Saturday, June 28, 11:00 am – Sunday, June 29, 2:00 pm
Lunch (provided by the club): Saturday 1:00 pm
Breakfast (provided by the club): Sunday 8:00 am
What is ARRL Field Day?
ARRL Field Day is the most popular on-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June of each year, thousands of amateur operators set up portable stations and communicate with each other over distances great and small. It is a time when many aspects of Amateur Radio come together to highlight our many roles and interests. Field Day is a picnic, a campout, practice for emergencies, an informal contest, and most of all, FUN!
Where will it be?
This year’s Field Day will be held at Lowell State Recreation Site, 850 Shore Line Dr., Lowell, OR 974525
No parking fee
Park amenities
Lowell State Recreation Site has a large covered pavilion with picnic tables, water, electricity, BBQ, swim beach, and a kid’s playground.
Station & Parking Map
Here are where stations are going to be. Please allow visitors to use the spaces closest to the Welcome Area at the pavilion.
Nighttime operation
Overnight operators may sign up for a time slot and park overnight. Park gates close at 9:00 pm Saturday evening and re-open Sunday morning.
Field Day gives the public a first-hand opportunity to experience Amateur Radio.
2023 Field Day video with Valley Radio Club of Oregon
Field Day includes friendly competition.
Radio operators earn points for each unique contact they make over the air. There are also incentives to get non-hams and youth on the air.
Points available:
| Regular contacts, called QSOs (using <150 watts of power) The same station using Morse code, digital, and voice are considered separate contacts (except 10m and up) |
2 pts/contact |
| Youth making a contact | 20 pts/youth |
| Promoting Field Day via social media (Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube) | 100 pts |
| 100% Emergency power | 100 pts |
| GOTA* Bonus (if 20 or more up to 100) | 1 pt/contact/operator |
| GOTA* Coach present | double above |
| Media Publicity (if local media runs some) | 100 pts |
| Set-up in Public Place | 100 pts |
| Information Booth | 100 pts |
| Message to ARRL SM/SEC sent | 100 pts |
| W1AW Field Day Message (if copied) | 100 pts |
| NTS/ICS-213 messages handled (up to 100) | 10 pts/message |
| Satellite QSO completed (only 1 required) | 100 pts |
| Natural power QSOs completed | 100 pts |
| Site Visit by Invited Elected Official | 100 pts |
| Site Visit by Invited Served Agency Official | 100 pts |
| Educational Activity Bonus | 100 pts |
| Safety Officer Bonus | 100 pts |
| Field Day web app submission | 50 pts |
*GOTA = Get-on-the-Air station specifically for new hams and guests to make a radio contact with a trained coach.
Details at http://arrl.org/field-day-rules
