MARC  WB3JOE/R  W3NWA  Southeastern PA

Field Day

ARRL Field Day - Summer Field Day - June 22-23, 2024

The ARRL sponsored Field Day exercise of emergency preparedness and amateur fellowship is always the fourth full weekend in June, rain or shine. MARC held the 2024 ARRL Field Day on June 22-23, 2024 at the Lower Providence Fire Company, located at Ridge Pike and Mount Kirk Avenue, Eagleville, PA, coordinates: 40.15729, -75.40317 (see the maps below). Talk-in is on the MARC 145.13 Paoli repeater.

All MARC members and their families were invited to a picnic at the site. MARC will beoperating class 3A.

Radio Merit Badge - Summer Field Day  - June 12, 19 and 22, 2024

MARC held a Radio Merit Badge session in conjunction with their annual ARRL Field Day - an event which allows Amateur Radio operators to practice their skills with emergency communications and to inform the public about the mission and value of amateur radio. Interested Scouts must pre-register for this event  by contacting Jeremy Carlo N2ZLQ, MARC President and session leader at jcarlo@caa.columbia.edu.

There were Zoom sessions on June 12 and June 19. The in-person session during the Summer Field Day at the Lower Providence Fire Company, Ridge Pike and Mount Kirk Avenue, Eagleville, PA, coordinates: 40.15729, -75.40317 (see the maps below), were on June 22. 

Field Day 2023 Report

 

Our FD2023 score was 2248 points with 1150 bonus points from 100% emergency power, educational and youth activity. The QSO score was 1098 points with 112 CW contacts from Dieter K3DK (former MARC President) and Dennis K3DS. Jeremy N2ZLQ added 57 FT8 digital contacts and 4 satellite contacts. There were 207 SSB QSOs. MARC used the club callsign W3NWA on 80, 40, 20 and 15 meters with wire antennas at the Lower Providence Fire Company site in Eagleville.

 

Jeremy N2ZLQ, Ron KC3ACL and Brian AB3BK ran a successful Scout Radio Merit Badge program and GOTA activity. Nineteen Scouts made contacts on-air. And of course great food, great fun, and great friends! Be sure to mark your calendar for June 29-30, 2024 and come to the MARC Field Day!

 

    

 

PA QSO Party - Fall Field Day

 

MARC will operate the PA QSO Party on October 14-15, 2023  also at the Lower Providence Fire Company, located at Ridge Pike and Mount Kirk Avenue, Eagleville, PA, coordinates: 40.155502, -75.401259 (see the maps below). Talk-in is on the MARC 145.13 Paoli repeater. This is another opportunity to operate the W3NWA club station and have great food, great fun, and great friends!\

 

MARC placed First in Montgomery County (where the Lower Providence Fire Company is located) as the 2022 In-State Multi Op Low Power station.

 

 

Field Day Location

Lower Providence Fire Company is in Eagleville PA ('A' on the maps below') coordinates: 40.15729, -75.40317

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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