CQ Amateur Radio

Get. On. The. Air.

f you operate ARRL Field Day this month with a club or other large group, there’s a good chance that the setup will include a “Get On The Air,” or GOTA, station. The idea is to have a transceiver set up outside of the main competitive station(s) that will give newer hams and yet-unlicensed members of the public an opportunity to with supervision from an experienced ham. The GOTA station doesn’t count as an extra transmitter and a slow pace of contacts won’t detract from the competitiveness of the rest of the operation.

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