Field Day 2012 - Utah Amateur Radio Club

Field Day 2012 with UARC

June 21 - June 24

Mount Nebo Scenic Loop, Payson

A major event for the Utah Amateur Radio Club, and for Amateur Radio in general, is the annual Field Day contest, held each year on the fourth full weekend in June. This nationwide event is amateur radio's biggest operating event. It has been running since the 1930s. The object is for amateurs to see how many stations they can work in a 24-hour period from portable or mobile stations. It serves as good practice in some of the same kinds of efforts that are common in emergency situations.

When:      There will be activity on the site from at least Thursday, June 21, through Sunday, June 24. Equipment setup begins at noon on Friday the 22nd. Actual operation starts at noon on Saturday, the 23rd, and runs through noon on Sunday, the 24th. Tear-down takes another 2-3 hours after that.

Where:     The Field Day site is on the Mount Nebo Scenic Loop, which starts in Payson.

For more information, visit the Utah Amateur Radio Club website at:   http://user.xmission.com/~uarc/