Setup started on Friday, 21 June, at about 1000 at the FARA storage container. A group of about 9 members showed up, several with trucks. The equipment was loaded and transported to the Morse Pond School field day location, and unloaded at the trailer and tower sites.
The GOTA antennas and tower were setup. The CW and SSB tower bases were set and the beam antennas used with those towers were assembled. The field day area was cordoned off from the rest of the field with a temporary fence and all trip hazards were clearly marked. Due to the heat, further setup work was postponed until Saturday morning.
On Saturday morning, the CW and SSB towers were fully raised, dipoles were staked in "inverted V", configuration, coaxial cables were run, and SWR checks were completed. Jim-KC1KM, "Killer Mouse Electric", brought his generators, which were connected to the trailer. Field Day operation began at 1400 and continued until 1400 on Sunday, 23 June.
Contacts were made with all ARRL sections, except the US Virgin Islands. Contacts were also made with 10 of 14 Canadian sections and 9 countries, including China. FARA's field day performance is a clear demonstration of the ability of amateur radio to effectively communicate over long distances from self-contained, portable stations.
State Representatives David Vieira-KB1QND and Steven Xiarhos visited and "got on the air". Frank O'Laughlin-WQ1O, Cape Cod ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) DEC also visited.
Rich-KC1TCA, setup an AREDN (Amateur Radio Emergency Digital Network) demonstration. AREDN is a relatively new amateur radio activity, making use of amateur radio frequencies and re-purposed Wi-Fi equipment to create ad hoc data networks.
Mike-KC1HKW, provided food enough for the cookout on Saturday afternoon/evening and lunch on Sunday. Gene-KX1C, assisted by Charlie-K1CB did the cooking. Jim-KC1KM, provided his traditional sausage and egg breakfast early Sunday morning, which was greatly appreciated by the night crew.
Thirty-six people signed-in on one or more days. Thanks to their efforts, FARA had another great Field Day:
K1CB-Charlie, K1COD-Paul, K1GAY-Elliot, K1GRH-George, K1RCO-Randy,K1VJ-Martha, K1WCC-Henry, KB1WLY-Will, KC1ELB-Mel, KC1HKW-Mike, KC1KM-Jim, KC1TCA-Rich, KC1TMJ-Steve, KC1TMK-Chris, KC1TNX-Irish, KX1C-Gene, N1BCN-Fred, N1BOG-Barbara, N1GJ-George, N1JCT-Don, N1LYN-Lyn, N1MF-Al, N1MZO-Paul, N1TB-Tom, N1YHS-Ralph, N1ZTV-Harold, W1EEB-Earl, W1FX-Marinna, W1IZZ-Larry, W1KM-Greg, W1NCH-Brent, W1TCD-Tim, W5IPA-Jason, WA1CMR-Chris, WB4KYW-Jay, WX1K-John
Martha-K1VJ, Will-KB1WLY, Rich-KC1TCA, Steve-KC1TMJ, Chris-KC1TMK,KX1C-Gene, Lyn-N1LYN, Ralph-N1YHS, Larry-W1IZZ, Tim-W1TCD, Chris-WA1CMR, Frank-WQ1O
