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WG3K > ANS 27.04.25 05:30l 34 Lines 1910 Bytes #179 (0) @ AMSAT
BID : ANS117.2
Subj: AMSAT Field Day 2025
Path: IW8PGT<IZ3LSV<ED1ZAC<GB7CIP<VK2RZ<W0ARP<CX2SA<N3HYM<WG3K
Sent: 250427/0324Z 16761@WG3K.#SMD.MD.USA.NOAM LinBPQ6.0.24
It's that time of year again; summer and Field Day! Each year the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL) sponsors Field Day as a “picnic, a campout,
practice for emergencies, an informal contest and, most of all, FUN!” The
event takes place during a 27-hour period on the fourth weekend of June.
For 2025 the event takes place from 1800 UTC on Saturday June 28, 2025
through 2100 UTC on Sunday June 29, 2025. Those who set up prior to 1800
UTC on June 28 can operate only 24 hours. The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation (AMSAT) promotes its own version of Field Day for operation via
the amateur satellites, held concurrently with the ARRL event.
This year should be as much fun as last year since we have more than 10
transponders and repeaters available. Users should check the AMSAT status
page at http://www.amsat.org/status/ http://www.amsat.org/status/%20 and
the pages at https://www.amsat.org/two-way-satellites/ for what is
available in the weeks leading up to field day. To reduce the amount of
time to research each satellite, see the current FM satellite table at
https://www.amsat.org/fm-satellite-frequency-summary/ and the current
linear satellite table at
https://www.amsat.org/linear-satellite-frequency-summary/
If you are considering ONLY the FM voice satellites, there are ISS, SO-50,
PO-101, SO-124, SONATE-2 and possibly LilacSat. It might be easier this
year to make that one FM contact for the ARRL bonus points with so many FM
birds. The congestion on FM LEO satellites is always so intense that we
must continue to limit their use to one-QSO-per-FM-satellite. This includes
the International Space Station. You will be allowed one QSO if the ISS is
operating Voice.
More information, including rules and the submission form can be found at
https://www.amsat.org/field-day/
*[ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards for
the above information]*
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