[GCARC] ARRL Field Day 2022

[Tony Starr]

Greetings to all GCARC Members!

Just in case any of you have been out of touch lately, this is a reminder
that ARRL's Field Day 2022 officially kicks off at 1800z (2 PM EDT) on
Saturday. The biggest operating event of the year, with upwards of 30,000
hams participating across North America, this is the event that many of us
look forward to above all others.  GCARC will be setting up on our
clubhouse property and the property immediately surrounding us, in a larger
version of the backyard Field Day operation that many smaller groups and
individuals set up year after year. The rules allow us to begin setting up
our stations up to 24 hours in advance of the start, so several of us with
larger setups will be out there today by 3 PM. Please feel free to stop by
and lend a hand.

Field Day itself is many things to many hams, and no two clubs or groups
set up in the same way, or operate in the same way. Some treat the event as
a contest, others as an emergency preparedness exercise.  It is really
whatever you want it to be. At GCARC, our primary objective is to have fun,
and you will see that when you show up at W2MMD for the first time. It is
truly an enjoyable experience for all of us. If the weather is good, and
nothing breaks, we will have even more fun. So if you have some free time,
come on out to the site and see what it is all about. If you cannot make
it, listen for W2MMD on any of the qualified HF, VHF, or UHF bands, and
give us a QSO or two.  73 to all and good luck on Field Day 2022.

Tony Starr K3TS - President
Field Day Fanatic Since 1976