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The Kinston Amateur Radio Society is a group of amateur radio operators in Kinston, North Carolina which is in Lenoir County, NC.

  • Monthly Meeting

Field Day June 27 & 28

Field day is upon us.  We will need lots of folks to assists, with set up, operations, logging, and tear down.  We will be operating for 24 hours thus the need for operators and loggers.  Sometime in the 5 to 6 o’clock hour on Saturday the 27th we will have a meal…hamburgers, hotdogs and some sides.  We will be taking donations at time to offset the cost of the meal….so come on out for the meal and socialize with your fellow club members. Visit our operations and chip in to help.

We will have stations on 10, 15, 20 and 40 meters SSB, also CW operations which will cover all bands as they open and close.  Additionally, we will have a GOTA station (Get On The Air).  I you know of anyone interested (unlicensed) they can operate from the GOTA station.  If you are licensed and have been inactive for the past year you can operate the GOTA Station as well.  Lastly, if you are a new Ham in the last year, active or no, you can operate the GOTA station.

On Saturday the 27th Jim Hinnant will be holding an on-site class for Station Grounding.  Check the schedule for time.

Schedule:

Friday 26th

0900 – start set-up (hope to get the majority of work done during this time)

Saturday 27th

0900 – 1400 set-up continues
1200 – Class on Station Grounding
1400 – Operations start (start time will be announced by cannon fire)
1700 – 1800 Meal time (meal time will be announced by cannon fire)

We will continue to operate all night if the bands remain open, if the bands close, we will go home get some rest and be back in the morning around 0600.

Sunday 28th

Continue operations until 13.59.59 (or 2 pm)
1400 – Start tear-down & continue the site is cleaned up.

If you have to come back over the next several days to collect your stuff, that is acceptable.

As the Field Day Coordinator I have two requests.

  1. If you have an awning tent, bring it…. for rain or shine.
  2. If you know of anyone under 18 years of age invite them out to operate…. we get bonus points for any youth participation

Thank you and hope to see everyone on Friday or Saturday.

Pete WA5T