The Sabine Valley Amateur Radio Association (SVARA, K5GVL) hosted our 2026 Field Day operations at the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum in Greenville, Texas. This annual ARRL Field Day event, always held the fourth full weekend in June, brings amateur radio operators together for a 24-hour emergency communications exercise. We set up portable stations under simulated disaster conditions—relying on emergency power sources like generators or batteries—while making as many contacts as possible across the U.S. and around the world.
The scenic museum grounds at 600 I-30 East provide an ideal backdrop, tying into local history as operators often run a special event station (W5M) to honor Audie Murphy, Hunt County’s most decorated WWII hero and Medal of Honor recipient. Activities blend contest-style operating (SSB, CW, digital modes) with public outreach, education on ham radio’s role in emergencies, and demonstrations for visitors. SVARA frequently partners with clubs like the Majors Field Amateur Radio Club, emphasizing public service, training, and community engagement—skills the group also applies year-round, such as SkyWarn spotting for Hunt County.
These events are open to the public, welcoming newcomers to try operating, learn about licensing, and see firsthand how amateur radio supports disaster preparedness and preserves local heritage.
This year we all gathered together Saturday morning. Larry KE5HMR and Don KB7ZJP already had delivered the club trailer to the museum and set it up before I arrived at 10am. We visited a bit and set up the trailer and our swapfest items while more people showed up. We had everything set up and running pretty much right on time at the beginning of Field day at 1pm.
Larry had placed the trailers in very good locations this year and I think everyone liked the more centralized site this year rather than more spread out like we were last year. We had plenty of room for antennas, and we even managed to use some nearby “Infrastructure” for an antenna mount
Larry’s trailer was operating 20 meters daytime and 80 meters nighttime throughout the event this year, and he was by far our “Heavy Hitter”. He managed to pull in some impressive DX this year
We ended up scoring 2128 points overall with 328 QSOs, which is pretty good for our little club. We had a great time and ate way too much good food!
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K5GVL's Contest Summary Report for ARRL-FD
Created by N3FJP's ARRL Field Day Contest Log
Version 6.6.10 www.n3fjp.com
Total Contacts = 328
Total Points = 918
Operating Period: 2026/06/27 21:05 - 2026/06/28 16:27
Total op time (breaks > 30 min deducted): -15:-06:-41
Total op time (breaks > 60 min deducted): -4:-01:-09
Avg Qs/Hr (breaks > 30 min deducted): -21.7
Total Contacts by Band and Mode:
Band CW Phone Dig Total %
---- -- ----- --- ----- ---
40 0 41 0 41 13
20 0 105 131 236 72
15 0 51 0 51 16
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Total 0 197 131 328 100
Total QSOs Running = 122, Minutes = 811, Rate = 9.0
Total QSOs Search and Pounce = 206
Run Activity Summary
Frequency QSOs Start Stop Minutes Qs/Hr
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14.075 2 06/27 21:05 06/27 21:44 39 3.1
14.076 15 06/27 21:46 06/27 23:15 90 10.1
14.075 9 06/27 23:28 06/28 01:13 105 5.1
14.076 3 06/28 01:48 06/28 02:20 33 5.5
14.075 5 06/28 02:40 06/28 02:53 13 23.1
14.076 7 06/28 03:05 06/28 03:17 11 37.3
14.075 5 06/28 03:32 06/28 03:39 8 38.7
14.076 2 06/28 03:44 06/28 03:46 1 96.0
14.075 3 06/28 04:15 06/28 04:27 12 15.3
14.076 4 06/28 05:44 06/28 05:54 10 24.0
14.075 4 06/28 05:57 06/28 06:16 19 12.6
14.076 2 06/28 06:20 06/28 06:24 4 30.0
14.075 11 06/28 06:28 06/28 07:14 46 14.4
14.076 7 06/28 07:23 06/28 07:52 29 14.6
14.075 11 06/28 07:57 06/28 12:32 275 2.4
14.077 4 06/28 12:34 06/28 12:42 9 27.4
14.076 6 06/28 12:49 06/28 13:07 18 20.3
14.077 6 06/28 13:12 06/28 13:41 30 12.2
14.075 14 06/28 13:56 06/28 14:53 57 14.7
14.076 2 06/28 15:06 06/28 15:10 5 26.7
Total Contacts by Section:
Section Total %
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OH 18 5
WI 17 5
NC 15 5
MDC 13 4
VA 12 4
MI 11 3
NFL 10 3
WNY 10 3
AZ 8 2
AL 7 2
CO 7 2
DX 7 2
EPA 7 2
GA 7 2
IL 7 2
IN 7 2
NLI 7 2
NNJ 7 2
SFL 7 2
ENY 6 2
KY 6 2
QC 6 2
SC 6 2
STX 6 2
TN 6 2
EMA 5 2
ME 5 2
WPA 5 2
CT 4 1
IA 4 1
ID 4 1
KS 4 1
MO 4 1
NH 4 1
ONE 4 1
SNJ 4 1
WCF 4 1
MN 3 1
ONS 3 1
ORG 3 1
UT 3 1
VT 3 1
WMA 3 1
WV 3 1
WY 3 1
LAX 2 1
MS 2 1
OR 2 1
PAC 2 1
RI 2 1
SD 2 1
SDG 2 1
SV 2 1
WTX 2 1
AK 1 0
AR 1 0
LA 1 0
MT 1 0
NB 1 0
ND 1 0
NM 1 0
NTX 1 0
NV 1 0
OK 1 0
PE 1 0
PR 1 0
SF 1 0
SK 1 0
WWA 1 0
Total = 69
Total Contacts by State \ Prov:
State Total %
----- ----- ---
NY 23 7
FL 21 6
OH 18 5
WI 17 5
NC 16 5
MD 13 4
PA 12 4
VA 12 4
MI 11 3
NJ 11 3
CA 10 3
TX 10 3
8 2
AZ 8 2
MA 8 2
AL 7 2
CO 7 2
GA 7 2
IL 7 2
IN 7 2
ON 7 2
KY 6 2
QC 6 2
TN 6 2
ME 5 2
SC 5 2
CT 4 1
IA 4 1
ID 4 1
KS 4 1
MO 4 1
NH 4 1
MN 3 1
UT 3 1
VT 3 1
WV 3 1
WY 3 1
HI 2 1
MS 2 1
OR 2 1
RI 2 1
SD 2 1
AK 1 0
AR 1 0
MT 1 0
NB 1 0
ND 1 0
NM 1 0
NV 1 0
OK 1 0
PE 1 0
SK 1 0
WA 1 0
Total = 52
Total Contacts by Country:
Country Total %
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USA 303 92
Canada 16 5
Hawaii 2 1
Alaska 1 0
Croatia 1 0
England 1 0
Greece 1 0
Puerto Rico 1 0
Slovenia 1 0
Switzerland 1 0
Total = 10
Total DX Miles (QSOs in USA not counted) = 64,797
Average miles per DX QSO = 2,592
Average bearing to the entities worked in each continent.
QSOs in USA not counted.
EU = 42
NA = 65
OC = 275
Total Contacts by Continent:
Continent Total %
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NA 321 98
EU 5 2
OC 2 1
Total = 3
Total Contacts by CQ Zone:
CQ Zone Total %
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05 229 70
04 79 24
03 11 3
14 2 1
15 2 1
31 2 1
01 1 0
08 1 0
20 1 0
Total = 9
Total Contacts by Initials:
Initials Total %
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236 72
KT 39 12
DK 37 11
GWWJ 16 5
Total = 3
Total Contacts by Operator:
Operator Total %
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KJ5EPE 131 40
105 32
AC0TG 39 12
KB7ZJP 23 7
KJ5FYQ/AG 16 5
N5HB 10 3
N6HB 4 1
Total = 6
Total Contacts by Station:
Station Total %
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131 40
LAPTOP-U01HK3K9 105 32
SVARA2 51 16
SVARA1 41 13
Total = 3
Total Contacts by Computer:
Computer Total %
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131 40
LAPTOP-U01HK3K9 105 32
SVARA2 51 16
SVARA1 41 13
Total = 3
Total Contacts by Trns ID:
Trns ID Total %
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0 197 60
131 40
Total = 1
Total Contacts by Unique Call = 293
Call(s) Most Worked (highest followed by second highest totals):
KD8WAA 3
W4MT 3
AA4RV 2
K1RK 2
K2AA 2
K3SMT 2
K4ZK 2
K8BF 2
K8BRC 2
K8BSR 2
K9T 2
KC3SVR 2
KY4BG 2
N2SF 2
N2XJ 2
N4RNJ 2
N4UH 2
N7W 2
NN9DD 2
VE2CRL 2
W0WTN 2
W1OP 2
W2W 2
W3AO 2
W4BFB 2
W4GS 2
W4MLB 2
W4NJA 2
W4OLB 2
W8ACW 2
W9MVA 2
W9SU 2
W9VRC 2