The DARC held Field Day 2024 at the Johnston Outpost YMCA, and the air-conditioned location was, once again, a success: the club was able to keep all 3 radios in operation for the entire event, and even the 6-meter station attracted some attention. As other clubs wound down their operations, operators came to visit our site late at night and Saturday and early Sunday morning, providing welcome support. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn was great fun! The big tear-down crew on Sunday was a fine gift from the local amateur community. No volunteer had to risk heatstroke—there were enough hands to make the work easy.
Six meter operation was fairly interesting. I made may latest-ever six meter contact at about 10:30 PM on Saturday night. Virginia, NV5F, kept making CW contacts on Sunday morning while I was passing radiograms and others were working on taking down antennas.
I hope that you got on the air, and that you can find yourself in the statistics below. Please note that, due to a mistake we’ve made for two years running, TM can mean either “Travis McWaters” or “Tony Mendina.” We like each other, but we’re not actually the same person.
W5FC's Contest Summary Report for ARRL-FD
Created by N3FJP's ARRL Field Day Contest Log
Version 6.6.8 www.n3fjp.com
Total Contacts = 1,134
Total Points = 2,157
Operating Period: 2024/06/22 18:02 - 2024/06/23 18:01
Total op time (breaks > 30 min deducted): 23:59:24
Total op time (breaks > 60 min deducted): 23:59:24
Avg Qs/Hr (breaks > 30 min deducted): 47.3
Total Contacts by Band and Mode:
Band CW Phone Dig Total %
---- -- ----- --- ----- ---
80 0 0 97 97 9
40 25 39 220 284 25
20 57 59 235 351 31
15 31 0 258 289 25
10 0 13 45 58 5
6 0 0 55 55 5
-- ----- --- ----- ---
Total 113 111 910 1,134 100
Total Contacts by Section:
Section Total %
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OH 58 5
IL 49 4
GA 43 4
NTX 43 4
WI 43 4
NC 34 3
TN 34 3
VA 34 3
STX 31 3
NFL 29 3
SC 26 2
MO 25 2
AZ 24 2
DX 23 2
IN 23 2
WWA 22 2
KS 21 2
MI 21 2
AL 20 2
CO 19 2
KY 19 2
MDC 19 2
OR 18 2
EMA 17 1
WPA 17 1
WNY 16 1
EPA 15 1
SCV 15 1
UT 15 1
BC 14 1
ID 14 1
ND 14 1
ORG 14 1
IA 13 1
OK 13 1
SV 13 1
MN 11 1
WCF 11 1
WY 11 1
ENY 10 1
LAX 10 1
ME 10 1
NLI 10 1
SFL 10 1
GH 9 1
QC 9 1
CT 8 1
SD 8 1
SJV 8 1
SNJ 8 1
WTX 8 1
LA 7 1
NH 7 1
WV 7 1
AR 6 1
MS 6 1
ONE 6 1
NM 5 0
NNJ 5 0
SB 5 0
SDG 5 0
WMA 5 0
DE 4 0
EB 4 0
EWA 4 0
MB 4 0
NE 4 0
NNY 4 0
ONS 4 0
PAC 4 0
RI 4 0
SK 4 0
MT 3 0
NV 3 0
SF 3 0
AB 2 0
AK 2 0
NS 2 0
PR 2 0
ONN 1 0
TER 1 0
VI 1 0
VT 1 0
Total = 83
Total Contacts by State \ Prov:
State Total %
----- ----- ---
TX 82 7
CA 77 7
OH 58 5
FL 50 4
IL 49 4
GA 43 4
WI 43 4
NY 40 4
NC 34 3
TN 34 3
VA 34 3
PA 32 3
27 2
SC 26 2
WA 26 2
MO 25 2
AZ 24 2
IN 22 2
MA 22 2
KS 21 2
MI 21 2
AL 20 2
ON 20 2
CO 19 2
KY 19 2
MD 19 2
OR 18 2
ID 15 1
UT 15 1
BC 14 1
ND 14 1
IA 13 1
NJ 13 1
OK 13 1
MN 11 1
WY 11 1
ME 10 1
QC 9 1
CT 8 1
SD 8 1
LA 7 1
NH 7 1
WV 7 1
AR 6 1
MS 6 1
NM 5 0
DE 4 0
HI 4 0
MB 4 0
NE 4 0
RI 4 0
SK 4 0
MT 3 0
NV 3 0
AB 2 0
AK 2 0
NS 2 0
VT 1 0
Total = 57
Total Contacts by Country:
Country Total %
------- ----- ---
USA 1,046 92
Canada 55 5
Dominican Republic 4 0
Federal Republic of Germany 4 0
Hawaii 4 0
Puerto Rico 3 0
Australia 2 0
Cuba 2 0
European Russia 2 0
Italy 2 0
Mexico 2 0
Alaska 1 0
Austria 1 0
Finland 1 0
Japan 1 0
Netherlands 1 0
New Zealand 1 0
US Virgin Is. 1 0
Venezuela 1 0
Total = 19
Total DX Miles (QSOs in USA not counted) = 218,611
Average miles per DX QSO = 2,484
Average bearing to the entities worked in each continent.
QSOs in USA not counted.
AS = 319
EU = 36
NA = 64
OC = 267
SA = 124
Total Contacts by Continent:
Continent Total %
--------- ----- ---
NA 1,114 98
EU 11 1
OC 7 1
AS 1 0
SA 1 0
Total = 5
Total Contacts by CQ Zone:
CQ Zone Total %
------- ----- ---
04 503 44
05 400 35
03 197 17
08 10 1
14 5 0
15 4 0
31 4 0
01 2 0
06 2 0
16 2 0
30 2 0
09 1 0
25 1 0
32 1 0
Total = 14
Total Contacts by Initials:
Initials Total %
-------- ----- ---
AG 146 13
DC 131 12
TM 131 12
VRS 120 11
KJB 97 9
AKL 93 8
BB 80 7
CG 57 5
JT 57 5
KCK 55 5
JD 35 3
WCH 35 3
DR 26 2
DL 18 2
JRH 16 1
13 1
FM 9 1
JTM 9 1
JHC 6 1
Total = 18
Total Contacts by Operator:
Operator Total %
-------- ----- ---
KG5EIU 148 13
AG9SG 146 13
NV5F 120 11
KB8DAA 97 9
KI5PGM 81 7
KF5ZBL 80 7
N4AKL 76 7
KJ5CGT 57 5
W7KYG 57 5
KA5ZTP 55 5
NT5TM 50 4
AF5MN 35 3
K0FER 35 3
KF5HXQ 26 2
AC5DL 18 2
N1JOE 16 1
13 1
KJ5GOT 9 1
W5MGM 9 1
K9SQ 6 1
Total = 19
Total Contacts by Station:
Station Total %
------- ----- ---
kf5zbl 371 33
WF5C-5 370 33
kg5eiu-dell 282 25
Ernest 56 5
NT5TM 55 5
Total = 5
Total Contacts by Computer:
Computer Total %
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kf5zbl-lenovo 371 33
W5FC-5 370 33
kg5eiu-dell 282 25
Ernest 56 5
VesperLynd 55 5
Total = 5