COMPLETE 2007 FIELD DAY STORY WITH PICTURES- CLICK HERE to see what happened!
This page is limited to the pre-planning information. CLICK THE ABOVE LINK FOR EVENT INFO!
Trinity Amateur Radio Operators will set-up a portable "Ham Radio" station
This annual activity simulates an emergency exercise in the local park.
TCARC will set-up in this area of Weaverville's Lowden Park.
Greg Greenwood, WB6FZH, will be setting up the battery powered radio station and ready for visitors at 10:30am, on Saturday, June 23rd. Local Ham Radio operators and the public are invited to this casual operating event that will be communicating with other "Ham Radio Operators" around the USA while testing their ability to communicate from temporary locations. This "Radio Activity" is designed to simulate providing communications during a disaster.
Depending on the radio conditions, shortwave radio communications around the Northstate and the USA are anticipated. Also in use will be VHF communications to contact local stations directly or via the TCARC mountain top solar powered repeater stations.
This is the Alternate Location, one block South,
next to 311 Washington St., WB6FZH QTH, a vacant lot.
The Portable Radio Station Set-up
The Refreshments
The Plan
The "Back-up Plan"
WB6FZH FD 2005 1960s Vintage 75W PEP SSB radio and 12' Whip
Stations contacted in W.Texas, Maryland, North Carolina, Arkansas,
South Dakota,Illinois,
Michigan, Maui/Hawaii, South Texas, Montana and Sacramento.
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We are often away from home, operating portable Ham Radio Equipment from an emergency power source, with temporary antennas
The ARRL Field Day Event is an important day to Radio Amateurs, it is a reminder that we need to keep our equipment and supplies ready for deployment under any circumstance. We operate Hand-held radios, Mobile Radios, Portable Radios, and stations at a temporary Fixed Location too.
Here in Trinity County, at TCARC, we have radios in our Emergency Communications Unit (Trailer) that can be deployed to various locations. You can visit on the web The TCARES Website that has information about the Trinity County Amateur Radio Emergency Service.
If you are already a Ham Radio Operator, "Field Day" is an annual opportunity to participate in this operating event. Further, it is a reminder to review your supplies, and check-lists for emergencies. Especially your "72 hr Deployment Kit" that you have already pre-packed with an inventory and positioned with a list of items that need to be added to it on your way out the door.
If you are not an Amateur Radio Operator you can see, Amateur (Ham) Radio is not just morse code, vacuum tubes and shortwave anymore.. There are satellites to relay from, portable battery sets you can build youself to take hiking with a thin wire as your antenna, slow scan television to send a image across the county or the world, voice, data, packet, morse code, radios for your purse, pocket, mobile or table top at home all for you to communicate with. MORSE CODE IS NOLONGER A REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSING!
The members of the Trinity County Amateur Radio Club invite you to their meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of every month in Weaverville and other locations throughout the year. The TCARC may be contacted through PO Box 2283 in Weaverville,CA 96093 or E-MAIL from their website.
The members would be happy to help you obtain a license. Now, in recent years you nolonger need to be a part-time rocket scientist with lots of pens in your pocket, and calculator on your belt to be licensed... just the desire to communicate and serve your community. Simple self-study books are availiable for about $20.00 and a great deal of information is "online".
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Last Updated: July 12, 2007
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