Field Day 2009

Shore Points Amateur Radio Club and The City of Brigantine Beach, NJ Proudly Presents....

The Filth Annual Ham Radio Sun and Fun

On the Tropical Island of Brigantine

The Event will be held at the 15^th Street North Observation Tower on the north end of Brigantine Island

Observation Tower

Field Day is on June 27 & 28^th, our event will run from 12:00pm Saturday to 2:00pm Sunday

All are welcome at the 15^th Street North Observation Tower. Activities for all ages with the Famous Brigantine Beach just steps away.

Come see LIVE Emergency Radio Communications set up by Ham Radio operators, in conjunction with the staff of the Brigantine Office of Emergency Management, and sanctioned by the Amateur Radio Relay League

This year will be a Simulated coastal (Hurricane/Nor’easter) Storm Emergency with Communincations between the K2B site at the North Tower of Brigantine and the AC2NJ/K2BR site at the Tony Canali Training center and EOC in Egg Harbor NJ

Get on the air yourself under the guidance of FCC Licensed Ham Radio Operators. Learn how to earn your Amateur Radio License, and make new friends around the USA and around the world while serving your Community.

Again this year: D-Star digital radio communications demonstration, Using both simplex and repeater modes. New updates about D-Star will will be shown. SPARC will also do instructions on how to set up your own D-Star radio. Jusk ask us and we will help you with D-Star and all other modes.

SPARC's Special event call sign is: K2B (Kilo 2 Brigantine)

Our Frequencies Will Be:

HF (Short-wave bands)

14.260Mhz USB and 80 though 10 Meters.

VHF/UHF

Repeaters

146.985 (-) pl 146.2 Club Talk in Repeater

443.250 (+) pl 146.2 Club UHF Repeater

Simplex

146.580Mhz FM 2 Meter Simplex

462.7125Mhz FM GMRS/FRS Channel 7

Getting There:

From all mainland directions: Take the Atlantic City Expressway to the Tunnel connector, follow signs to Brigantine.

From Atlantic City, Ventnor, Margate and points south (Islands): Go up Atlantic Ave to Albany Ave, turn Left on Albany ave, go to Arctic ave, make right turn onto Arctic Ave. Turn left at Mississippi Ave go to Connector Tunnel follow signs to Brigantine.

Once in Brigantine: Once over the bridge go up Brigantine BLVD past the Light House to Brigantine Ave, go all the way to the end to 14^th Street North, turn Left on to 14^th N. to East Beach Ave. then turn right on to East Beach Ave.

Go up the trail and at the fork go left

Go Left, Notice Tower in Background

And Go to the Tower strait ahead

Tower Strait Ahead

A Closer View

So come have some fun in the Sun, Load up the Woody and Bring a Fishing Rod if you want. Also Bring a Appetite for the Refreshments will be.....FREEJ

73 de Rick KC2ESD and I'll will be there God willing with my Little Deuce Coupe

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