Field Day Propagation: Don't Get Your Hopes Up

摘要

The annual ARRL Field Day is always the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and running through 2059 UTC Sunday. This year, Field Day is June 25-26. The official Field Day 2016 rules express the idea that we should stretch our imaginations and think of ways to expand our experience in amateur radio. There are some new rules, and social media is recognized. As usual, though, it is a time for the pursuit of contacts, to "work as many stations as possible on any and all amateur bands (excluding the 60, 30, 17, and 12-meter bands) and, in doing so, to learn to operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions. A premium is placed on developing skills to meet the challenges of emergency preparedness as well as to acquaint the general public with the capabilities of amateur radio."