Every year in the last full weekend of June the ARRL has a contest to demonstrate amateur radio readiness in times of emergencies. Our events for the last few years have been at Corkery community centre.

From the ARRL:

• To work as many stations as possible on any and all amateur bands (excluding the 60, 30, 17, and 12-meter bands) and to learn to operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions. Field Day is open to all amateurs in the areas covered by the ARRL/RAC Field Organizations and countries within IARU Region 2. DX stations residing in other regions may be contacted for credit, but are not eligible to submit entries.

• Dates

  Field Day is always the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and running through 2059 UTC Sunday. Field Day 2020 is June 27 and 28

• Bands

  Any Amateur Radio band except 12, 17, 30 and 60 Meters.