Members of both WEARC and ARC² participated in the annual ARRL Field Day Event on Saturday June 22 and Sunday June 23, 2024. Saturday morning with temperatures quickly soring into the 90’s the members worked on setting up the stations and antenna’s. 

With time to spare the group was set up and ready to run by the 2pm start time and settled right into making contacts with other clubs and operators working on field day. 

The numbers have yet to be calculated but we were well over 200 contacts in our operations. 

Club Members from both WEARC and ARC² met at the American Red Cross building in Fairfield, NJ (Essex County) on Saturday June 8 for a final prep for this years ARRL Field Day. 

Field Day is June 22, 2024 starting at 2pm through June 23, 2024 2pm – Come out and join us and learn more about Amateur Radio For info contact CJ Melhorn (KD2TZX) by e-mail.

 Over the last month the West Essex Amateur Radio Club and the ARC ² Clubs have been on site at the American Red Cross doing site surveys on where they will set up stations, antennas, and the ever friendly Guests on the Air (GOTA) for field day 2024. 

The WEARC and ARC² will be operating from the American Red Cross Building for 2024 ARRL Field Day in Fairfield NJ – 209 Fairfield Rd. 

For more information about field day you click here or contact CJ Melhorn, KD2TZX at kd2tzx{at}arrl.org

West Essex Amateur Radio Club – Arc² ARRL Field Day Event
Saturday June 22, 2024 – Sunday June 23, 2024
209 Fairfield Rd, Fairfield, NJ (Essex County)

Come out and visit the West Essex Amateur Radio Club along with Arc² at the American Red Cross building in Fairfield, NJ (Essex County) when our amateur radio operators participate in the most popular on-the-air even held annually in the U.S and Canada. Field Day is a time where many aspects of amateur radio come together to highlight our many roles. Field Day has a variety of purposes, many clubs use it as a social event while contesting, and others will practice their emergency communications.

WEARC and ARC² will be welcoming amateur radio operators, the general public, distinguished guest and more throughout the day. We will be running a Guests-on-the-Air station so those who are not licensed operators may sit with one of our members and operator a radio and make contacts around the world. We look forward to this event each year and now in collaboration with ARC² we have a site that provides our members and visitors safety in the event of any foul weather that may come our way.

If any Boy Scout troops are interested we will have an on-site merit badge counselor during the event. Please co-ordinate with CJ Melhorn, contact info below.

If you require more information feel free to contact CJ Melhorn (KD2TZX) by e-mail at kd2tzx{at}arrl.net. 

The West Essex Amateur Radio Club returning to normal operations held our annual outing at the Grover Cleveland House in Caldwell. During this event the club operates station W2EF at the birth place of President Grover Cleveland. This event provides an opportunity for the community to visit a historic location and learn about Ham Radio as the club members work to make contacts all over the world during the event.

During the event scouts from Troop 12 of Livingston were invited by the club to work on their Radio Merit Badge. Seen here with Don Saltzman – K2DEG (SK). Above Don works with Scout Joe on making contacts via HF.

As the club continues to work on Satellite Tracker the club had the station up and running for this event. The club continues to tweak the tracker to get better performance and results. The more we deploy the Satellite tracker the more proficient we will become with its use.

 While Steve and John worked on the Satellite tracker station scout Marco from Troop 12 looks on. 

MIke (K2NNN) and Henry (KC2WRQ) work on making contacts. Mike is utilizing the ICOM 7306 while Henry is using the PC logging equipment to ensure all contacts are properly logged. Long time WEARC member Harvey (W2YWC) looks on. 

Additional Photos from the days event