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    Field Day is not a contest-!-?

    Posted by Jim on 2025-06-04 at 09:37

    Ask around: “Is Field Day a contest?” My very personal feeling is that if looks, walks, and quacks like a contest, it’s a contest. We are literally in the midst of hours of discussion on how we can improve our ‘non’ contest score; what gives?

    I get that the amateur radio powers-that-be (read ARRL/RAC) posit that it’s supposed to be about camaraderie, about emergency communication, about portability, but then why have points? Why have multipliers?

    It’s a contest!

    That’s all I got. Thought I’d start my day with a small rant! I’ll start a little poll…

    WA2WMR replied 4 months, 4 weeks ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  • W4OPS

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    2025-06-20 at 16:15
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    Winter Field Day is less of a contest than Summer Field Day, but if it is an event and the ARRL sponsors it…it’s probably a contest…. Winter Field Day is organized by a different group.

  • WA2WMR

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    2025-11-25 at 11:23
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    Straight Key Night doesn’t seem to be a contest. Yes, we may compare our contact counts, but it’s not like Field Day where there are “points”. For me, Field Day iis a chance to do it outside.

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