2024 ARRL Field Day Results Published

Results are published, and the numbers are in. They paint a picture of a very active 2024 ARRL Field Day. Nearly 1.3 million contacts were reported during the 24-hour event. That is up from 2023’s 1.25 million contacts. That’s likely indicative of the continued rise of Solar Cycle 25 leading up to the event, but more people also participated this year.

Entries were received from all 85 ARRL and Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) sections, as well as from 27 different countries from outside the US and Canada. “It is encouraging to see a rise in participation year to year,” said ARRL Contest Program Manager Paul Bourque, N1SFE. “ARRL Field Day is amateur radio’s premier event, and the hams turned out for it.”

Field Day is whatever you make it. For some participants, it’s a contest; for others, it’s a social gathering and club activity. Other groups use Field Day to showcase what amateur radio is all about to the public. Some groups use Field Day as an opportunity to introduce youths to amateur radio.

Class A, B, and C scores are included in the 2024 QST results article. The scores for Class D, E and F stations and club aggregate scores are listed in the 2024 line scores on the web, as well in the digital edition of QST.

Results are available now on the ARRL Field Day website - https://field-day.arrl.org/fdresults.php

Tunisian Ham Camp for Youngsters Gets Yasme Grant

Young radio amateurs throughout the north of Africa enjoyed the weekend subregional camp of Youngsters on the Air with the support of a grant from the Yasme Foundation. The grant to the Association of Tunisian Radio Amateurs was announced on the foundation website five days before the camp itself got underway on the 18th October 2024. This is the second year that IARU Region 1 YOTA has been able to organise an African subregional camp.

This year's participants included two youngsters each from Mauritania, Morocco, Egypt, Libya and Algeria. Young hams were also joined by members of the Tunisian Scouts who were very familiar with the location as a well-used international scout camp facility. Organisers said that the inclusion of scouts this year will allow the hams to expand their network even more. Camp activities include building antennas, fox hunting, solving problems and of course, getting on the air.

Source - ARNewsline