Welcome to the official U.S.A. ARRL 2009 Amateur Radio Field Day Web Page for the Harris-Intersil Amateur Radio Club (HIARC) in Melbourne/Palm Bay, Florida. Our club call sign is K4HRS. We are happy to invite everyone: the public, present, and future amateur radio operators, any anyone even vaguely interested in emergency radio communications to HIARC Field Day 2009 Grant Community Center (GCC), We'll have a "Get on the Air" (GOTA) station set up for the public to
try out in a low-pressure environment, and also some educational
activities and food.toward the north end of the property at the intersection of Avenue C and 2nd Street. (Directions below.) Saturday, June 27, 2:00pm through Sunday, June 28, 2:00pm Contact hiarcfieldday@att.net for more information "ARRL Field Day is the most popular on-the-air operating event in amateur radio. On the fourth full weekend in June, tens of thousands of amateur radio operators gather for a public demonstration of our service. Field Day is part educational event, part operating event, part public relations event – and ALL about FUN!" ARRL "Commercial" for Field Day (Click here) http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/fd/2009/2009FieldDayPSA1.wmv There are some great tall trees and a 60+ foot light pole for antennas, and plenty of shelter in case (er... when) the rains come. If you haven't operated in a while, come and brush up at the GOTA station. If you've never operated a radio, come by and see what all the fun is about! We'll be set up on Saturday morning, hopefully on the air by 2:00pm Saturday, June 27, and will operate for 24 hours until June 28 2:00pm Sunday afternoon. Call in on 146.520 MHz simplex and we'll guide you in. Directions to the site: To get to the Grant Community Center, take U.S. 1 south from Valkaria Road to 1st Street. Turn west on 1st at the historic Grant Grocery Store. Go up the hill, then turn north on Avenue C. We'll be on the left in/near the big red building. The site is graciously provided by the Grant Community Club, a private, local civic organization that supports the community of Grant (now Grant-Valkaria) with a library, social and charitable activities, and scholarships. Their clubhouse grounds are the site of the annual Grant Seafood Festival every February. The annual barbecue festival Q-Fest is also held there in September.
Important Links:
 You can learn more about field day from the official ARRL web site here: http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/fd/,or contact hiarcfieldday@att.net for more information about HIARC Field Day or ham radio in general. |
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ARRL / HIARC Field Day - June 27-28, 2009
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HIARC Field Day 2009 Photos
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