When: Saturday, June 22nd 1 p.m. – Sunday, June 23rd 1 p.m.
Where: Menards in Hollister, MO
Join Southwest Missouri Regional Skywarn for our Field Day event Saturday, June 22, 2019, starting at 1 p.m. Central and lasting 24 hours through Sunday, June 23, 2019, at 1 p.m. Central. We will be operating at Menards in Hollister, Missouri in the gravel parking lot on the south side of the property adjacent to the fireworks tent.
We plan to have one HF station in operation in addition to a separate VHF/UHF station which will include 6 meters single-sideband. We will also have a portable satellite station in operation in hopes of making contacts via amateur radio satellites. All stations will operate via emergency power including solar, and N0NWS will be the callsign that we use on the air.
Menards in Hollister is easy to find. Take Highway 65 and get off at the Hollister exit which is approximately at mile marker 9. At the bottom of the offramp, turn east. That will be a left turn if you are southbound coming from Springfield or a right turn if you are northbound coming from Arkansas. After this turn, merge right and then turn right at the next intersection which is Birch Road. Then simply follow Birch Road to the top of the hill until you see Menards on your left. You will find us toward the south side of the property not far from the fireworks tent. (Use the interactive map below for guidance).
We will be monitoring 146.420 MHz. FM simplex for talk-in use. We will also try to monitor the Southwest Missouri Regional Skywarn Repeater Network if you would like to contact us outside of simplex range.
We hope that you and yours will stop by and say hello. We’d love to have you help us make contacts. If you are not yet a ham, that’s not a problem. With a licensed control operator by your side, you can legally get on the air and talk. We look forward to seeing you there.
For more information about the ARRL Field Day, visit: http://www.arrl.org/field-day