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 MARCA Details for ARRL Field Day 2025  

 Location: see Field Day Map or click here.

Find us on the ARRL FD Locator too. Not to highlight the poor navigation of the ARRL Website ... one you find the map, it's easier to scroll to Arizona and see the pins ... W7MOT can be seen there...

MARCA will be operating as a class 2A field day station. Class 2A allows 2 regular stations plus a GOTA station, a vhf station, and a satellite or packet station. We will operate Phone, CW, TTY, PSK, some FT-8 and FT-4, and other digital modes.

Set your GPS for Woods Canyon Group Site: 34°19'43.74"N 110°56'24.94"W elev: 7610ft .  (34.32881667, -110.94026111). Grid square DM44mh.

W7MOT can also be located via ARRL Field Day 2025 "Find a Field Day Site" at Field Day Station Locator.

All hams, those interested in being Hams, families, friends, and neighbors are welcome. If you would like to participate, please email one of the committee members (listed below) with the number of people in your party, the number of hams and your approximate arrival time. Also, let us know if you can bring a rig or other equipment. Other equipment might be headphones, your favorite key or paddle, coax with PL259s etc. The club will use deep cycle 12 volt batteries to operate Field Day stations during contest period.

Equipment setup will start on Friday afternoon (June 27th) 1:00 pm-ish and finish on Saturday morning (June 28th).

Field Day contest operations starts Saturday morning June 28th at 11:00 am and end 24 hours later on Sunday morning June 29th at 11:00 am.

After the operating period ends, we will tear down and be ready to hit the road back to the “cool” valley mid Sunday afternoon. 

Paul Bennett, kd7kdo, is the official CW "copier" of the ARRL Bulletin. All interested in participating in this 30 minute activity are Welcome. Paul will post the time of this event at the Visitors' table.

Becky Johnson is our Social Media Manager. If you are into Social Media and would like to participate, contact Becky. This will be done using Facebook. 

Becky Johnson is also our Safety Officer. She will be overseeing the safety of the site setup, Antennas, Operating Stations, Cooking site, and general everything to do with our having a safe Field Day. Listen to her!

There will be a Visitor Information table with schedule of events, Guest Visitors Book, Amateur Radio information, and MARCA information.

A training class with an interesting hands-on project is being planned. The project is open to all attendees. The class will be on Saturday, time will be announced and posted at the Visitor Information table.  Duration will be about 90 minutes. 

MARCA FD Committee

Paul Bennett, kd7kdo, 

Norm Johnson, aa7oo, 480-278-2886, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

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Last Updated: 26 February 2025

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  MARCA Details for ARRL Field Day 2024  

 Location: see Field Day Map or click here.

Find us on the ARRL FD Locator too.

MARCA will be operating as a class 2A field day station. Class 2A allows 2 regular stations plus a GOTA station, a vhf station, and a satellite or packet station. We will operate Phone, CW, TTY, PSK, some FT-8 and FT-4, and other digital modes.

Set your GPS for 34°18'3.76"N 110°42'48.26"W. ( 34.301321° , -110.713044° )..

All hams, those interested in being Hams, families, friends, and neighbors are welcome. If you would like to participate, please email one of the committee members (listed below) with the number of people in your party, the number of hams and your approximate arrival time. Also, let us know if you can bring a rig or other equipment. Other equipment might be headphones, your favorite key or paddle, coax with PL259s etc. The club has sufficient deep cycle 12 volt batteries to operate planned Field Day stations during contest period.

Equipment setup will start on Friday afternoon (June 21st) 1:00 pm-ish and finish on Saturday morning (June 22nd).

Field Day contest operations starts Saturday morning June 22nd at 11:00 am and end 24 hours later on Sunday morning June 23rd at 11:00 am.

After the operating period ends, we will tear down and be ready to hit the road back to the “cool” valley mid Sunday afternoon. 

Paul Bennett, kd7kdo, is the official CW "copier" of the ARRL Bulletin. All interested in participating in this 30 minute activity are Welcome. Paul will post the time of this event at the Visitors' table.

Becky Johnson is our Social Media Manager. If you are into Social Media and would like to participate, contact Becky. This will be done using Facebook. 

Becky Johnson is also our Safety Officer. She will be overseeing the safety of the site setup, Antennas, Operating Stations, Cooking site, and general everything to do with our having a safe Field Day. Listen to her!

There will be a Visitor Information table with schedule of events, Guest Visitors Book, Amateur Radio information, and MARCA information.

A training class with a interesting hands-on project is being planned. The project is open to all attendees. The class is Saturday and time will be announced and posted at the Visitor Information table.  Duration is 90 minutes. 

MARCA FD Committee

Paul Bennett, kd7kdo, 

Norm Johnson, aa7oo, 480-278-2886, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

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Last Updated: 26 February 2025

      Greetings Field Day Enthusiast (flier) (map)   

ARRL Field day 2024 is quickly approaching. MARCA has reserved the Gentry Group Campground and hopefully there are no Forest Fires in the area and the Forest Service won’t close the forest just before our visit as they sometimes do.  Field Day starts Saturday June 22nd and Sunday June 23rd.  We will begin our site setup early afternoon, 1pm-ish, on Friday June 21st.  The official start of the operating period is 11:00 am Saturday morning and the ending time is 10:59 am Sunday morning.

Members, if you are planning on attending, Please contact Paul Bennett, kd7kdo, Field Day Committee Chair to confirm your attendance.

See Details ... navigate via menu .. to Home>>Activities>>Field Day Details.

Guests interested in amateur radio, or curious about Field Day, or just looking for an adventure are welcome to attend, we'll bring you right into the activity with no worries.

Gentry Campground is located east of Payson just off of 260 and close to Black Canyon Lake.  Directions are from Payson, go east past the edge of the rim, past Canyon Point Campground to Black Canyon Lake turnoff. Turn south and follow the gravel but well-maintained road to Gentry Lookout Tower. The distance is about 5 mi past the 260 turnoff. Set GPS coordinates to 34°18'3.76"N 110°42'48.26"W. ( 34.301321° , -110.713044°).

Read more: 2024 Field Day Announcement

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Last Updated: 26 February 2025

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  MARCA Details for ARRL Field Day 2023  

 Location: see Field Day Map or click here.

Find us on the ARRL FD Locator too.

MARCA will be operating as a class 2A field day station. Class 2A allows 2 regular stations plus a GOTA station, a vhf station, and a satellite or packet station. We will operate Phone, CW, TTY, PSK, some FT-8 and FT-4, and other digital modes.

Set your GPS for 34°18'3.76"N 110°42'48.26"W. ( 34.301321° , -110.713044° )..

All hams, those interested in being Hams, families, friends, and neighbors are welcome. If you would like to participate, please email one of the committee members (listed below) with the number of people in your party, the number of hams and your approximate arrival time. Also, let us know if you can bring a rig or other equipment. Other equipment might be headphones, your favorite key or paddle, coax with PL259s etc. The club has sufficient deep cycle 12 volt batteries to operate planned Field Day stations during contest period.

Equipment setup will start on Friday afternoon (June 23rd) 1:00 pm-ish and finish on Saturday morning (June 25th).

Field Day contest operations starts Saturday morning June 25th at 11:00 am and end 24 hours later on Sunday morning June 26th at 11:00 am.

After the operating period ends, we will tear down and be ready to hit the road back to the “cool” valley mid Sunday afternoon. 

Paul Bennett, kd7kdo, is the official CW "copier" of the ARRL Bulletin. All interested in participating in this 30 minute activity are Welcome. Paul will post the time of this event at the Visitors' table.

Becky Johnson is our Social Media Manager. If you are into Social Media and would like to participate, contact Becky. This will be done using Facebook. 

Becky Johnson is also our Safety Officer. She will be overseeing the safety of the site setup, Antennas, Operating Stations, Cooking site, and general everything to do with our having a safe Field Day. Listen to her!

There will be a Visitor Information table with schedule of events, Guest Visitors Book, Amateur Radio information, and MARCA information.

A training class with a interesting hands-on project is being planned. The project is open to all attendees. The class is Saturday and time will be announced and posted at the Visitor Information table.  Duration is 90 minutes. 

MARCA FD Committee

Paul Bennett, kd7kdo, 

Norm Johnson, aa7oo, 480-278-2886, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

and You?