Category Archives: Field Day

Happy New Year 2026!!

Posted on January 1, 2026 by robert

With the love and care of my bride and help from many good friends, I survived 2025.  While it was a very chaotic year, there were still many fun things that happened along the way. In terms of POTA, I … Continue reading →

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Pre-Field Day IC-9700 Calibration

Posted on June 23, 2025 by robert

Its that time of year again, when I do pass predictions for all active satellites prior to Field Day for my club in Portsmouth RI.  In addition, it is important to confirm that my rig is properly calibrated (uplink offset … Continue reading →

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Daylight Satellite Passes for Field Day 2024

Posted on June 15, 2024 by robert

The document attached has all the current FM and Linear Satellite passes during daylight hours for FN41 (Rhode Island) Field Day 2024 Satellite Passes

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Bands dead for Field Day?

Posted on June 25, 2022 by robert

Conditions don’t seem very good.  G0 magnetic, but almost no absorption.  Critical frequency 5 MHz, MUF 18 MHz.  A-Index 10, Kp 3, SFI/SFN 115/60, Absorption very low. Don’t understand things. Total global spots on 80/40/20/15/10: My spots on 40m:  

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Another Field Day Completed

Posted on June 28, 2020 by robert

Field Day 2020 is now in the log.  As so many others did, I operated from home, class 1E, aggregating my score with Newport County Radio Club. Good thing I spent a bunch of time on my bonus points, because … Continue reading →

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