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PROCEDURES FOR ACCESSING THE RADIO ROOM AT THE COUNTY EOC, OR GETTING 10
PARTICIPANTS MAKING CONTACTS AT THE GOTA STATION.  WHATEVER THE GOAL, IT IS
IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT FIELD DAY BEGINS AND ENDS WITH FUN.  SO WHENEVER
YOU START YOUR PREPARATIONS FOR FIELD DA
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MAXIMIZING THE BONUS POINTS THAT YOU EARN FOR THE OPERATION.  IF YOU
ANALYZE WHAT BONUS POINTS ARE AVAILABLE, YOU WILL REALIZE THEY ARE OFFERED
GENERALLY FOR DOING THREE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES.  THE FIRST ACTIVITY IS
MAXIMIZING THE VISIBILITY OF AMATEUR RADIO IN YOUR TOWN AND COMMUNITY.  THE
PARKING LOT OF THE LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER MAY NOT BE THE MOST CONVENIENT
PLACE TO PUT UP TOWERS, BUT YOU CAN REST ASSURED THAT A TEMPORARY TOWER IN
A HIGHLY TRAFFICKED LOCALE WILL ATTRACT SOME INTEREST FROM PASSERS BY.  SET
UP AT THE CENTRAL PICNIC SHELTER AT A CITY PARK AND YOU WILL HAVE SOME
CURIOUS PEOPLE ASKING WHAT IS GOING ON.  THATS WHERE YOUR INFORMATION TABLE
AND GREETERS ARE IMPORTANT.  THE STORY IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER OR ON THE 6
OCLOCK NEWS MAY NOT BRING HORDES OF VISITORS TO YOUR SITE, BUT IF IT STIRS
UP A LITTLE INTEREST, YOU COME OUT AHEAD.  WHEN POTENTIAL SERVED AGENCIES
ARE INVITED AND ATTEND YOUR FIELD DAY, YOU HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO
BUILD STRONGER WORKING RELATIONSHIPS.  A TOWN COUNCILMAN WHO HAS VISITED
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TO ADD YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS SITE.  VINTAGE RADIOS ALWAYS SEEM TO BE
FOUND DURING FIELD DAY.  IT IS EXCITING TO SEE OLD TIME GEAR THAT GLOWS IN
THE DARK IN OPERATION.  OCCASIONALLY WE GET A FEW WARBLES AND CHIRPS, AND
GENERALLY A VFO MAY DRIFT A TAD BUT THATS PART OF THE CHALLENGE OF FIELD
DAY.  WHETHER YOU ARE AN OLD TIMER RELIVING THE EQUIPMENT OF OUR YOUTH, OR
A NEWCOMER WHO IS SEEING AN OLD TUBE TYPE TRANSCEIVER FOR THE FIRST TIME,
VINTAGE RADIOS IN OPERATION ARE PART OF THE HERITAGE OF OUR HOBBY AND FIELD
DAY IS A GREAT TIME TO SEE THEM IN ACTION.  WE SET UP GOTA, AND SATELLITES
TOO WE SHOW THE MAYOR JUST WHAT WE CAN DO WITH CODE AND VOICE AND WITH NEW
PSK IT AINT LIKE WORK AND IT AINT JUST LIKE PLAY.  WE TRY TO GET LUCKY AND
MAKE TV NEWS.  EVERYBODY CALL CQ CQ.  WITH ALL THE FUN, WELL YOU KNOW YOU
CANT LOSE FIELD DAY ITS OUR TIME TO SHINE BONUS POINTS ARE THE REAL HEART
OF FIELD DAY.  THEY ARE OFFERED BECAUSE THEY ENCOURAGE AMATEURS TO INVEST
IN THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE OPERATING EVENT.  THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE
OF FIELD DAY DOES NOT DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF CONTACTS YOU COMPLETE OR THE
QSO POINTS THAT YOU RACK UP.  A SUCCESSFUL FIELD DAY REALLY COMES FROM
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AZ K2ESE 210 2 1 964 NNJ N2ZU 196 2 1 960 NNJ KB3FJJ 71 5 1 960 EPA W0EB
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