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John E. Ross, KD8IDJ, Editor | June 27, 2024

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2024 ARRL Field Day Wrap Up

[http://www.arrl.org/field-day]


It was a successful 2024 ARRL Field Day, despite severe weather and extreme
temperatures impacting much of the country. Social media has hundreds of
photos and stories from the United States. By Wednesday morning, nearly 2200
log entries had been received, with more arriving hourly. Just a reminder,
the deadline for entries is July 23, 2024. Check out the ARRL Field Day
website [ https://field-day.arrl.org/fdentriesrcvd.php ] for the latest
updates and information.


ARRL member-volunteers on the Board of Directors, along with Section Managers
and other Field Organization staff fanned out to visit as many of the sites
as possible in their areas. We've collected some of their photos and reports
from the road on 2024 ARRL Field Day.


Kenzie Denton, KO4GLN, is the Assistant Section Manager for Youth in the ARRL
Virginia Section, and she is the 2023 winner of the Roanoke Division Service
Award, the Division's highest honor. A junior at Old Dominion University
(ODU) majoring in pre-med, she is president of the ODU Amateur Radio Club,
and undertakes many youth outreach initiatives. Her latest was a fox hunt
aimed at encouraging girls to participate by using the legacy of Amelia
Earhart as inspiration. The Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club (WAARC) is
known for having a high percentage of active YL members.

 
Denton and her mother, Nicole, handmade 62 pennants to memorialize Silent Key
members of the Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club (WAARC). The pennants
were strung on two lines which hung adjacent to the park shelter where the
club was operating category 3A. It took about 30 minutes to make each
pennant, and the collection will remain a fixture for future club events.


(Left to right) Todd Stambaugh, W8TBS, with Jennifer Bailey, N8JEN, and Mike
Bailey, N8MRB, [Photo courtesy of Roy Hook, W8REH].


ARRL Treasurer John Sager, WJ7S, joined the Utah Valley Amateur Radio Club [
https://uvarc.club/ ] (UVARC) at their Field Day operation in Trout Creek,
Utah. "I joined what was supposed to be a three-man team of CW operators,
John Mitton, KK7L, Ralph Nunn, K7RLN, and me ... as a 3A station operating
under the UVARC callsign of K7UVA," said Sager. "We were joined by Forrest
Stephenson, KI7QCF, a fairly new CW operator and POTA activator, who wanted
to see our CW effort in action. We ended up making about 500 CW 3A QSOs
during Field Day for the K7UVA effort.


Trout Creek, Utah, about 90 miles east of Salt Lake City at Strawberry
Reservoir. John Sager, WJ7S, is the "small" operator next to the RV. [Photo
courtesy of John Mitton, KK7L].


Ed Wilson, N2XDD, Vice Director of the Hudson Division, drove a total of 947
miles to visit 18 different Field Day sites within the Division. He started
on Saturday morning visiting the Warren County (NY) Amateur Radio Club [
https://sites.google.com/site/wcarasite/ ] . After a last-minute cancellation
of their original site, they quickly scrambled and secured a new location in
Lake George, New York. "It was great visiting all the clubs and speaking
about my passion for bringing more clubs together on joint efforts, as well
as my strong beliefs on increasing education outreach within the hobby," said
Wilson. "Along the way I got to meet various club officials and members,
listening to their concerns and sharing my visions for the future. I was also
able to meet 10-year-old Michael Jones and his 12-year-old brother, Zaydin
Jones, grandchildren of April MacMurray, WU2BBY, at the Schenectady Curling
Club joint site. On Long Island, at the Long Island Mobile Amateur Radio Club
[ ht

 tps://www.facebook.com/LIMARCinc/ ] (LIMARC) site, met two more kids, Aiden
Reiter, KE2BXH, and Caleb Sullivan, who were busy making contacts when I
arrived."


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ARRL and Momobeam Introduce Dual-band Beam Antenna for 6- and 10-Meters

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® [ http://www.arrl.org/ ]
has a new product to help radio amateurs get active and on the air.

 
As Solar Cycle 25 continues to increase HF radio propagation on the upper
bands, ARRL has partnered with the Italian antenna manufacturer Momobeam [
https://momobeam.com/ ] to design a dualband beam antenna to help take full
advantage of the exciting opportunities for distant contacts. The ARRL
Dual-band Momobeam 6/10 Antenna is an easy-to-use antenna with a small
footprint and a big reach. The beam features a 10 meter Moxon (28 MHz) and 6
meter Yagi (50 MHz).


At just over 10 pounds and with a turning radius of approximately 6.5 feet,
the design is compact enough to fit places that otherwise wouldn't have space
for a beam antenna. It comes with two sets of hardware for both permanent
installation and portable use for temporary deployments such as 2024 ARRL
Field Day or park activations.


The ARRL Dual-band Momobeam 6/10 Antenna is ideal for Technician-class
operators to be able to work DX. "This is a great �-�first' beam antenna for
every ham," said ARRL Director of Marketing and Innovation Bob Inderbitzen,
NQ1R. "If you've ever been intimidated by the prospect of owning a beam
antenna, this one will allay your fears and give you a whole lot of fun.
Radio clubs will want to add this beam to their deployment gear, as it's a
great fit for field operating and special event stations. College radio clubs
that don't have room for a large beam, or another beam, will enjoy adding
this antenna for some gain on 6- and 10-meters. It is lightweight and can be
turned with a simple TV rotator."


The 10-meter Moxon is an effective design for this dual-band antenna, as it's
around 30% smaller than a traditional Yagi and uses no traps or other
shortening techniques that reduce performance. A Moxon antenna includes a
number of antenna configurations that were referred to by Les Moxon, G6XN
(SK), and have received attention over the years in QST and editions of The
ARRL Antenna Book.

 
The feed system uses an open sleeve feed method, coupling the driven element
of the 50 MHz section by proximity and length to the 10-meter driven element
with minimal loss. "Just attach a single coaxial cable to included SO-239
equipped coaxial pigtail, and you're ready to go on two bands!" said
Inderbitzen.

 
The antenna debuted at the 2024 ARRL National Convention hosted at Dayton
Hamvention® in May. The first run sold out at the show, but ARRL has taken
delivery of more units, available now.


"It's surprising how few amateurs have experience with antennas beyond basic
wire designs," said Inderbitzen. "Our interest in introducing this antenna is
to increase the depth and breadth of knowledge and experience among our
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