N3SRC Field Day
What is Field Day?
The American Radio Relay League annually encourages individual Amateur Radio Operators, as well as clubs and associations, to demonstrate their ability to operate Amateur Radio stations “in the field” away from normal power and other facilities. This is scheduled for the fourth FULL weekend in June each year. ARRL’s Field Day Pages
When is Field Day?
Always the fourth full weekend in June.
2024 Field Day
June 22-23, 2024 Planning
Where is N3SRC Field Day in 2024?
Field Day site in 2024
This years Field Day will be taking place at the Montrose Fairgrounds.
On-site members will be listening to the Elk Mountain Repeater, 145.430- pl:77
Directions:
From the Susquehanna Court House take Lake Front road east.
About one mile take a left onto Griffis Hill Road. Griffis Hill Road is a loop so, make left on second Griffis Hill Road.
Go 100-yards and make right onto Quarry Street.
There will be a sign at the entrance.
N3SRC Field Days of the Past
Old Field Day location (2014 to 2019)
The N3SRC Field Day was held at Becky and Elmer Taylor’s “Margaritaville” site, across the street from the Montrose Borough Offices on Cherry Street in Montrose.
Here’s a detailed map from Google Earth:
Old Field Day location (2013 and earlier)
We used to use the “Old Fairgrounds” in Montrose for our Field Day site. The club believes that the site used in years gone by, was still the best spot.
The Old Fairgrounds is home for the county communications tower among other radio installations and the elevation serves well for radio propagation.
The access road has not in the best of condition, but is passable so members and the public can get to the site without getting stuck in the mud, or derailed by rocks.
Here’s a detailed map from Google Earth:
