ARRL Field Day 2002 - June 22-23     FD 2002 Picture Album
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GSBARC FD 2002 in local News
Amateur Radio Club holds field day exercise

Field Day is a nationwide emergency preparedness exercise that is held every year on the 4th full weekend in June. The object is to set up radio stations and make as many contacts over the radio as possible using only emergency power sources (batteries and generators, no commercial power). Some people operate from their homes. Others operate from tents in the middle of a field (major storms can destroy buildings). A few even operate out of their cars. Thousands of amateur radio operators across the U.S. and Canada participate every year.

GSBARC, together with the Town of Babylon ARES/RACES, holds its field day activities every year at the Babylon Town Hall in North Lindenhurst. There are many different types of operation during the event. There are several HF radios set up. Packet radio and satellite operations are also done. We also set up a tent for GOTA Station. Power is provided by  propane powered generators.

Field Day 2002 was a very successful ( see FD2002 results below) though the group efforts of the GSBARC/TOBARES membership and guests. Visits by Babylon Town Supervisor Steve Bellone, and Emergency Manager and Fire Marshall Gil Hanse.

The local Boy Scout troop helped with setup and breakdown, we are happy that we had someone who knew how to setup a tent, HI.

ARRL Field Day 2002 - W2GSB 

GSBARC operated as 5A NLI in 2002. Setup was at Babylon Town Hall.

Frank Spinazzola Sr KC2EGK is the 2002 FD Chairperson.

W2GSB was on the air with 5 HF stations, using two 40ft towers with tribanders and dipoles   for 80 and 40 and a Multi-band vertical. FD 2002 produced 1819 contacts and qualified for 1300 Bonus points for a claimed score of 6080 points.  W2GSB had two FD Satellite stations, one on PACSAT and the other for VHF/UHF.