Jock White Field Day
Field day is approaching once again.
The event commences at 1500 (local time) on Saturday, February 25, with a break from 2400 until 0600 Sunday, then concludes at 1500.
For the up to date rules please see the NZART contest page:
http://www.nzart.org.nz/activities/contest-rules/
rules-jock-white-field-day/
Scoring
Each year some teams seem to want to come up with their own score sheets, please use the score sheets which can printed from the following link, it makes my job a lot easier.
http://www.nzart.org.nz/activities/contest-rules/
Incorrectly scored
In 2011 several teams sent in logs with no attempt to score them, or an incomplete attempt. I did score some of these which took a lot of my time, this year they will be listed as a check log.
If you are struggling with scoring, contact me as I am more than happy to help.
Branch Number
The rules in the past have not allowed flexibility for field teams that need to operate a distance from what has been arbitrarily referred to as their “branch area”. Examples for the need for this have included:
A branch where a number of members live away from the branch area.
A field team or single operator not aligned to a particular branch wishing to use a branch number.
Rule 12 has been altered to accommodate these contingencies:
12. Branch Number
12.1 Field stations will usually operate in the area of their Branch. They will use the NZART Branch number in their cypher.
12.2 It is recognised that for various reasons some field teams may need to venture beyond their ‘normal branch area’ to operate.
12.3 Some teams may not have affiliation to a particular branch but wish to operate as a field station. To provide a branch number in this case nearby branches not active in field day should be approached for permission to use their number. (see 12.5 below)
12.4 If the field station chosen location is within another Branch area care must be taken not to clash with the other Branch station. The onus is on the 'moved' station to ensure that there is no clash.
12.5 The Branch number of Branches in recess may be used.
12.6 The field day manager should be contacted well before the event if there is any potential difficulty with the use of branch numbers.
The intention here is to encourage activity and get the maximum number of branch numbers in use, which makes the event more interesting.
I cannot stress the point enough that care must be taken to ensure geographical separation between field stations.
As always, if there is anything that needs clarification, contact me prior to the event.
I look forward to hearing many of you on, I will be part of the branch 22, ZL2KS effort.
Stuart Watchman, ZL2TW
clareandstuart@xtra.co.nz
More details are on the NZART Website:
www.nzart.org.nz
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