This year The Stones River Amateur Radio Club held their field day activity at Veterans Memorial Park in Lavergne, TN. We had a total of 24 operators and 17 visitors. The weekend was a great success and we had a very nice time. We had a carry in dinner Saturday and breakfast on Sunday morning. I would especially like to thank KG4JSR Virginia &KD4F Ingrid  for coordination those activities and all of you that brought side dishes and deserts. N4EIO was our chef, cooking burgers and hot dogs. The surprise of the evening was to have entertainment provided by WB4OFM Jim and Donna Harper "pickin' and grinnin' for us through the early part of the evening.

 

It was apparent that all there were having a good time and enjoying the music as well as the camaraderie.

 

Now for the operation information for the event:

As I stated earlier, we had a total of 24 operators at the park. We operated class 2A. There were many bonus points that were made including:

 

100% Emergency power              200

Media Publicity                   100

Set-up in a public place          100

NTS message to ARRL SEC/SM        100

Formal NTS mssgs handled          100

Natural Power QSO'S               100

Site visit by elected official    100

Site visit by served agency offcl 100

Youth Participation                20

Gota Bonus                        600

Log submitted on web               50

Non Traditional Modes             200

 

Total                           1,770

 

Our total operating points with multipliers came to 5,698.

Total points for the contest were 7,468.

We may be able to add another 100 points to that, but this is where we are today.

 

There were some things we could have done that would have given us even more bonus point without even having to operate a radio. I have made notes of those things and we will make them happen next year.

 

Let me put in perspective what our standing would have been in 2005 with this current point total. 

We would have placed 98th in all classes nationwide with this score.

In class 2A we would have placed 28th overall nationwide.   

In class 2A in our division we would have placed 3rd.

In class 2A in our section we would have placed 2nd.

 

I think that you can see that this score as it now stands is very respectable. It would not have happened without the efforts of everyone that came and participated. What made it even more special was that is was fun, for many it was exciting and for the governmental officials is was an education with an acknowledged buy in to the work that we do for the community and beyond.

 

I want to give all my personal thanks. We Will soon have pictures on our website from field day. You can also see a small selection on the soapbox page of ARRL at www.ARRL.org/contests/soapbox.

 

Thank you again for all you do. I am very proud to call you my friends and colleagues.

 

de N9DGK Keith