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
- SOTA — Summits on the Air.
- POTA — Parks on the Air.
- Repeater — A relay station, usually up high.
- Simplex — Radio to radio, no repeater.
- Portable — Operating away from home.
- Net — A scheduled on-air gathering.
- ARRL — The national association for amateur radio in the US.
- Contest — A competitive operating event.