Field
Day
2011
was held on Saturday, 25 Jun 11 at 1000 Local,
when set up began, and ends on Sunday, 26 Jun 11 at 1400 Local at Park
View High School in Sterling, VA. Antenna rope stringing was on Friday,
24 June 11 at 7PM Local
Overall Results
The results for the 2011 Field Day (as compared to previous years) are:
2011 overall ranking was 60 of 2,632 entries with 10,054 points and 2,797 QSOs
2010 overall ranking was 84
of 2,617 entries with 8,372 points and 2,120 QSOs
2009
overall ranking was 90 of
2,612 entries with 8,210 points and 2,217 QSOs
2008
overall ranking was 112 of 2,409 entries with
7,000 points and 1,922 QSOs
2007
overall ranking was 184 of 2,333 entries
with 5,846 points and 1,403 QSOs
2006
overall ranking was 210
of 2,184 entries with 5,554 points and
1,327 QSOs
2005 overall ranking was 242
of 2,202 entries with 5,126 points and
1,330 QSOs
2004 overall ranking was 262
of 2,250 entries with 5,042
points and 1,236 QSOs
2003 overall ranking was 589
of 2,085 entries with 2,748 points and
715 QSOs
2002 overall ranking was 367
of 2,100 entries with 4,452 points and 1,280 QSOs
And we were:
10 overall in 3A
6th overall in Roanoke Section
4th overall in Virginia.
Initial Results
Dick, W2YE, reports:
Hi, key SPARC Field Day folks. Here is the results of our activity as
I have submitted to ARRL. The documentation package will be mailed
shortly. Let me know if you see any problems.
Despite a revised location and new software package, I think our results
were outstanding. If my submission is accepted as submitted, we actually
broke 10K points!
ARRL Field Day Entry Form
Datestamp: 2011-07-08 07:20:42 PDT
Call Used: K4NVA GOTA Station Call: NQ4K ARRL/RAC Section: VA Class: 3A
Participants: 25 Club/Group Name: Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club
Power Source(s): Generator, Battery, Solar
Power Multiplier: 2X
Bonus Points:
100% Emergency power 300
Media Publicity 100
Set-up in Public Place 100
Information Booth 100
NTS message to ARRL SM/SEC 100
W1AW Field Day Message 100
Formal NTS messages handled - No.=10 100
Satellite QSO completed 100
Natural power QSOs completed 100
Site Visit by invited elected official 100
Site Visit by invited served agency official 100
Youth participation 60
Youth operators=3
Youth participants=3
GOTA Bonus 360
Submitted via the Web 50
Educational activity 100
Total Bonus Points 1,870
Score Summary:
CW Digital Phone Total
Total QSOs 1268 27 1502
Total Points 2536 54 1502 4092 Claimed Score = 8,184
Submitted by:
Richard Maylott, W2YE
Call Box 599
Sterling, VA, 20167
E-mail: RWMaylott@aol.com
Comments:
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Band/Mode QSO Breakdown:
CW Digital Phone
QSOs Pwr(W) QSOs Pwr(W) QSOs Pwr(W)
160m
80m 92 100 229 100
40m 510 100 27 100 146 100
20m 485 100 85 100
15m 162 100 345 100
10m 19 100 416 100
6m 85 100
2m 2 100
1.25
Other
Satellite 1 100
GOTA 193 100
TOTAL 1268 27 1502
GOTA Bonus: GOTA Coach - Double Bonus Points
Name/Call QSOs Bonus Points
Adam, (NONE) 20 40
Chris, (NONE) 20 40
Not Provided, KK4AIA 41 80
Misc., (NONE) 112 200
73, Dick, W2YE
Newspaper Article
Jim, AF4MO, did submit information to The
Loudoun Times Mirror about ourfield day event. It appeared in the July 29th.
"Indie" section of the Loudoun Times
Mirror.However, the newspaper combined the information of
our field day and LARG'sfield day into one confusing article. Jim will
contact them tomorrow to resolve the problem.
I am attaching the article for you to laugh about.
At least a news media article wasattempted for our 100 points.
73,
Duane - K4UW
73,
Duane - K4UW
Field Day Pictures
Some
pictures of all (big web page ~3MB).
Field Day is Over
26 June 2011
I did not believe I could have more fun at Field Day than last year, but I did.
The site was very nice.
We were closer together,
we got much more visitor traffic,
we had more people at the GOTA station,
the weather was pleasant,
we had one more tent for more shade,
we had some new members come out for the first time,
we got a satellite QSO,
we had a few exciting moments at the beginning
when the computers would not work
We had some exciting moments when the radios interfered
with each other,
Most club members came out,
10M and 6M came on strong,
and WE SCORED MORE QSOS. I had a great time.
73, Gordon, NQ4K
Field Day has Started
24 June 11: Hi,
We got a good start on field day this evening at the Antenna Rope
Hanging. Many people showed up and we had a very enjoyable 1-1/2 hours.
We have a new leader in the rope hanging contest - the sharp-eyed
sling-shotters who put the line over light towers.
Don, K7CS, scored 0 ropes hung.
Dick, W2YE, scored 0 ropes hung.
Bill, WF1L, scored 1 rope hung
(using Dick's EZ-Hang slingshot and with one shot)
Paul, K4PDF, scored 3 ropes hung.
Thanks to all who came out.
Slightly updated plan is on the web site.
http://www.qsl.net/sterling/Field_Day/2011FD/2011FD_Plan.html
Still have some room for more operators.
Group photo will be taken at 1330. This should be the time after we
finish setting up and before the contest starts at 1400.
See you tomorrow at 1000.
73, Gordon, NQ4K
The Plan
13 June 11:
Initial plan
is
available
for review and comment based upon the discussion at the May and June
Club Meetings (including Jim, KF4PWL; and Don, K7CS, suggestions on new
layout for the new location this year.
Change to N1MM
16
June 11: Early in the SPARC year, the Club made a committment to
change our logging software from CTWin to N1MM. We had two practice
setup sessions: 3 Feb 11 and 30 Apr 11.
A Goal
In order to move up in the
rankings based upon last year's log
entries:
Another 264 points moves us to a ranking of 75
Another 1000 ppints moves us to a ranking of 62
Another 2000 points moves us to a ranking of 45
Doubling our score moves us to a ranking of 5
Past Performance
We have made continuous improvement over the years.
Overall
2010 overall ranking was 84
of 2,617 entries with 8,372 points and 2,120 QSOs
2009
overall ranking was 90 of
2,612 entries with 8,210 points and 2,217 QSOs
2008
overall ranking was 112 of 2,409 entries with
7,000 points and 1,922 QSOs
2007
overall ranking was 184 of 2,333 entries
with 5,846 points and 1,403 QSOs
2006
overall ranking was 210
of 2,184 entries with 5,554 points and
1,327 QSOs
2005 overall ranking was 242
of 2,202 entries with 5,126 points and
1,330 QSOs
2004 overall ranking was 262
of 2,250 entries with 5,042
points and 1,236 QSOs
2003 overall ranking was 589
of 2,085 entries with 2,748 points and
715 QSOs
2002 overall ranking was 367
of 2,100 entries with 4,452 points and 1,280 QSOs
Congratulations!