[W8MWA] Field Day 2020 Message from ARRL WV Section Manager Dan Ringer

[Spence Graham]

I have received several questions about this years Field Day.  Except as
identified below, there will be no changes to the existing rules.


ARRL Suggests Taking a Creative Approach to Field Day 2020
04/22/2020 ARRL.ORG <http://arrl.org/>
04/23/2020 ARRL LETTER

This year, ARRL Field Day promises to be a unique iteration of this
annual event, with many individuals and groups coming up with new and
interesting ways to adjust their approach. As an event, Field Day is
structured to be versatile and can be adapted for any situation.

Many groups have asked how they can adjust their Field Day planning to
address social-distancing guidelines that may be in effect in many areas
of the country, as gathering at their traditional Field Day site may not
be feasible or safe. Instead of participating in a group event this
year, consider operating as a Class B, C, D, or E station, utilizing
your own call sign.

ARRL will include club names for all participating stations in the
published results, so the efforts of your club’s members can be
acknowledged. While we will not publish an aggregate club score, seeing
the name of your club associated with various individual member’s
results is certainly a way to highlight your club’s activity.

Myriad opportunities are possible in this year’s Field Day setting.
These are just a couple.

    Consider having an intra-club competition among members, seeing who
can make the most contacts during the event. You can award prizes or
distribute certificates at a club meeting. This can be a fun way to
bolster the activities of individual club members, even though they
cannot all gather together at the same location this year.
    Set up a Field Day Challenge with rival clubs in neighboring
communities. See how many members of each club get on the air from their
own stations and participate in the event. In addition to “bragging
rights,” perhaps certificates to the top-scoring individual entries in
each category can be presented as part of this inter-club camaraderie.

One club is planning to conduct its Field Day as a 4A club group, with
participants spaced to comply with social distancing guidelines within
the required 1,000-foot diameter circle and operating individual
stations. This club also plans to set up a “Get on the Air” (GOTA)
station. The club’s plan is to have the GOTA coach at the Field Day
site, while GOTA operators participate via remote link.

Another club is planning to set up a remote-controlled station at its
usual Field Day site, with club members taking turns controlling the
station from their homes. The club is developing a schedule that
outlines when each member of the club will be at the helm via the remote
link.

Whatever approach you take to this year’s Field Day, keep up to date
with the current guidelines issued by local and state health agencies
that may impact your proposed operation.

ARRL invites your stories about the interesting and creative ways
you’re planning to use to adapt your Field Day operation. Share these
on the ARRL Field Day Facebook page.

For the latest news and updates, visit the Field Day webpage. — Thanks
to ARRL Contest Program Manager Paul Bourque, N1SFE

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ARRL West Virginia Section
Section Manager: Dan Ringer, K8WV
k8wv at arrl.org

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73,

Spence

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