3 responses to “EEVblog #428 – Wyong Field Day 2013”

• tchicago February 26th, 2013 at 02:07

  Those Emtrons are damn intriguing devices. It could be worth doing an interview with their developers to figure out what exactly they are and how are they built. The info on their web site is mostly “for those who know”

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• Worf February 27th, 2013 at 03:52

  So… was there actual Field Day activities?

  Field Day was created as a way to do an “emergency” test (amateur radio exists because the governments felt it served as a good backup if communications goes down – e.g., during a disaster). It usually results in various clubs hauling out generators and masts and doing a live set up on some open field with no access to infrastructure (no power, primarily).

  To encourage participation, these are often held as contests where the goal is to reach as many people worldwide as possible, though some go far enough to actually do VHF and UHF short range communications to test out repeater gear as well.

  The goal being that the VHF/UHF bands serve as local communications backup for emergency responders, while the long-range gear is used to send short messages for relay (if you’ve got a loved one in a disaster area, being able to get a simple “I’m OK” is worth tons).

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  • EEVblog February 28th, 2013 at 21:40

    I think it may have been the day before. This was the flea market and presentations.

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