Our club was privileged to use last year's Field Day site again — 9535 East Brainerd Road, the future site of Tri-Community's Station #6. We greatly appreciate TCVFD allowing us to use their facility, and thank Billy Stott for arranging it.
Having installed antennas here before proved a real advantage, since our Friday antenna party was rained out. That greatly reduced the time needed to put up all three antennas on Saturday morning after breakfast at the Shallowford Road Cracker Barrel. Station 1 used a 40M extended zepp running about 170 feet from the Magnolia in the front yard to a back-yard tree, with the ladder-line feeder into the front corner window. Station 2 used an 80m inverted-vee dipole in the back yard. Station 3 used an end-fed half-wave from the front Magnolia to a side fence, with the feed line running in through the front door and up the stairs.
Since we ran three transmitters at once, all on emergency power, we entered Class 3A. The generator was loaned to us by Jan Wheeler K4JW and proved a very reliable source of power — thanks, Jan, and thanks to Billy for transporting it. The real unsung hero was Karen KX4KM, our club secretary, who organized the activities by category, recruited volunteers, kept everything on schedule, and provided one of the most essential parts of Field Day: the food. Thank you, Karen!
Stations & Antennas
| Station | Provided By | Transceiver | Antenna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Station 1 | W4NZ | FlexRadio 6600M | 40M EDZ dipole w/ ladder line & Johnson Matchbox |
| Station 2 | K4VIG | FlexRadio 6600M | 80m dipole (inverted-V) w/ ladder line & Johnson Matchbox |
| Station 3 | W4XK | Icom IC-7300 | End-fed half-wave (EFHW) antenna & tuner |
Each station was computer-controlled with N1MM Logger+, networked through a local wireless router, all on emergency power from the gasoline generator.
Band & Mode Summary
| Band | Mode | QSOs | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80m | CW | 79 | 158 |
| 40m | CW | 268 | 536 |
| 40m | FT8 | 68 | 136 |
| 40m | LSB | 133 | 133 |
| 20m | CW | 507 | 1,014 |
| 20m | FT8 | 67 | 134 |
| 20m | USB | 113 | 113 |
| 15m | CW | 93 | 186 |
| 15m | FT8 | 88 | 176 |
| 15m | USB | 12 | 12 |
| 10m | FT8 | 50 | 100 |
| 2m | FM (sat) | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1,479 | 2,699 |
1,479 QSOs · Class 3A · 2,699 QSO points (×2 power) + ~1,200 bonus
Bonus-point documentation was still being gathered for ARRL, but a preliminary count showed at least 1,200 bonus points earned. A few facts about the effort: 25 visitors, participants, and operators on site; 1,178 unique stations worked; a QSO breakdown of 947 CW, 258 SSB, and 273 FT8.
We worked all 50 states including Alaska and Hawaii. Peter KX4BE provided a satellite QSO worth 100 bonus points — thanks, Peter! For DXCC we worked Croatia, Brazil, Germany, Puerto Rico, and Ukraine, and we worked every Canadian province except Saskatchewan (VE5).
| U.S. states | All 50 (incl. AK & HI) |
| Canada | All provinces except SK |
| DXCC | Croatia, Brazil, Germany, Puerto Rico, Ukraine |
| Unique stations | 1,178 |
| Satellite | 1 QSO (Peter KX4BE — 100 bonus pts) |
K4VIG · W4XK · K0EJ · KE4CMA · KX4BE · KX4KM · WA4AA · W4IO · W4NZ
Photo highlights: the antenna layout, the operating positions, Ted W4NZ and Rick W4IO at Station 1, Paul WA4AA, and the all-important spread of food. See the full photo gallery →
TVDXA Field Day Scores
- 2025N4LT · 6,598 pts (est.) · Class 3A · 1,479 QSOs
- 2024N4LT · 6,798 pts · Class 3A · 1,543 QSOs
- 2023N4LT · 5,574 pts · Class 3A · 1,092 QSOs
- 2022N4LT · 7,536 pts · Class 3A · 1,922 QSOs
- 2021KM4EA · 7,044 pts · Class 3A · 1,653 QSOs
- 2020KM4EA · 6,494 pts · Class 3A · 1,630 QSOs
- 2019N4T · 6,512 pts · Class 3A · 1,792 QSOs
- 2018W4PL · 6,642 pts · Class 3A · 1,718 QSOs
- 2017W4PL · 5,890 pts · Class 2A · 1,671 QSOs
- 2016W4PL · 4,852 pts · Class 2A · 1,085 QSOs
- 2015W4PL · 5,326 pts · Class 2A · 1,457 QSOs
- 2014W4PL · 4,456 pts · Class 2A · 1,100 QSOs
All scores include bonus points; 2025 is estimated pending final bonus confirmation.
About ARRL Field Day
Field Day is held the 4th full weekend of June each year. For rules, exchange, and scoring details, see the ARRL Field Day event page or visit arrl.org/field-day.