SVARA Field Day 2026
The weekend June 27 and 28 is
ARRL Field Day. SVARA will be participating in field day
again this year. We will be at Elmer Lange Park in Kochville
Township, this is off Mackinaw road behind the fire station about a
half mile north of Tittabawassee Road.
All are encouraged to come and participate.
Station captains will be looking for loggers as well as operators.
This is a fun event and a good time to get your feet wet operating
HF. If you know someone that isn’t licensed
and would like to give it a try please bring them out, no age limit.
If you are a technician class licensee you can give HF a try. You
can come out and see SSB, CW and Digital stations in action.
We will be starting setup about 9:00 AM
Saturday morning and any help is welcome. Setup can give you a
chance to learn about setting up a HF station and maybe give you
some ideas about antennas that you can use on you own station.
Field Day operations officially start at 2:00 PM
Saturday and run till 4:00 PM on Sunday. Bring your tent and stay if
you would like. This is a great time to get those radio question
answered or just have a nice eyeball QSO.
Sunday around Noon we will be taking down
antennas and packing up gear and would appreciate any help with that
if you can come out on Sunday.
I hope to see you all this weekend.
Station captains we will meet at the site on
Saturday morning at 9:00 AM and pick station placement. If there is
anything you need call me and I’ll see if I can help you out.
Don’t forget to download the newest N3FJP field day software. The FD
call will again be the club call K8DAC.
Station
Locations – Stations are encouraged to set up in the pavilion to
promote comradery and allow for easy communications.
I hope to see everyone and hope that we all
have a great Field Day.
Ron KC8YVF and Dave W8DW
989-751-2693
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2026 Station
Captains (as of 6/15/26)
Ron KC8YVF, SSB
Mike, KF8EDQ, SSB
Dave
LaRue, SSB QRP
Tom N8EUI, Digital
Fred KE8QCO, Digital
Gary, N8LR, CW
Doc K8DO, CW (unable to participate)
2026 Field Day Entry - Confirmation
Congratulations! You've successfully
submitted your Field Day entry, as well as uploaded all
required documentation. Your confirmation number is
29u873yp. A summary of your submission is provided
below for your review, as well as e-mailed to you. If you
have any questions about your entry, please contact the
Contest section at
contests@arrl.org.
If you need to update your entry, enter soapbox comments
or upload photos of your Field Day activities, please use
the appropriate link below (also included in the e-mail sent
to you).
Summary
Entry received at: 2026-07-02 00:38:46 UTC
Submitted by: Ronald Huss, KC8YVF
E-mail: ronwhuss@gmail.com
Call Used: K8DAC
GOTA Station Call: (NONE)
ARRL/RAC Section: MI
Class: 6A
Participants: 7
Club/Group Name: Saginaw Valley ARA
Power Source(s): Generator, Battery, Solar
Power Multiplier: 2X
Preliminary Total Score: 5,440
| Bonus Points: |
| Bonus |
Points |
Status |
| 100% emergency power |
600 |
|
| Public location |
100 |
|
| Public information table |
100 |
| Formal message to ARRL SM/SEC |
100 |
Documented by fd-2026-ICS-213-message.docx |
| W1AW Field Day message |
100 |
Documented by 2026 ARRL Field Day Bulletin via
PSK31.pdf |
| Natural power QSOs completed |
100 |
Documented by Natural-Power-QSO-FD-2026.txt |
| Site visit by invited elected official |
100 |
|
| Site visit by invited served agency |
100 |
|
| Educational activity |
100 |
|
| Safety officer |
100 |
Documented by ARRL Field Day Safety Officer Site
Checklist.docx |
| Social media |
100 |
|
| Entry submitted via web |
50 |
|
| Total bonus points |
1,650 |
| Score Summary -
Cabrillo log/dupe sheet file: K8DAC-FD-2026.dup |
| |
CW |
Digital |
Phone |
Total |
| Total QSOs |
463 |
414 |
141 |
|
| Total Points |
926 |
828 |
141 |
1895 |
Claimed Score = (QSO points x
power mult) = 3,790 |
| Band/Mode QSO Breakdown: |
| |
CW |
Digital |
Phone |
| Band |
QSOs |
Pwr(W) |
QSOs |
Pwr(W) |
QSOs |
Pwr(W) |
| 160m |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 80m |
35 |
100 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
| 40m |
242 |
100 |
131 |
100 |
55 |
100 |
| 20m |
102 |
100 |
224 |
100 |
48 |
100 |
| 15m |
83 |
100 |
34 |
100 |
0 |
100 |
| 10m |
1 |
100 |
25 |
100 |
38 |
100 |
| 6m |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2m |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 222 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 432 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Satellite |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GOTA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
463 |
|
414 |
|
141 |
|
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Field Day 2026
Log File
K8DAC's Contest Summary Report for ARRL-FD
Created by N3FJP's ARRL Field Day Contest Log
Version 6.6.10 www.n3fjp.com
Total Contacts = 1,018
Total
Points = 1,895
Operating Period: 2026/06/27 18:01 -
2026/06/28 05:29
Total op time (breaks > 30 min deducted):
0:41:53
Total op time (breaks > 60 min deducted): 2:34:09
Avg Qs/Hr (breaks > 30 min deducted): 1,458.3
Total Contacts by Band and Mode:
Band
CW Phone
Digital Total
%
------------------------------------------------------
80
35 0
0
35 3
40
242 55
131 428
42
20 102
48
224 374
37
15 83
0
34
117 11
10
1 38
25
64 6
-----------------------------------------------------
Total
463 141
414 1,018
100
Total Contacts by Country:
Country
Total %
-------------------------------------
USA
957
94
Canada
49
5
Puerto Rico
3
0
Alaska
2
0
Hawaii
2
0
Brazil
1
0
Costa Rica
1
0
European Russia
1
0
India
1
0
US Virgin Is.
1
0
Total = 10
Total Contacts by Operator:
Operator
Total %
--------------------------------
N8LR
463
45
KE8QCO 267
26
N8EUI
137
13
KF8EDQ
80
8
KC8YVF
61
6
N/A
10
2
Total
1018 100
States Contacted
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