FARS - 2025 Field Day

2025 FARS Field Day [2024] [2025] [2026]

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[FARS Field Day 2009]

The Foothills Amateur Radio Society participated in the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) 2025 Field Day event on Saturday June 28^th and Sunday June 29^th.

This event was open to the public and visitors were welcomed from 11 AM until 9 PM on Saturday, June 28^th. Also on Sunday June 29^th from 7 AM until 11 AM. Field Day was an opportunity to see Amateur Radio in action and even participate. Learn about ham radio by participating.

We had a Get On The Air (GOTA) station where new hams and unlicensed people operated an amateur radio station.

Field Day Rules and FAQs:

Field Day Rules (online version)
Field Day Rules (brief) [PDF] [92K/7pgs]
2025 Field Day Packet [PDF] [1.3M/40pgs].

Or visit the ARRL Field Day site.

Here's an Article on the FARS 2007 Field Day from “100 Watts Magazine” a Thai HAM radio magazine. Thanks Nimit, HS1IFU/K6XOX.

John L. Gaffey, WS1EA has written a helpful primer for organizing your own Field Day event.

FARS operated in the 3A category, with three primary HF radio stations on emergency power at a temporary location. We had five (total) operating radio stations:

HF High Band station operating Single Sideband (SSB) voice on 10/15/20 meters;
HF Mid Band station operating Single Sideband (SSB) voice, and CW on 20/40 meters;
HF Low Band station operating Single Sideband (SSB) voice, and CW on 40 meters during the day, and 80/160 meters at night;

Plus bonus stations:

VHF/UHF station;
Get On The Air (GOTA) station (for visitors);

Field Day Captains
KA6MZE	Phil, KA6MZE (our Radio Officer) is in charge of Field Day.
AA6PZ	The captain for the HF High band station is Paul, AA6PZ The HF High Band station operates Single Side Band (SSB) Voice on 10/15/20 meters.
WU6P	The captain for the HF Mid band station is Nian, WU6P. The HF Mid Band station operates Single Side Band (SSB) Voice, and CW on 20/40 meters.
KA6MZE	The captain for our HF Low station is Phil, KA6MZE. The HF Low Band/CW station operates Single Side Band (SSB) Voice, and CW on 40/80/160 meters.
KA6MZE	Our captain for our VHF station is Phil, KA6MZE. The VHF/UHF station operates VHF/UHF voice on 6 meters, 2 meters,and 70cm, and possibly above.
W6VYC K9STV	Our captains for the HF GOTA station are Dave, W6VYC and Stiv K9STV The GOTA (Get On The Air) station operates HF. The GOTA station is intended to get new/inactive radio operators on the air. This station is meant to allow non-licensed persons a chance experience amateur radio by doing it.

Visitors

We welcomed visitors from the general public to our Amateur Radio Field Day between 11 AM until 9 PM on Saturday, June 28^th. Also on Sunday June 29^th from 7 AM until 11 AM.

More information

FARS 2009 Field Day Pictures.
FARS 2008 Field Day Pictures.
FARS 2007 Field Day Pictures.
FARS 2005 Field Day Pictures.
FARS 2004 Field Day Report; pictures July 2004 Newsletter.
FARS 2003 Field Day Report; more pictures July 2003 Newsletter.
FARS 2002 Field Day Report.
Pictures from the 2001 FARS Field Day.
Pictures from the 2000 FARS Field Day.
Pictures from the 1999 FARS Field Day.
Pictures from the 1998 FARS Field Day.
Field Day information at the ARRL's web site.