Field Day 2026 is in the books, and Carol, KE6SRN, has submitted our results to ARRL. We earned 7626 points from our QSOs, and 2335 bonus points for a total of 9961.
Once again, Field Day was a collaborative effort between SPARC, Pasadena Radio Club, JPL Amateur Radio Club, and the Caltech Amateur Radio Club. Dedicated members of all four clubs contributed to make this a great success.
A special recognition goes to David, N6AN and Mark, WB6CIA who ran a 24-hour marathon on the CW key and logged 1029 contacts.
Steve, KO6DTY and Neil, N7YUY came through getting our 2 antenna trailers to the site, then had help from another handful of volunteers to get them set up.
John KK6ZVQ rounded up our VIPs, including Congresswoman Laura Friedman, members of the Glendale and South Pasadena Fire Departments, and ARRL Section Manager Diana Feinberg, AI6DF. Several media mentions helped bring members of the public to ArtCenter to learn what ham radio is all about .
We earned all of our Bonus Points this year. Yeah!!
Thank you Hal KF6RRR for rounding up the Scouts, and thank you all the Station Captains and all who turned out to make it a successful 24 hours.
Thanks also go to Mark, W6MES and Carol, KE6SRN for being our Field Day co-chairs again this year. There are a lot of details to attend to in order to make this all happen, and Mark and Carol did a great job.
Carol has created an event blog post (link below) — but please if you have any stories to share, let me know. Carol’s favorite story is meeting eleven-year-old Scout Ellie, who told her that she wants to be a quantum physicist when she grows up. And after working with her on her Radio Merit badge for an hour, Carol said she can go wherever her dreams take her.
Thanks again to everyone who turned up at the Art Center or worked Field Day from home.
—Tom, KE6SRO