Field Day 2022 Quick Stats

Map of the United States and Canada, showing most states and provinces colored in. Alaska and the maritime provinces are not colored in.
2022 Dallas ARC Field Day Section Map

Field Day 2022 was a great event, from the well-prepared set-up to the well-orchestrated, fast take-down. As Randy, KE5JIT, pointed out, a 55-minute “strike” is clearly a record for the DARC. While the Field Day committee works on the final entry, please enjoy some fun facts and numbers about our Field Day contacts.

I’m proud to say that team “TM” did a great job making contacts! It was only on Sunday morning that Travis McWaters, KI5PGM, pointed out to me that he was using the same initials that I, Tony Mendina, NT5TM, used. Travis made many more contacts than I did.

At least 20 of the 51 people who visited our site made at least one contact on the air. (Not everyone entered their information into the logging software.)

Details about our contacts are below.

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Skynet 6-25-22 “See a Rare Alignment” & Constellation “Scorpius” 9PM

SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “See a Rare Alignment” & ”Scorpius, the Scorpion” 

Net Control: Billye KF5PDS

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Battlefield Earth” (2000)

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –

Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet”

Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet”

Twitch.tv Search “KE5ICX”

Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag

Skynet 6-18-22 “Artemus Program Components” & “Lupus the Wolf” 9PM CT

SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “The Artemus Program Components” & “Lupus, the Wolf” 

Net Control: Tom KE5ICX

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “The Gamma People” (1956)

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –

Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet”

Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet”

Twitch.tv Search “KE5ICX”

Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag

Skynet 6-11-22 “10 Things about the X-36B” & Constellations: “Bootes” and “Corona Borealis”

SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “10 Things We Know About the Secret X-37B Space Plane” & “Bootes, the Shepherd, and Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown” 

Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “On the Threshold of Space” (1956)

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –

Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet”

Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet”

Twitch.tv Search “KE5ICX”

Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag

IO Group: https://groups.io/g/DARCskynet/topics

Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/

Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT.

Discussion Topic of the Evening

10 Things We Know About the X-37B Space Plane

https://www.livescience.com/x37b-secret-space-plane-facts.html

Skynet 6-4-22 “Bill’s Trip to Washington D.C. & Constellation “Libra, the Scales” 9PM CT

SKYNET!!!!  9PM CT – 10:30PM CT

Saturday’s Topic: “Bill’s Trip to Washington D.C.” & “Libra, the Scales” 

Net Control: Bill N5BB

Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Star Trek: Beyond” (2016) 

2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –

Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.

Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet”

Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet”

Twitch.tv Search “KE5ICX”

Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag

IO Group: https://groups.io/g/DARCskynet/topics