{"id":9446,"date":"2023-06-24T14:57:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T21:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/?p=9446"},"modified":"2023-06-24T14:57:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T21:57:01","slug":"amateur-radio-field-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/2023\/06\/24\/amateur-radio-field-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Amateur Radio Field Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I took a break from our usual Saturday activities at home to visit with the Hassayampa Amateur Radio Klub<\/a> at their Field Day site in the Garcia Schoolhouse<\/a> near Old Downtown Wickenburg<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Day<\/a> is an annual event in which amateur radio clubs and individual amateurs can participate to demonstrate their emergency communications capabilities. <\/p>\n

I took my camera and got a few shots of the operation; there were three stations working in the schoolhouse. The first station seen in the (clickable) image below is the CW station, or communications via Morse Code. I am surprised that having been off the air for a while that I could still copy the Morse callsigns and text in my head as I listened.<\/p>\n

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The next station seen below is a digital modes station; there are several digital modes available and they all work to transmit text or possibly images via a computer interface.<\/p>\n

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The third and final station is a voice mode station that probably is using a popular voice mode called Single Sideband<\/a> (SSB).<\/p>\n

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All of the stations had a computer on the side to perform the logging necessary for the contacts made. Logs are submitted to the ARRL which issues awards to contest winners in the various categories. <\/p>\n

I have to admit that I thought about getting back on the air, but some matters related to home repair will have to take precedence. More on that situation at another time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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