N9RJV posts a preliminary 7,153-point score
SARC logged 1,675 contacts with 75 participants in class 2A, combining strong operating results with public-service, emergency-readiness, education, and outreach bonuses.
Preliminary result · Final ARRL standing pending
- 7,153 Preliminary total score
- 1,675 Total contacts
- 75 Participants
- 1,655 Bonus points
SARC’s 2026 operation produced 2,749 QSO points. The 2X power multiplier raised that operating score to 5,498 points, and 1,655 bonus points brought the preliminary total to 7,153.
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How the score was built
Operating score
CW supplied 3,900 multiplied points, phone supplied 1,202, and digital supplied 396.
Bonus score
Bonuses rewarded emergency power, public engagement, message handling, natural power, safety, education, youth participation, GOTA, and more.
Contacts by mode and band
CW led the operation with 975 contacts, followed by 601 phone contacts and 99 digital contacts. Phone includes 584 contacts in the main SSB log plus 17 contacts at the GOTA station.
Three years of score growth
The 2026 preliminary score is 12.9% above 2025 and 45.5% above 2024. SARC’s reported final rankings were 19th of 297 in class 2A in 2025 and 36th of 289 in 2024.
Bonus points show the full Field Day mission
The bonus total reflects far more than contact volume. SARC documented emergency-power operation, media coverage, a public location and information table, formal traffic, the W1AW bulletin, natural-power contacts, invited visitors, education, safety, social media, youth participation, GOTA coaching, and web submission.
| Bonus activity | Points |
|---|---|
| 100% emergency power | 200 |
| Media publicity | 100 |
| Public location | 100 |
| Public information table | 100 |
| Formal message to ARRL SM/SEC | 100 |
| W1AW Field Day message | 100 |
| Formal messages handled | 100 |
| Natural-power QSOs | 100 |
| Invited elected-official visit | 100 |
| Invited served-agency visit | 100 |
| Educational activity | 100 |
| Youth participation | 20 |
| Safety officer | 100 |
| Social media | 100 |
| GOTA station | 85 |
| GOTA coach | 100 |
| Web submission | 50 |
| Total bonus points | 1,655 |
Station highlights
CW: 975 contacts
The CW station generated 1,950 QSO points before the multiplier. Four operators kept the station active across the full 24-hour period, and the first 10 contacts were completed on solar power before switching to generator power.
Phone: 601 contacts
The main SSB log recorded 584 contacts across 66 ARRL/RAC sections and eight countries or entities. The GOTA station added 17 phone contacts.
Digital: 99 contacts
All submitted digital contacts were made on 6 meters, adding 198 QSO points before the multiplier and 396 points after it.
GOTA: 17 contacts
Five GOTA participants made contacts on 15, 20, and 40 meters. Their 85 contact bonus, together with the 100-point coach bonus, produced 185 GOTA-related bonus points.
Phone reach and operator effort
The main SSB station’s 584-contact log reached 49 states or provinces and eight countries or entities. Florida led the state/province count with 43 contacts, followed by Ohio with 42 and Pennsylvania with 37.
GOTA spotlight
The Get On The Air station used call sign KD9FMN and gave new and returning operators a supervised way to experience Field Day. The station completed 17 contacts: nine on 20 meters, six on 15 meters, and two on 40 meters.
ARRL Field Day entry confirmation for N9RJV, submitted July 14, 2026;
N3FJP SSB contest summary; SARC CW and GOTA station reports;