The SPARC Field Day 2023 will be held this year at the Loudoun County Sheriff Sub-Station, i.e., Eastern Loudoun Station (ELS), in Sterling, VA, on 24-25 June 2023.


Pictures from Field Day.  Some really good photos.


QSOs by Operator:

This ia a list of operators who made the contacts as taken from the logging computers.  This does not include the loggers who helped. And may reflect some operators who did nto enter their call sign when taking over a station.



Plus Steve, KS1G also made 4 satellite QSOs for a total of 420 QSOs.


Participants and Visitors:

Participants
Bud Aiello, W4KSN
Jim Babcock, N4FAF
Steven Balik, KN4BGW
Jeff Barr, KB4IWD
Earl Boatman, KB0NRK
Mary Boatman, KK4HMX
Eric Carlson, AJ4LN
Steve Flaherty, KQ4HDJ
Adrienne Free, K3MAF
Angel Garay, NR3N
Steve Greene, KS1G
Fary Guiffrida, KQ4HKM
Conrad Johnson, N4ZQA
John Lagozzino, KK4AHY
Evan Mann, KM4SK
Gordon Miller, NQ4K
Scott Morse, WB6EFW
John Murphy, N3QT
Marty Schulman, NV3H
Gerald Stueve, K4INT
Paul Tabler, KK4AIA
Larry Wright, W8ANT
Suzin Wright, N8SEM

Visitors
Norm Larson, KN4TDB
Rhett Linke, KQ4GWZ
Mark Schutt, KI4CTR
Chip Gobs, W3TNC
Ammar Ratnani
Jack, K4JWG
Larry Harbour, KC4SQJ
Ken Morrill, KD2FKI



Field Day Submission.  Here is our official submission to ARRL:

Entry received at: 2023-07-03 20:00:09

Call Used: K4NVA     GOTA Station Call: (NONE)     ARRL/RAC Section: VA     Class: 3A

Participants: 23     Club/Group Name: Sterling Park ARC

Power Source(s): Commercial

Power Multiplier: 2X

Preliminary Total Score: 2,074

Bonus Points:
  Media Publicity                                 100 - File [SPARC_Field_Day_Media.pdf] previously uploaded
  Public location                                 100
  Public information table                        100 - Documented by Public_Information_Table-smaller.jpg
  Formal message to ARRL SM/SEC                   100 - File [2023_FD_Formal_Messages.pdf] previously uploaded
  W1AW Field Day message                          100 - File [2023_FD_Bulletin.txt] previously uploaded
  Formal messages handled (10 x 10, max of 100)   100 - File [2023_FD_Messages_Book_of_10.pdf] previously uploaded
  Natural power QSOs completed                    100 - File [Natural Power QSOs.txt] previously uploaded
  Safety officer                                  100 - File [FieldDay_24_25Jun2023_Safety_ChkLst.pdf] previously uploaded
  Social media                                    100
  Satellite QSO                                   100
  Entry submitted via web                          50
Total bonus points                              1,050

Score Summary: (File [K4NVA_incl_Sat.log] previously uploaded)
                  CW  Digital  Phone  Total
   Total QSOs     91      0     330
 Total Points    182      0     330    512   Claimed Score = (QSO points x power mult) = 1,024

Submitted by: Gordon R Miller, NQ4K   [email protected]

Band/Mode QSO Breakdown:
               CW          Digital      Phone
            QSOs Pwr(W)  QSOs Pwr(W)  QSOs Pwr(W)
      160m                                      
       80m     9   100                 106   100
       40m    81   100                 119   100
       20m                              72   100
       15m     1   100                  28   100
       10m                                      
        6m                                      
        2m                                      
       222                                      
       432                                      
     Other                                      
 Satellite                               5     5
      GOTA                                      
     TOTAL    91            0          330


Plan:  We will operate a station for Field Day.  Plan posted on 9 June 2023. Updated on 23 June 20 June 16 June 2023.


History.  This is how we did in the past.

We did not have a Field Day in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

   2022   overall ranking was   333  of  4,930 entries with   3,810 points and   754 QSOs
   2019   overall ranking was   443  of  3,112 entries with   3,162 points and   630 QSOs
   2018   overall ranking was   384  of  2,902 entries with   3,754 points and   899 QSOs
   2017   overall ranking was   301  of  2,965 entries with   4,594 points and 1,134 QSOs
   2016   overall ranking was   242  of  2,696 entries with   4,768 points and 1,101 QSOs
   2015   overall ranking was   840  of  2,720 entries with   2,192 points and   502 QSOs
   2014   overall ranking was   188  of  2,687 entries with   5,712 points and 1,447 QSOs  
   2013   overall ranking was    48  of  2,548 entries with   9,736 points and 2,662 QSOs   
   2012   overall ranking was   100  of  2,617 entries with   8,178 points and 2,150 QSOs
   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