As we approach Field Day weekend, groups from all over the continent are making final preparations, getting equipment, generators, food, rigs and computers together, antennas airborne, coordinating operating schedules and all the little things that make Field Day go.  In many cases they will be on the air for many hours, striving to both show off the amazing hobby of Amateur Radio and turn in a competitive score.  It is a huge amount of fun and a heck of a lot of work!  Please help reward their great efforts by providing plenty of QSOs for their logs!

Even if you aren't a contester and you only have an hour to spare from home, please fire up your rig and give as many stations as you can a contact. Everyone you call will really appreciate your QSO and it will make their Field Day that much more enjoyable!  In addition, you might be able to pick up a few more states towards your Worked All States Award.

You will find a quick start video for using our Field Day log here:

Don't wait for Field Day morning to realize you can't find your registration information!  Please check now!  If you can't find your Field Day password, please go ahead and retrieve it here:

If you plan to use a network for Field Day and haven't already done so, it's time to get all the PCs you'll be using together and make sure your network is all set.  Complete details on networking our Field Day software using both File Share and TCP methods are here:

Please take a little time well before Field Day, get your PCs together and your network up and running. As always, problems easily solved in a relaxed atmosphere can seem insurmountable when the clock is ticking!

Enjoy tracking how your Field Day is going, even when you are away from the site, as well as how your group is doing collectively on HamDash!  We already have 1,225 stations on board!

When I was 14 years old, a family friend took my Dad and me to a local Field Day on a Saturday evening.  That was my first exposure to Amateur Radio.  I didn't understand the significance at the time, but the guys had an amazing run going as we arrived at their site.   Still, they took the time to explain what was going on, the exchange, and they were completely willing to abandon their run to encourage this shy, 14 year old to take over the mic.  I got started, the run resumed and so much was happening, I forgot all about being nervous.  Before I knew it I was having a blast!  Anyone who has ever been at the bottom of a pile up, running a frequency, knows the thrill.  They kindly said I was a natural, and I was hooked!

Had it not been for the positive, encouraging spirit of that great group, willing to forego an awesome run for the sake of possibly encouraging a kid, I'd very likely never have become an Amateur Radio operator.  I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing today, and there would never have been N3FJP Software for you to use.  Those couple hours changed my life and hopefully, through our software, has brought some added enjoyment to yours, too!

If you see a visitor with a hint of intrigue in their eye, please offer them that same gracious encouragement that was given to me.  It's very possible that you will be helping to shape a destiny, and we will all be better for it!