By Scott Roberts, KK4ECR, kk4ecr@gmail.com, Public Information Officer
Field Day 2022 was by far one of the best Field Days that I can remember since getting my license. From the pre-field day planning to the Field Day setup, to the communications and meeting of guests, to the tear-down and clean up, it was amazing.
Three clubs joined together for the event. Members of Clay County Emergency Service, Orange Park Amateur Radio Club and The American Legion Amateur Radio Club, setup a total of 6 stations at Camp Chowenwaw in Green Cove Springs, Florida.
We had 30 participants and all stations operated on generator, battery and/or Solar power.
When the weekend was over, we had several guests who stopped by to see what Field Day was all about. We had several public officials, including the County Sheriff, several representatives from the County Sheriff’s office, the County Emergency Manager, the Emergency Deputy Director, the County Fire Chief, and one of our County Commissioners. We were also to help new hams with questions and problems that they had regarding their radio equipment.
We made 746 contacts and communicated with 47 out of 50 states and several Canadian Provinces on SSB, FT4, FT8, and CW modes. We were able to establish communications on 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m and 6m.
We had a very successful Field Day weekend in Clay County!