The last weekend of June each year the amateur radio operators of the United States and Canada take to the fields for our fieldday contest.
The Hidden Valleys Amateur Radio Club of South Western Wisconsin will be setting up operations in the Parking lot of the Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, Fennimore, Wisconsin.
All fieldday operations are conducted with emergency power, battery, solar or generator to simulate operations during emergencies. This contest enables us to hone our skills for emgergency operations should they ever be needed. Portable antennas will be set up along with various types of radios in our attempt to make as many radio contacts as possible over a twentyfour period.
Set up will begin at 9:00 AM Saturday June 28th 2003, with radio contests beginning at 12:00 Noon until Noon Sunday June 29th. The equipment will then be taken down and stored until next year or if an emergency requires their use before hand.
Records will be kept by each operating group to see who does the best job in making contacts.
The Dubuque, Iowa radio club will be operating from the Red Cross Site in Dubuque, Iowa.
The public is invited to visit, ask questions and make a radio contact if they so desire.