SARC Summer Field Day 2018 - Schaumburg Amateur "Ham" Radio Club

ARRL 2018 Summer Field Day took place on 23 - 24 June 2018.  Schaumburg Amateur "Ham" Radio Club participated in the Summer Field Day at Schaumburg, IL.

Field Day is an annual amateur radio exercise over 24 hour time period.  It is a single largest emergency preparedness exercise that is both fun and educational.  Participants include Ham operators and clubs from the US and Canada.  Each CW (morse code communication), SSB (voice communication), and Digital (using computer over radio frequency) contacts receive points toward the contest,

SARC members did a great job with the final score of 3,204.  35 operators participated over 24 hour time period plus setup & tear down.  They operated on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meter frequency bands.

• 610 CW QSOs (620 confirmed morse code contacts with other participants in US & Canada)

• 382 Phone QSOs (382 voice communication contacts)

• 35 Digital QSOs (Yes, we use computers to "chat" over Ham radio frequency)

• 490 Bonus Points (extra points for using solar power, younger operators etc)

Great Job everyone!

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