FIELD DAY
   

Last weekend in June each year, from 11:00 AM Saturday to 11:00 AM Sunday June 22-23, 2013

Photos from the 2012 Field Day event:

http://marilyn.henfast.com/g1/FieldDay2012SetUp

http://marilyn.henfast.com/g1/FieldDay2012SatSun

You are invited to come watch and talk with Amateur "Ham" Radio Operators during their annual Field Day event that demonstrates how communications would be established following a disaster. The Marin Amateur Radio Society (in conjunction with the Redwood Empire DX Association) is hosting a friendly Field Day at the Marin Rod and Gun Club.

The public is welcome to come and see what an emergency drill mixed with a contest looks like, learn more about ham radio from talking with the operators, and even possibly speak with other stations.

Several Amateur Radio stations will be set up in tents or vehicles -- communicating with other stations around the USA in a contest. You can try it out -- talk on-the-air too! The stations will be operating on emergency power as a test of our preparedness to provide communications in emergencies.

The Marin Amateur Radio Society Field Day event will be at:

The Marin Rod and Gun Club
2675 Francisco Blvd E, San Rafael, CA 94901

More information about the 2011 event

 Tailgating Ham Radio

Directions to the site: Look for the Antennas you cannot miss us.

From the East Bay
Take 580 across the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge
Take the first exit at the West end of the bridge
You will be facing the entrance to the club.

From 101 South
From 101 Northbound take the East Sir Frances Drake Blvd exit to 580 Richmond San Rafael Bridge.

Follow to and enter 580 -- stay in the right lane and take the next exit just before the bridge “San Quentin Prison Main St. Exit”,

at the stop sign turn left under the freeway,

and then left again at the next stop.

Take the first right into the Rod and Gun Clubs driveway.

From 101 North
From 101 Southbound take the 580 Richmond San Rafael Bridge exit (Be careful the highway is under construction and traffic will stop suddenly).

Stay on 580 for approximately 3 miles taking the last Marin exit just before the bridge “San Quentin Prison, Main St. Exit”,

at the stop sign turn left under the freeway,

and then left again at the next stop.

Take the first right into the Rod and Gun Clubs driveway


Pictures of the 2002 Field Day

Pictures of the 2001 Field Day

Pictures of the 2000 Field Day

updated 05/19/2011