Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club
Field Day

Field Day 2012 Information

Setup: Friday, June 22, 1:00pm to 5:00pm

Operate: Saturday, June 23, 11:00 AM to Sunday, June 24, 11:00 AM

Location: Camino Real Marketplace (Near Costo and Home Depot)

The Camino Real Marketplace is a great location to show ham radio in operation to the public. The public location will not compromise our Field Day operation. We will continue to operate in ‘contest mode’, getting as many points and making as many contacts as possible. Camino Real Marketplace is planning on having an Emergency Preparedness / Technology Fair. They want to invite the Red Cross and the City of Goleta for Emergency Preparation education.

SBARC will make signs to attract the public and have brochures available. We need club members, family, and friends to help with this event.

Positions Needed

Station Setup: Assemble Force 12 antenna and test station operation Friday afternoon.

Radio Operators: Minimum of 10 operators needed to work two hour shifts. More than 1 operator per shift is recommended.

Contact Loggers: Work with operators to log contacts.

NTS Message Sender: Operator to send 11 messages to National Traffic System by VHF.

GOTA Coordinators: Run a GOTA (Get On The Air) Station.

Public Information: Answer questions, hand out information, etc. We need 8 or more members to help with this.

Public Demonstrations: Present ham radio topics to public. Examples are Satellite Communication, Amateur Television, Disaster Communications, etc. Demonstration schedule will be posted.

Station Takedown: Disassemble antenna Sunday at 11:30am

BBQers: Cook meat and serve food for 12:30pm BBQ at Girsch Park (500 feet south of Marketplace)

Operator Schedule

The number of HF transmit stations will be one or two, depending on the number of members that volunteer to be operators. We would also like to run a GOTA (Get On The Air) HF Station.

You do not need contest experience in order to participate as an HF operator. We can provide training in this area.

Visitors and spectators are welcome.

All club members are invited to the BBQ. Please bring a salad or dessert to share. The club will provide burgers, hot dogs, soft drinks, and paper plates.

For more information, or to sign up, contact Tom Saunders, 452-0840 (cell), 967-7351, or .

Thanks,

Tom Saunders N6YX

Field Days Past

The following write ups may contain lots of photos.

• Field Day 2003
• Field Day 2002
• Field Day 2001

Santa Barbara Field Day QSL Card