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HAPPENINGS ARRL TO EXTEND FIELD DAY RULE WAIVERS FROM 2020, ADD CLASS D AND
E POWER LIMIT THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC MODIFIED ARRL FIELD DAY RULES FROM 2020
WILL CONTINUE THIS JUNE WITH A POWER LIMIT IMPOSED ON CLASS D HOME STATIONS
AND CLASS E HOME STATIONS EMERGENCY POWER PARTICIPANTS.  FEBRUARYS NEWS
FROM THE ARRL BOARDS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES COMMITTEE CAME AS MANY CLUBS AND
GROUPS WERE STARTING PREPARATIONS FOR FIELD DAY IN EARNEST.  FIELD DAY 2021
TAKES PLACE JUNE 26 27.  THIS EARLY DECISION SHOULD ALLEVIATE ANY HESITANCY
THAT RADIO CLUBS AND INDIVIDUAL FIELD DAY PARTICIPANTS MAY HAVE WITH THEIR
PLANNING FOR THE EVENT, SAID ARRL CONTEST PROGRAM MANAGER PAUL BOURQUE,
N1SFE.  FOR FIELD DAY 2021, CLASS D STATIONS MAY WORK ALL OTHER FIELD DAY
STATIONS, INCLUDING OTHER CLASS D STATIONS, FOR POINTS.  THIS YEAR,
HOWEVER, CLASS D AND CLASS E STATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO 150 W PEP OUTPUT.
FOR FIELD DAY 2021, AN AGGREGATE CLUB SCORE WILL BE PUBLISHED, AS WAS DONE
LAST YEAR.  THE AGGREGATE SCORE WILL BE A SUM OF ALL INDIVIDUAL ENTRIES WHO
ATTRIBUTED THEIR SCORE TO THAT OF A SPECIFIC CLUB.  ARRL FIELD DAY IS ONE
OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS ON THE AMATEUR RADIO CALENDAR.  LAST SUMMER, A RECORD
10,213 ENTRIES WERE RECEIVED.  WITH THE GREATER FLEXIBILITY AFFORDED BY THE
RULES WAIVERS, INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WILL STILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN
FIELD DAY, WHILE STILL STAYING WITHIN ANY PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS OR
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