Since the first ARRL Field Day in 1933, radio amateurs throughout North America have practiced the rapid deployment of radio communications equipment in environments ranging from operations under tents in remote areas to operations inside Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs). Operations using emergency and alternative power sources are highly encouraged, since electricity and other public infrastructures are often among the first to fail during a natural disaster or severe weather.
To determine the effectiveness of the exercise and of each participant's operations, there is an integrated contesting component, and many clubs also engage in concurrent leisure activities (camping out, cookouts, etc.). Operations typically last a continuous twenty-four hours, requiring scheduled relief operators to keep stations on the air. Additional contest points are awarded for experimenting with unusual modes, making contacts via satellite, and involving youth in the activity.
Field Day stresses emergency preparedness. Frequently, entire radio clubs get involved and assemble a portable radio station in a field or park. Some might use quickly deployable portable antennas while other might erect more elaborate radio masts and towers supporting several antennas. Generators or solar power provide electricity to amateur radio transceivers, which may be located in tents, cars, recreational vehicles, or other portable shelters.
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The RSGB Contests Committee is responsible to the Board for all aspects of the Society's HF and VHF contests. It is staffed by volunteers, all of whom are keen contesters. The committee meets regularly to decide policy, organise, adjudicate and report on RSGB contests that take place each year. In formulating HF contest policy, the Committee works closely with other RSGB committees and with the contest organisers of other IARU societies.
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Amateur radio at home and in the field
Upper left: a home station setup with multiple radios, antenna rotator controls and a computer for internet access and digital signal processing. Lower left: equipment setup at a portable station in the mountains near Canberra, operational on three vhf/uhf bands. Centre: an array of four yagi antennas for the 432 MHz band. Right: the VK1DA/VK2DO field station setup at Mt Ginini in November 2007.
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