[LeArc] ARLB014 New Field Day entry class

[Tony Coniglio]

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> ARLB014 New Field Day entry class
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> ARRL Bulletin 14  ARLB014
> >From ARRL Headquarters  
> Newington CT  February 11, 2003
> To all radio amateurs 
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> ARLB014 New Field Day entry class
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> Field Day will gain another entry class for 2003. ''Class F'' stations
> will operate at emergency operations centers, or EOCs. The change
> renews the emphasis of Field Day's 1933 origins as an emergency
> preparedness exercise as opposed to a routine contest.
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> ARRL Contest Branch Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND, said that last year
> the League received a record number of Field Day entries from groups
> and individuals. Given the increased emphasis on emergency
> communications since September 11, 2001, the ARRL Board's Membership
> Services Committee asked that the Contest Branch come up with
> something to reflect that emphasis. The new Class F station is the
> result.
> 
> ''This is a major change,'' Henderson said. ''Class F has been
> established to encourage groups to test and further their working
> relationships with established emergency operations centers.'' The
> updated rules and a list of frequently asked questions in the new
> 2003 Field Day packet spell out the details.
> 
> A Class F entry station must set up at an ''established EOC'' center
> activated by a club or non-club group. Class F EOC operation must
> take place in cooperation with the EOC staff. Class F stations are
> eligible for the same bonus points as Class A stations.
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