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I came to the conclusiion, after operating at my second year of Field Days that the purpose of Field Days is not to contest. The purpose of Field Days is to expose the public to Amateur Radio. The purpose of Field Days is also to teach new hams how to operate in field conditions and how to log and dupe. The purpose of Field Days is also to put non hams on the air - hence make new hams out of regular old people. And the purpose of Field Days is to bring people together, especially clubs, where people learns, that if we work together, we can accomplish something, and if we all go our own seperate ways and do not help each other, we are not effective communicators. Most clubs uses Field Days as a excuse to have a party or their club picnic. Those activities needs to be held at other times. We end up attracting club members, who by nature of having a license and call sign, but doesn't operate, doesn't even own a HF radio or antenna's - just got a license to be a part of a gang. Only comes to eat and to hang out. It makes it hard to operate when you have people standing around that only wants to talk to each other and doesn't want to help or operate. Field Days is unique - it gives points to people who operates a information booth, for people who puts on extra curricular activities such as a fox hunt or a antenna building class. It gives points for having a information officer and advertising in the local newspaper and for getting the media to attend the event and for getting public officials to attend and for getting local law enforcement to attend. |
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