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The Field Day site is at the Picnic Pavilion, about 200 yards south of the Heublein Tower in Talcott Mountain State Park . The Heublein Tower is located 1.5 miles by foot from the Talcott Mountain State Park parking lot. Main entrance is on Simsbury Road (CT Route 178). Automobile access to our site is via Montevideo Road off US Route 44 at the top of Avon Mountain (right hand turn going west from West Hartford to Avon). There is 24-hour access to flush toilets and running water. The club applies annually for a permit to use the facilities for the two days of the contest.
Field Day setup is at 8:00 AM (6:00 AM for the early bird crew) on Saturday. The Contest starts at 2:00PM Saturday and ends at 2:00 PM Sunday. Talk-in is on the W1CWA repeater, 146.82, -600Khz offset, No PL.
The station Class for the contest is usually 3A and typically there are are 4 HF antennas erected. Other modes are data, VHF and satellite with specific equipment and antennas erected for these modes.
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