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Field Day
Then and Now
By
Howard Dickson – VE1DHD
Brian Allen – VE1AZV
HARC Field Day History
Special Thanks
to
Spud Roscoe – VE1BC
for
Historic Field Day Information &
Photos
What is Field Day all about?
Emergency Preparedness
Promotion of our Hobby
A Contest
Fellowship & Good Food
How to Participate
Field Day Classes:
Class “A” – Club or a nonnon-club group of three or more persons set up specifically
for Field Day. Such stations must be located in places that are not regular station locations and
must not use facilities installed for permanent station use, or use an y structure installed
permanently for Field Day.
Class “B” – One or two person portable
Class “C” – Mobile
Class “D” – Home stations
Class “E” – Home stations (Emergency Power)
Class “F” – Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) approved site
What does 2A or 2F mean?
Class 2A
- we operate in the field
- we have two transmitters
- we may have a third transmitter for the
GOTA station
Class 2F
- as above, but we operate from our EOC or
EOC approved site
When did it all begin?
ARRL Field Day – first one in 1933
HARC has participated since 1938 in all but
six years - during WWII ARRL Field day
was curtailed & 1980-1983.
1938 as VE1MK
Following WWII as VE1FO
HARC – Domination of Field Day
An outstanding Field Day success story:
#1 in Canada – 41
1986 – 2005 (unbroken)
#2 in Canada – 11
Top 5 – 6
Top 10 - 3
Field Day Gear In the Beginning
1948 - BC-348
This was the companion receiver
to the BC-349 transmitter that was
fitted in many aircraft during World
War II.
VE1FO Swan 500CX
Used extensively for Field Days in
the early 1970s
Early Field Days (1951)
Fritz Webb’s cottage, Queensland
Early Field Days (1954)
Don Bain’s cottage, Glen Margaret
Early Field Days
This is Bob Shultz, VE1IF, operating the
HARC field day station, VE1FO/1 in 1958
Early Field Days
1964 – Rawdon Hills
Early Field Days (1974)
1974 – Rawdon
HillsCharles G. “Binks”
Fisher, VE1AFN, and
Mandy
Field Day 1974
A Long-standing Collaboration
There has been a long-standing & highly
productive collaboration between the Metro
Halifax Amateur Radio community and the local
Ground Search and Rescue group & EMO.
The NSGS&R group making their command
vehicles available for Field Days and EMO
exercises.
It is interesting to note how technology has
advanced >>>>>>>>>
EMO Collaboration
EMO Trailer in 2000
EMO Trailer in the 1970s
The EMO trailer on the front
lawn of Bill Ash, VE1BBS
David Musgrave, VE1EDA, on the right and
Tim Dunlop (the MS Bike Ride organizer) on
the left.
Where have we operated from?
2A Class
Millers Lake – Boy Scout Camp (1938)
1940s & 1950s – various private cottages in the area
Rawdon Hills (mid-1960s & 1970s)
Patton Rd. in Lower Sackville (1968)
Hartlen Point in Eastern Passage (1984 – 1989)
Dept. of Highways Yard at Exit #5 on 103 (1990 – 2004)
York Redoubt (2006, 2008 & 2012)
2F Class
EMO in Dartmouth (2003, 2005 & 2007)
St. Andrews Community Centre Halifax (2009, 2010, 2011 & 2013)
Hartlen Point
Hartlen Point - 1984
Hartlen Point
Hartlen Point
Upper Tantallon - 1994
Field Day Site
Now, site of Sir John A.
MacDonald high school
Upper Tantallon - 1994
Upper Tantallon - 1994
Upper Tantallon - 1994
VE1FO Field Day 1994
Upper Tantallon - 1994
Upper Tantallon - 1997
Satellite Setup – Bill (VE1MR)
and helpers
Upper Tantallon - 1997
Left – Dave
(VE1NN) the piper
Right – Pearson
(VE1SWL) the
cook
Upper Tantallon – 2002
Tom (VE1TA; Al
(VO1NO) & ?
Gary (VE1RGB) & ?
EMO Site - 2003
Upper Tantallon – 2005
York Redoubt - 2006
York Redoubt - 2006
2010
York Redoubt (2008 & 2010)
The GOTA Team 2010
York Redoubt (2008 & 2010)
Phone
Satellite
CW
York Redoubt (2008 & 2010)
York Redoubt (2008 & 2010)
Field Day Then & Now!!!