[HCRA] HCRA Field Day - 2018

[Jim Mullen]

Folks, we're only two days away from set-up and three days from the 'BIG
EVENT" I'm sure most everyone reading this knows what Field Day means to
amateur radio, public service and HCRA. However, if you're new to amateur
radio you may want to check out Field Day in a little more detail at this
link. http://www.arrl.org/field-day

This year we will be operating three stations on the 40, 20, 15 and 10
meter bands using multi-band beams and 50' towers. We will be on Phone
(voice) CW (Morse code) and maybe even digital. If you've never seen or
operated the HF bands now's your chance. We operate under the club call,
W1NY and all operate under the umbrella of an Extra Class license. Never
tried HF before - NO EXCUSES, come on down and have some fun.

Besides three stations and over a dozen operators we'll be fielding a
satellite station, public information booth, alternative power, ARRL
traffic handling and of course a picnic Saturday evening. The only thing we
need to make this better is YOUR participation. HCRA Field Day is
conveniently located at School Street Park in Agawam, MA.The park is a
beautiful location, close to Springfield and a nice place to take the kids
and family. Add ham radio and what a great way to spend a few hours this
weekend! Don't forget we have a fantastic raffle going on for an Icom
IC-7300. For a $10 donation you could end up with a state of the art
transceiver worth $1100. (Only 250 tickets will be sold so your chances are
high - but you have to buy a ticket :)

If you've already signed up for Field Day this year we offer a big, THANK
YOU! If you haven't and wonder if there's a place for you - CERTAINLY! As
you know Field Day, especially the HCRA way, is not only FUN but a great
place to showcase our hobby to the public, erect antennas, operate on bands
we may not have (yet), share some food and stories with other hams and, you
guessed it, have FUN!

Through Jeff/NT1K's efforts we have a great Field Day page on the HCRA
website. Take a look here <http://www.hcra.org/field-day-2018/>and see
what's been planned so far. See your name on the list, great? Don't see
your name on the list? That's even better because, with your help, we can
make HCRA #1 yet again in the Western Mass Section. Even though the hour is
late we're still looking for help with a few more items. Are they hard?
Nope! If you volunteer will we help you? ABSOLUTELY! Check out the web
page, plan on coming over to see us and let's all have some fun this
weekend!

Thanks for reading this to the end and we really hope to see everyone this
weekend. Don't miss it, you'll have to wait another year for the next one!

'73...

HCRA Field Day Team