Field Day — The biggest weekend in amateur radio.
Held every June. Clubs set up portable stations on emergency power and operate for 24 hours. The single best event for a newcomer to show up to.
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Related words
- Grid square — Your location as a short code.
- Simplex — Radio to radio, no repeater.
- Park reference — The code that identifies a POTA park.
- Pileup — Everybody calling one station at once.
- CQ — Calling anyone who is listening.
- In and out — Checking into a net without staying.
- SOTA — Summits on the Air.
- Spot — A public post saying who is on the air and where.