"Field Day" is an annual exercise in emergency communication, begun in the mid 1930s, whereby hundreds of ham all across North America set up temporary stations in parks, woods, backyards, and just about every other possible place, many of them operating on emergency power sources, to simulate and prepare for conditions that would be found during an actual disaster.
The goal is for each Field Day station to make contact with as many other Field Day stations as possible. Field Day is also a lot of fun, despite the rain or heat that typically occur during "the last rainy weekend in June." |
