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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sun Jun 09 2019 01:06 pm

Field Day (22/23 June) is less than three weeks away, are you and your
team/club ready?

Speaking of getting ready for Field Day, give some thought to reaching
out to those you and your club helped get their ticket recently. Extend
them an invitation and help get them on the air. For many this could be
their first ever contact, for others it may provide the spark to
upgrade.

This year after spending the past two traveling around the state to
visit many of the field day operations, I will be working with my home
club for Field Day. We are hoping to have many of the young scouts the
club has been helping to receive their licenses while working on the
Radio Science Merit badge. I hope that you will all have a wonderful
event and look forward to working you on the air during the event.

The Arkansas Section was proud to accept this years Amateur Radio Week
Proclamation (16th June thru the 23th June) from Governor Asa Hutchinson
on 16-May-2019.

Thanks to "The Mayor" KD5LBE for facilitating the Amateur Radio Week
Proclamation!

Arkansas Governor's 2019 Amateur Radio Week Proclamation download link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uPi-G3-xqwDRLbdbLk_uM1Z93rZhCljJ/
view?usp=sharing

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ARRL Arkansas Section
Section Manager: James D Ferguson Jr, N5LKE
[email protected]
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As a side note, here are 2 stories from the June 7, 2019 Edition of
Amateur Radio Newsline on Field Day:

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FIELD DAY: THINK ABOUT TRYING SATELLITE

PAUL/ANCHOR: On the ham radio calendar in North America, June 22nd and
23rd can mean only one big thing: ARRL Field Day. Neil Rapp, WB9VPG,
tells us what's happening in the sky that weekend.

NEIL: AMSAT is taking Field Day to a higher level. While the ARRL
sponsors the terrestrial version of the event, the Radio Amateur
Satellite Corporation will be operating its own Field Day, satellite
style. The exchange is the same as for Field Day on the ground. Hams
are encouraged to make use of analogue and digital satellites. Yes,
that includes the International Space Station, if it is operating voice
at the time you're on the air - however, AMSAT is setting a limit of
one QSO per FM satellite, and that includes the ISS, to avoid issues
with congestion.

No points will be given for contacts beyond the one allowed for each
single-channel FM Satellite.

The AMSAT website has posted a table, listing satellites that will be
operational during Field Day. To see the list, and a full set of rules,
visit amsat dot org slash field hyphen day (amsat.org/field-day). AMSAT
also advises hams to keep an eye on Twitter for the status of AO-92.
The satellite may be in L/v mode during the first part of Field Day.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.

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FIELD DAY: THINK ABOUT TRYING DIGITAL

PAUL/ANCHOR: Of course, Field Day isn't always about scoring points.
It's about education too. Here's Jack Parker, W8ISH.

JACK: Although contacts made using internet-assisted modes don't count
for points during ARRL Field Day, here's a way to score big points with
Field Day visitors: make some Field Day contacts on DMR using the
QuadNet Array, which is accessible by D-STAR, Brandmeister, DMR Plus,
and Fusion.

Jeff, VE6DV, said that traffic on the QuadNet Array during last year's
Field Day was a big hit, with lots of Field Day stations, and provided
nonlicensed visitors to Field Day activations in Canada, and the United
States a way to make their first on-air contatcts, with the help of a
licensed control operator.

Jeff wrote in an email: [quote] "Since Field Day is as much about public
outreach as it is about the final point total, having a station that
allows you to demonstrate all aspects of the hobby to the public, is a
great way to teach visitors about what we can do." [endquote]

Anyone with questions can contact the QuadNet administrators at admins
at openquad dot net ([email protected])

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jack Parker, W8ISH.

(QUADNET ARRAY)

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From what I understand, while you can NOT get points per any "internet
contact", you CAN get a 100 point "educational/demo bonus". And, 100
points is better than none.

I will be doing The Food Net on The QuadNet Array that night, starting
at 8pm US Eastern Time (0000 UTC).

Daryl Stout, WX4QZ
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