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Field Day Rules



     1) Eligibility: Field Day is opened competitively to all

amateurs in the ARRL/CRRL Field Organization (plus Yukon and

NWT). Foreign stations may be contacted for credit, but are not

eligible to compete.

     2) Object: To work as many stations as possible on any or

all amateur bands (except 10 MHz) and, in doing so, to learn to

operate in abnormal situations under less-than-optimum

conditions. A premium is placed on skills and equipment developed

to meet the challenge of emergency preparedness and to acquaint

the public with the capabilities of Amateur Radio.

     3) Dates: June 27-28, 1992.

     4) Field Day Period: From 1800 UTC Saturday until 2100 UTC

Sunday. Class A and Class B (see below) stations who do not begin

setting up until 1800 UTC Saturday may operate the entire Field

Day period of 27 hours. Others must begin their setup no earlier

that 1800 UTC Friday, and may operate no more than 24 consecutive

hours; ie, once on-the-air Field Day operation has started, it

must end 24 hours from that point.

     5) Entry Categories: Field Day entries are classified

according to the maximum number of simultaneous transmitted

signals, followed by the designation of the nature of the

individual or group participation. Below 30 MHz, once a

transmitter is used for a contact on a band, it must remain on

that band for at least 15 minutes. During this 15-minute period,

the transmitter is considered to be transmitting a signal,

whether it is or not, for purpose of determining transmitter

class. Switching devices prohibited.

          (Class A) Club/nonclub portable: Club groups (or

nonclub groups with three or more licensed amateurs) set up

specifically for Field Day. Such stations must be located in

places that are not regular station locations, and must use no

facilities installed for permanent station use, nor any

structures installed permanently for Field Day use. Stations must

be operated under one call sign (except when the

Novice/Technician position is used) and under the control of a

single licensee or trustee for each entry. All equipment

(including antennas) must lie within a circle whose diameter does

not exceed 300 meters (1000 feet). All contacts must be made with

transmitter(s) and receiver(s) operating independent of

commercial mains. Entrants who, for one reason of another,

operate a transmitter or receiver from commercial mains for one

or more contacts will be listed separately at the end of their

class.

     Any Class A group whose entry classification is two or more

transmitters (non-Novice) may also use one Novice/Technician

operating position (Novice bands only) without changing its basic

entry classification. For Field Day purposes only, any Canadian

"Amateur" licensee, who has been licensed for less than six

months prior to Field Day, shall be considered a "Novice" to

provide a means for Canadian Field Day Class A stations with two

or more transmitters to participate with a "Novice/Technician"

operating position. This "Canadian Novice station" is restricted

to the US Novice sub-bands and power/mode restrictions. The

Novice/Technician station (including antennas) should be set up

and operated by Novice and Technician licensees and should use

the call sign of one of the Novice/Technician operators.

          (Class A--Battery) Club/nonclub portable: Club groups

(or non club groups with three or more licensed amateurs) set up

specifically for Field Day and all contacts are made using an

output power of 5 W or less and the power source is other than

commercial mains or motor-driven generator (eg, batteries, solar

cells, water-driven generators). Other provisions are the same as

for class A.

          (Class B) One- or two-person portable: Nonclub stations

set up and operated by not more than two licensed amateurs will

be placed in Class B. Other provisions are the same as for Class

A. One- and two-person Class B entries will be listed separately

in the results.

          (Class B--Battery) One- or two-person portable: Nonclub

stations set up and operated by not more than two licensed

amateurs and all contacts are made using an output power of 5 W

or less and the power source is other than commercial mains or

motor-driven generator (eg, batteries, solar cells, water-driven

generators). Other provisions are the same as for Class A. One-

and two-person Class B--Battery entries will be listed separately

in the results.

          (Class C) Mobile: Stations in vehicles capable of

operating while in motion and normally operated in this manner,

including antenna. This includes maritime and aeronautical

mobiles.

          (Class D) Home stations: Stations operating from

permanent or licensed station locations using commercial power.

Class D stations may count contacts only with Class A, B, C and E

Field Day groups for points.

          (Class E) Home stations--emergency power: Same as Class

D, but using emergency power for transmitters and receivers. Work

stations in Class A, B, C, D and E.

     6) Exchange: Stations in any ARRL/CRRL Section will exchange

their Field Day operating class and ARRL/CRRL Section (see page 8

in any QST). For example, if your club group was planning to

operate in the three-transmitter, Class A category from Missouri,

you would send "3 A Missouri". Foreign stations send RS(T) and

QTH.

     7) Miscellaneous Rules:

          A) Operators participating in Field Day may not, from

any other station, contact for point credit the Field Day

portable station of a group with which they participated.

          B) A station used to contact one or more Field Day

stations may not subsequently be used under any other call during

the Field Day period. Family stations are exempted.

          C) Each phone and each CW segment is considered as a

separate band. All voice communication contacts are equivalent,

and Packet/RTTY/ASCII/AMTOR is counted as CW. A station may be

worked once on each band. Crossband contacts are not allowed. The

use of more than one transmitter at the same time in a single

band is prohibited, except that a Novice/Technician position may

operate on any Novice band segment at any time. No repeater

contacts.

     8) Scoring: Scores are based on the number of valid contact

points times the multiplier corresponding to the highest power

used at any time during the Field Day period, plus bonus points.

Phone contacts count one point each, and CW contacts count two

points each. Power multipliers: If all contacts are made using an

output power of 5 W or less and if a power source other than

commercial mains or motor-driven generator is used (eg,

batteries, solar cells, water-driven generators), multiply by 5.

If any or all contacts are made using an output power of 150 W or

less, multiply by 2. Multiply by 1 if any or all contacts are

made using an output power over 150 watts. Batteries may be

charged while in use for Class C entries only. For other classes,

batteries charged during the Field Day period must be charged

from a power source independent of the commercial mains.

          A) Bonus points: The following bonus points will be

added to the score (after the multiplier is applied) to determine

the final score. Only Class A and B stations are eligible for

bonuses. Just check the box on the Field Day summary sheet to

indicate that you qualify for the bonus, and attach the necessary

proof.

               1) 100% emergency power: 100 points per

transmitter for 100% emergency power. All equipment and

facilities at the Field Day site must be operated from a source

independent of the commercial mains. Example: A club operating

3A, using 100% emergency power may claim 300 bonus points.

               2) Public relations:

                    A) 100 points for media publicity. Publicity

must be obtained or a bona fide attempt to obtain publicity must

be made. Evidence must be submitted in the form of a newspaper

clipping, a memo from a BC/TV station stating that publicity was

given or a copy of the material that was sent to the news media

for publicity purposes.

                    B) 100 points for physically locating in a

public place (eg shopping center, parks, etc) with significant

access by the public. The intent here is for Amateur Radio to be

on display to the public.

                    C) An additional 100 points can be earned by

such display stations in public places actively conducting an

information booth for the visiting public, and dispensing

information handouts, maintaining visitor's log, etc, as an

information/recruiting tool for Amateur Radio. Evidence submitted

for both (B) and (C) may consist of copies of handouts, visitor's

log, brief report on activities conducted, photos, etc.

               3) Message origination: 100 points for origination

of a message by the club president or other Field Day leader,

addressed to the SM or SEC, stating the club name (or nonclub

group), number of operators, field location and number of ARES

members participating. The message must be transmitted during the

Field Day period, and a fully serviced copy of it must be in

standard ARRL message form or no credit will be given.

               4) Message relay: 10 points for each message

received and relayed during the Field Day period, up to a maximum

of 100 points. Copies of each message, properly service, must be

included with the Field Day report.

               5) Satellite QSO: 100 points can be earned by

completing at least one QSO via satellite during the Field Day

period. The repeater provision of Rule 7C is waived for satellite

QSOs. A satellite station (one) does not count as an additional

transmitter. On the summary sheet, show satellite QSOs as a

separate "band".

               6) Natural Power: Field Day groups making a

minimum of five QSOs without using power from commercial mains or

petroleum derivatives can earn 100 points. Intuitively, this

means an "alternate" energy source of power such as solar, wind,

methane or grain alcohol. This includes batteries charged by

natural means (not dry cells). The natural-power station counts

as an additional transmitter. If you do not wish to change your

entry class, take one of your other transmitters off the air

while making the natural-power QSOs. A separate list of natural-

power QSOs should be enclosed with your entry.

               7) W1AW message: A bonus of 100 points will be

earned by copying a special ARRL Field Day bulletin sent over

W1AW on its regularly announced frequencies just before and

during Field Day. This message can be received directly from W1AW

or by any relay method. An accurate copy of the received message

should be included in your Field Day report.

               8) Packet Radio: 100 points can be earned by

completing at least one QSO on packet radio during the Field Day

period. The repeater provision of Rule 7C is waived for packet

radio QSOs. A packet station (one) does not count as an

additional transmitter. On the summary sheet, show packet radio

QSOs as a separate "band".

     9) Reporting: Entries must be postmarked by July 28, 1992.

No late entries can be accepted. A complete entry consists of an

official ARRL summary sheet (or reasonable facsimile) and a list

of stations worked on each band/mode during Field Day, plus bonus

proof. The list of stations worked on each band or mode may take

the form of official ARRL dupe sheets or an alphanumeric listing

of call signs worked per band and mode. This list may be

computer-generated. Incomplete or illegible entries will be

classified as checklogs. A copy of Field Day logs should be kept

by your Field Day group, but should not be sent in unless

specifically requested later by ARRL.

     10) Condition of Entry: Each entrant agrees to be bound by

the provisions, as well as the intent, of this announcement, the

regulations of his or her licensing authority and the decisions

of the ARRL Awards Committee.

     11) Disqualifications: See January 1992 QST, page 108.




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Send for Your Field Day Package


Send to HQ a 9- x 12-inch self-addressed envelope with 4 units of

First Class US postage or 4 IRCs for the official Field Day Entry

Package. This package includes 1 Publicity Kit, 1 Field Day

Summary Sheet, 1 large dupe sheet with instructions and a check

list to ensure that your entry is complete. If you require more

dupe sheets, indicate so in your request and affix 1 unit of

additional First Class postage to your SASE for each two

additional dupe sheets requested.





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W1AW Field Day Bulletin Schedule


     In addition to the regular schedule detailed on page 00 of

April QST, extra CW bulletins will be run at 1400 UTC (10 AM

EDT), and extra phone bulletins at 1500 UTC (11 AM EDT) both

Saturday and Sunday mornings.





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