Calendar

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This page describes some of the specific actions that need to be taken leading up to and on Field Day.

Spring 2025

• [] Add info to ARRL Field Day website. W3TM

May 2024

June 2024

4 weeks out

• Add event to web-based activity calendars.
  • WSPU activity calendar.
  • State College dot com calendar.
• Send invitations to other groups
  • Pack 67 Cub Scouts. W3TM per email with Marissa Vicere.
  • Central PA Observers. W3TM.
• Draft and send invitations to elected officials. W3TM.
• Draft and send invitation to served agency official W3TM.
• Schedule Porta-Potty Cleaning. K3CWP
• Distribute survey. W3TM

3 weeks out

• Draft press release and send to media outlets. H3LP.
• Evaluate survey results; assign volunteers to teams. W3TM
• Send emails to specific volunteer teams. W3TM:
  • Food. H3LP
  • Ed Activity. H3LP
  • PR. H3LP

2 weeks out

• Test networked logging. N3LI
  • Phone
  • CW
  • WSJT-X
  • fldigi
  • VarAC
  • JS8Call

Week of event

• Confirm mowing. W3TM.
  • If not mowed by Wed 6/19, let K9SDW know
• Order food
  • [] Order lunch for Saturday from Subway
  • Dinner Saturday from TBD
  • Lunch Sunday from TBD
• Buy food and drink
  • Water & soda
  • Coffee
    • Bag/ground
    • Pods
  • Chips
  • Cookies
  • Fruit
• Assess supplies
  • Paper goods
  • Cups
  • Utencils
  • Napkins
  • Paper towels
  • Trash bags
• Buy needed supplies
  • Septic-safe toilet paper
• Clean-up station interior
  • Dust or vacuum all surfaces
  • Sweep, vacuum, & mop
  • Move excess gear from shack to shed
  • Clean cooler
• Set Yagi antenna orientations
  • 80 ft tower to the west. W3TM.
  • 60 ft tower to the south. W3TM.
• Add Field Day indicator to W3TM-11 APRS I-Gate. W3TM

Field Day Weekend (June 21 - 23)

Friday, June 21

Saturday, June 22

• Buy ice.
• Set up food & drink. Set-up Committee; Food Committee.
  • Pick up Subway.
• Set up info table. Info Table Committee

Warning

2:00 PM EDT (1800 UTC) Field Day begins

Staff Field Station/Info Table 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Field Station Committee

• Host educational activity. Time TBD. Ed Committee
• Pick-up pizza. Time TBD. (people.qmd#food-comm)

Sunday, June 23

Warning

Staff Field Station/Info Table 11:00 am - 2:00 pm. Field Station Committee

2:00 PM EDT (1800 UTC) Field Day ends

Week after

• Clean logs and submit to ARRL.