Hello everyone,

The Field Day results have been published, and it looks like The Annapolis Valley Amateur Radio Club did very well!  Our score was 2276 points, placing us fifth overall in the ARRL Maritime Section. We actually had the second highest number of participants, and the third greatest number of QSOs – Well Done!

We had two objectives for Field Day. The first was to practice those skills necessary to operate in an emergency – deploy to a remote location, set up effective stations without relying on commercial power, and make QSOs in an efficient manner. The second was to have a fun and interesting weekend. It is quite evident that BOTH these objectives were met quite handily!

Next Field Day we will put more attention into CW and Digital QSOs, so we should boost our score even further. Overall however, this was an excellent Field Day, and we should be very proud of our efforts.

Here are the scores of stations in the Maritime Section (the table may not display properly – go to the ARRL website to see it properly):

# Call Score Category QSOs Power Mult GOTA Call Section Participants Club
1 VE1FO  5,106 2A 1,177 2 VE1QD MAR 62 Halifax ARC
2 VE1LD 3,046 2A 765 2 VA1YL MAR 9 Kings Cty ARC
3 VA1GE 2,698 1A 487 2 MAR 4 4 Ham Network
4 VE9ND 2,384 3A 332 2 MAR 20
5 VA1AVR 2,276 2A 503 2 MAR 34 Annapolis Valley ARC
6 VE9AA 1,150 1B1 252 2 MAR 1
7 VY2PEI 1,126 2E 356 1 MAR 25
8 VE1ARC 1,028 2A 118 2 VE1WN MAR 14 Greenwood ARC
9 VE9LC 906 2F 261 2 MAR 12 Loyalist City ARC
10 VE9CRM 888 2A 166 2 MAR 18 Club Radio Amateur Du Madawaska
11 VY2CRS 806 2AC 128 2 MAR 4 Charlottetown ARC
12 VE9EMM 798 2A 274 2 MAR 8 Maarc
13 VE9BPD 680 2A 172 2 MAR 5 Bathurst AR Group
14 VY2DM 250 1D 50 2 MAR 1
15 VE1NSS 106 1D 14 2 MAR 1

73 de Al, VO1NO