The 2019 Amateur “Ham” Radio Field Day event held this past weekend in Northfield Center was a great success. With all the necessary equipment set up in the gazebo, local hams (Northfield Center & Sagamore Hills) made verified radio contact with 43 states, including Hawaii, 4 Canadian provinces and 7 countries, including some in northern Africa, South America and the Caribbean islands. See related article.
OPERATORS:
KD8JPQ Jeff Kunkel Sagamore Hills
KD8VHA Mike Lester Sagamore Hills
N8FIL Rich James Northfield Center
N8HHG Paul Buescher Northfield Center
N8HTX Monica James Northfield Center
W8DEA Don Wade Massillon
W8HXS Steve Hendrix Sagamore Hills
TIME ON THE AIR:
June 22, 2019, 1804 hrs UTC to June 23, 2019, 0615 hrs UTC.
Note: The station was also operating prior to and during the event as a “Scouts Camps On the Air (SCOTA)” and was activated by SCOTA and listed at http://SCOTA.us/calendar.php .
FREQUENCY BANDS WORKED:
20-Meters – 14 Mhz
40-Meters – 7 Mhz
80-Meters – 3 Mhz
7 COUNTRIES WORKED:
BRAZIL
CANADA
CEUTA and MELILLA (EF9Z) Northern Africa (Spanish Territory)
*HAWAII (KH6RS) Kahului – Most distant station worked at 4,513 miles
PUERTO RICO
UNITED STATES
VIRGIN ISLANDS
*NOTE: Both Hawaii and Alaska are considered countries by the ARRL.
43 STATES WORKED:
AL – 6
AR – 1
AZ – 2
CA – 4
CO – 1
CT – 3
DE – 1
FL – 12
GA – 4
HI – 2
IA – 5
ID – 1
IL – 5
IN – 2
KS – 2
KY – 3
LA – 2
MA – 7
MD – 1
MI – 1
MN – 1
MO – 1
MS – 4
NC – 14
ND – 1
NE – 1
NH – 6
NJ – 4
NY – 12
OH – 6
OK – 1
OR – 1
PA – 5
RI – 5
SC – 3
TN – 3
TX – 6
UT – 3
VA – 7
VT – 4
WA – 1
WI – 4
WV – 2
4 CANADIAN PROVINCES WORKED:
ALBERTA 2
MANITOBA 1
ONTARIO 1
QUEBEC 3
