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Field Day 2011: Report and Results

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Results

Once again the club participated in the ARRL's annual Field Day event.  During a 24 hour period (2 p.m. Saturday June 25 to 2 p.m. Sunday June 26), hams in the US and Canada tried to make as many radio contacts as possible using radios running on emergency power (batteries, generators, solar panels, etc.). In addition, we used the event to promote ham radio participation to the general public, as well as our emergency support capabilities to the public, elected officials, and emergency response organizations, such as the Red Cross.

This year due to last minute changes we staffed only our main station in the field behind the Governor Livingston (GL) High School in Berkeley Heights at an elevation of 535 feet  atop the second Watchung Mountain.

At the GL site we ran 4 operating stations in portable shelters:

• 1 VHF station on 2 and 6 meters (single side band voice and Morse code) using rotatable beams on a tower and,

• 3 HF stations on 10 through 80 meters (one ran  mostly SSB, the second SSB and CW and the third was a Get on the Air, GOTA, station).

To make sure no one went hungry, a kitchen -- complete with gas grill -- was setup to provide cold beverages, meals, and snacks .  Many folks stepped in and nobody went hungry or without a chance to operate.

With beautiful clear weather -- pleasant temperatures and just the right breeze everyone had a great time.   The band conditions were excellent, threatened nastiness from a CME a few days previous didn't happen, and  6 meter VHF was spectacular.  On HF all bands were very active with 15 meters providing a great, sunspot driven addition to this year's activities.

The GOTA station was also a success this year and, for the first time, honored Jerry Sevick (SK) by use of his call, W2FMI, that, has been assigned to the club.

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2011 Results:

N2XJ finished #1 for Class 2A in NJ  and #47 nationwide for Class 2A. Our station made 2,062 QSO's and had a grand total of 6,120 points. We had a total of XX operators who put N2XJ on the air.

A. N2XJ Results:

Score Summary:

	CW	Digital	Phone	Total
Total QSOs	273	20	1769	xxx
Total Points	546	40	1769	2355	Claimed QSO Score = 4,710    (QSOs x 2 multiplier)

Total 2011 Score (QSOs and Bonus Pts): 6,120