfect way to get your feet wet by immersing yourself into ham radio. The Friday evening meal will be steaks, baked potatoes, salads, and other assorted goodies. There is a special rate for families: $45 for a family.įor individuals who would like to eat a meal with us but not spend the entire weekend, there is a special rate of $10.

The $30 will pay for 6 meals: Friday evening, Saturday breakfast, lunch, and supper, and Sunday breakfast and lunch.
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We will have the same meal charges as last year (and for the past eight years): $30, plus one twelve pack of soft drinks or water, per person for the weekend.

Meals are always a high point of Field Day. to start the process!Ĭhief cook Bob Ward, WA5ROE, will serve hot dogs for everyone who is there Thursday evening to help us get started. So plan on showing up Thursday evening, June 26, at 7 p.m. And we could work on Friday morning, Friday evening, and Saturday morning, all during cooler times, as long as the total amount of time erecting antennas and setting up stations does not total more than 24 hours. So we can start with the antenna work on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. Cumulative set-up time shall not exceed a total of 24 hours.

No class A or B station may begin its set-up earlier than 0000 UTC on the Friday (Thursday afternoon or evening local time) preceding the Field Day period. The ARRL announced a new rule last year which we have taken advantage of: We begin setting up the station before the start of the operating period. This year Field Day operations will begin at 1 p.m. Don’t miss the June 14 meeting for all the plans and details of Field Day 2016…įield Day 2016 will be held again at the Double Diamond Pavilion about 5 miles south of Alpine on State Highway 118.
