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W8CDX Takes Field Day Back to its Roots

Thread starter ARRL
Start date Jun 28, 2017

ARRL

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Jun 28, 2017

Some younger radio amateurs may not realize that ARRL Field Day has been a staple operating event for more than 80 years. Former ARRL Communications Manager F. E. Handy, W1BDI, is credited with conceiving “International Field Day” in 1933, although it wasn’t until the following year that he described it as the “test of the emergency availability of portable stations and equipment” we know today...

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W8CDX Takes Field Day Back to its Roots

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