The ARRL has extended the Field Day 2020 rules waivers to 2021!  Just like last year home stations (Class D) can get credit for contacting other home stations.  This change is to allow people who wish to operate from home to do so and still have fun. Different from last year is that any home station (both Classes D & E) will be limited to a maximum 150 W PEP transmitter output.

The following is an overview of 2021 Field Day rules. The list is not exhaustive and you should refer to the ARRL Field Day page for all the details.

CALL SIGNS – Club members who operate from home should use their own call sign, not the club call sign for Field Day.  Credit will still go to the club as long as everyone uses the exact same club name when uploading their results to the ARRL. We will use the following designation for our club:

Butler County AR Public Srvc Group

This name must be submitted exactly as written above. Variations such as “BCARPSG”,  “Butler Co. Public Service Group”, “Butler County PSG” will not work. Computers are processing the results and computers are not smart enough to know these are all the same thing.

LOGGING SOFTWARE – Those of you who use logging software should check with the developers to see what updates they have. Many have updated their logging software in recent weeks to allow you to enter your club name for club credit (see the comment above about how to enter our name).