{"id":138,"date":"2019-01-25T18:21:15","date_gmt":"2019-01-26T00:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rarchams.org\/wp\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2026-06-09T19:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T00:45:10","slug":"field-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rarchams.org\/wp\/field-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id138_42bf49-08 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id138_42bf49-08 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id138_42bf49-08 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id138_42bf49-08{background-image:url('https:\/\/www.rarchams.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2018-06-23-121321.jpg');background-size:cover;background-position:50% 48%;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:no-repeat;}.kb-row-layout-id138_42bf49-08 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}.kb-row-layout-id138_42bf49-08 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep{height:100px;}.kb-row-layout-id138_42bf49-08 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep svg{width:100%;}.kb-row-layout-id138_42bf49-08 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep svg{fill:#ffffff!important;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id138_42bf49-08 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id138_42bf49-08 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep{height:px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id138_42bf49-08 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep svg{width:%;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id138_42bf49-08 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id138_42bf49-08 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep{height:px;}.kb-row-layout-id138_42bf49-08 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep svg{width:%;}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id138_42bf49-08 alignnone kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-layout-bottom-sep kt-row-sep-type-threelevels\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"><path style=\"opacity: 0.33\" d=\"M0 95L1000 0v100H0v-5z\"><\/path><path style=\"opacity: 0.66\" d=\"M0 95l1000-67.944V100H0v-5z\"><\/path><path d=\"M0 95l1000-40.887V100H0v-5z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column138_538884-fb > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column138_538884-fb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column138_538884-fb > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column138_538884-fb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column138_538884-fb > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column138_538884-fb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column138_538884-fb{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column138_538884-fb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column138_538884-fb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column138_538884-fb\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading138_733f27-a0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading138_733f27-a0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading138_733f27-a0\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading138_733f27-a0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading138_733f27-a0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading138_733f27-a0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading138_733f27-a0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading138_733f27-a0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading138_733f27-a0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading138_733f27-a0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading138_733f27-a0\">Field Day<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Field Day is ham radio&#8217;s open house.&nbsp;<\/strong>Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio&#8217;s science, skill and service to our communities and our nation.  It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event.  Field Day has been an annual event since 1933, and remains the most popular event in ham radio.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-countdown-container-138_e17de7-0c{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kb-countdown-container-138_e17de7-0c .kb-countdown-date-item:not( .kb-countdown-divider-item ){border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-countdown kb-countdown-container kb-countdown-container-138_e17de7-0c kb-countdown-timer-layout-block kb-countdown-has-timer kb-countdown-enable-dividers kb-countdown-align-center\" data-id=\"138_e17de7-0c\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-countdown-timer kb-countdown-timer-138_a14122-40 kb-countdown-timer\"><div class=\"kb-countdown-item kb-countdown-date-item\"><span class=\"kb-countdown-number\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"kb-countdown-label\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2026 Field Day will be held at a place at the Olmsted County Emergency Operations Center (1515 50 St SE, Rochester, MN 55904). The main event starts at 1:00pm Saturday and runs through the night until Sunday at 1:00pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To put this together and be ready, we will need help setting up equipment on Friday and Saturday, then help to take it all back down again on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1n2BWUiKWN2PEhjeB028pVTK67mZ5eFb-ZTubW4_fr8Y\/edit?usp=sharing\">sign<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSen7Rt7bPHxrzwjjfwLegKEgwHbSXyGvTy5kzaXIOwsqcyeAg\/viewform?usp=publish-editor\">&#8211;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSen7Rt7bPHxrzwjjfwLegKEgwHbSXyGvTy5kzaXIOwsqcyeAg\/viewform?usp=publish-editor\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSen7Rt7bPHxrzwjjfwLegKEgwHbSXyGvTy5kzaXIOwsqcyeAg\/viewform?usp=publish-editor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">up sheet<\/a> if you are interested in operating or even just to watch.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please keep an eye here and on the <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.io\/g\/rarchams\/topics\">RARC Groups.IO reflector<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-google-maps-container138_5b8120-63{height:450px;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-google-maps-container kb-google-maps-container138_5b8120-63 wp-block-kadence-googlemaps\" data-mapid=\"138_5b812063\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"border:0\" loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed\/v1\/place?key=AIzaSyBAM2o7PiQqwk15LC1XRH2e_KJ-jUa7KYk&#038;zoom=16&#038;maptype=satellite&#038;q=43.95002680521852%2C+-92.44363146275884\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Google map of 43.95002680521852, -92.44363146275884\"><\/iframe><\/div><script>function kb_google_map138_5b812063() { let center = { lat: 37.8201, lng: -122.4781}; let map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(\"kb-google-map138_5b812063\"), {\n\t\t\t\t\t    zoom: 16,\n\t\t\t\t\t    center: center,mapTypeId: \"satellite\",});let marker = new google.maps.Marker({   position: { lat: 37.8201, lng: -122.4781},    map: map,  });}<\/script>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Previous Years Field Day Pages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There may not be previous years after 2021 as the site went away from unique pages per year for Field Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rarchams.org\/wp\/field-day-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rarchams.org\/wp\/field-day-2020\/\">2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rarchams.org\/wp\/field-day-2019\/\">2019<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rarchams.org\/wp\/field-day-2018\/\">2018<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rarchams.org\/wp\/field-day-2017\/\">2017<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rarchams.org\/wp\/field-day-2016\/\">2016<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rarchams.org\/wp\/field-day-2015\/\">2015<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This page is the responsibility of the Field Day Chairperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Field Day Field Day is ham radio&#8217;s open house.&nbsp;Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio&#8217;s science, skill and service to our communities and our nation. 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