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The following table was compiled from information as reported (and only as reported) in back issues of the
RARS EX citer available on the
RARS website
(denoted by an “E” in the table below) and on the
Internet Archive
(denoted by an “E*”),
in the ARRL's
QST Field Day results articles
(denoted by a “Q”)
or in the
QST Archives (“Q*”),
and on the applicable RARS Field Day website pages (linked from the year, if available).
Feel free to
peruse back issues of the EX citer
and
contact the Webmaster
with any updates, corrections, or additional information.
You need to be an ARRL member to access the archived QST articles.
This page was last updated on
July 28, 2025.
Year Class Score Location Call(s) Chair Comments Source
1969
3A
7,058
Aerotron
W4FDV/4
John Fried W4WWD
42nd in class
E *
E *
E *
Q *
1970
8A
16,264
NC State Fairgrounds
K4MC/4
Tom Martin K4CQJ
4/9 in class
E *
E *
Q *
1971
7A
4,928
K4MC/4 & WN4PMI
George Wallace WB4PNR Tom Martin K4CQJ
4th in class
E *
Q *
1972
4A?
NC State Fairgrounds
W4DW/4 & WN4WII/4
Dean Straw WB4YOJ
Operated from a mobile home!
E *
Q *
1973
3A
4,022
NC State Fairgrounds
W4DW/4 & WN4WII/4
Bill McDowell K4CIA
15th in class
E *
E *
Q *
1974
5A
3,282
NC State Fairgrounds
W4DW/4
Bert Bailey W4FMN
19/65 in class
E *
E *
Q *
1975
Boy Scout Camp Durant
Lynn Pendleton K4NYV (SK)
E *
1976
Jaycee Park
Bruce Eggers WA9NEW
There was TV coverage!
E *
E *
1977
4A
5,028
Jaycee Park
Ron Oates WA4JWT
E *
E *
1978
2A
3,350
Jaycee Park
W4DW/4 & WD4RDT
Ron Oates AA4VK
Chuck Littlewood K4HF
67th in class
E *
E *
E *
1979
2A
4,055
Exide Power Systems
W4DW/4
Ron Oates AA4VK
63rd in class
E *
Q *
1980
3A
3,850
NCSU Faculty Club
W4DW/4 & KA4OXQ
Ron Oates AA4VK
66th in class
E *
E *
Q *
1981
NCSU Faculty Club
E *
E *
1982
NCSU Faculty Club
E *
1983
NCSU Faculty Club
E *
1984
Thomas Swanson N4IZE
E *
1985
3A
2,038
NCSU Faculty Club
W4DW
Donn Dieter K4GHJ
Harry Arsenault K1PLR
E *
E *
E *
Q *
1986
2A
3,356
NCSU Faculty Club
WB4TOP
Harry Arsenault K1PLR
Competed as Wake Tech ARC WB4TOP; 90/215 in class
E *
E *
Q *
1987
It appears RARS participated with Wake Tech WB4TOP again this year.
E *
1988
6A
5,510
Schenck Memorial Forest
W4DW
Bob Keys NA4G
8th in class
E *
E *
E
Q *
1989
7A-Battery
11,215
Umstead Park
W4DW
Steve Modena AB4EL
1st in class & class record!1
E *
E
Q *
1990
6A-Battery
9,260
Camp Butner
W4DW
Bob Keys NA4G
Tim Buchlmann N4IQA
2nd in class
E *
E *
E
Q *
1991
6A-Battery
11,270
Camp Butner
NA4G
Bob Keys NA4G
1st (and only!) in class!
E *
E
Q *
1992
6A-Battery
5,525
Umstead Park
NA4G
Rick Yost N4VQT
2nd in class
E *
E *
E
Q *
1993
9A
5,944
W4DW & KD4WTJ
Tim Buchlmann N4IQA
2nd in class
E *
E
Q *
1994
7A
8,785
Umstead Park
W4DW & KD4WTJ
Bob Keys NA4G
3rd in class
E
1995
7A
9,802
W4DW & KE4DRJ
Bill KC4UQO
2nd in class
E *
E
Q *
1996
7A
10,280
W4DW & KE4DRJ
Mike Murphy WA4BPJ
Jeff Wittich AC4ZO (SK)
2nd in class
E *
E
Q *
1997
7A
12,096
Carroll Farm
W4DW & K4OQO
Mike Murphy WA4BPJ
Jeff Wittich AC4ZO (SK)
1st in class
E *
E
Q *
1998
8A
13,802
Bill Pond N0WP's Home
W4DW & K4OQO
1st in class, 8th overall
E *
E *
Q *
1999
5A
5,092
Bill Pond N0WP's Home
W4DW
Bill Pond N0WP
Two independent stations
E
E
E
Q *
1A
4,292
W4D
CW only
20002
8A
12,510
Carroll Farm
W4DW & W2BYV
Jeff Wittich AC4ZO (SK)
1st in class! 8th overall
E *
E
Q
E
2001
2A
3,500
The State Capitol lawn!
W4RNC
Mike Murphy WA4BPJ
Two independent stations
E
E
Q
8A
10,828
Carroll Farm
W4DW
2nd in class
2002
7A
10,372
Carroll Farm
W4DW
Neal Fisher N4HAF (SK)
3rd in class, 37th overall
E
Q
2003
7A
9,412
Carroll Farm
W4DW
Neal Fisher N4HAF (SK)
3rd in class, 33rd overall
E
E
Q
E
2004
5A
7,682
Carroll Farm
W4DW
Neal Fisher N4HAF (SK)
10th in class, 97th overall
E
Q
2005
7A
8,748
Carroll Farm
W4DW
Neal Fisher N4HAF (SK)
3rd in class, 61st overall
E
Q
2006
7A
7,868
Carroll Farm
W4DW & K4HF
Neal Fisher N4HAF (SK)
3rd in class, 81st overall
E
Q
2007
7A
9,220
Carroll Farm
W4DW & K4HF
Neal Fisher N4HAF (SK)
3rd in class, 1st in class in NC
E
Q
2008
7A
9,732
Carroll Farm
W4DW & W4RNC
Neal Fisher N4HAF (SK)
2nd in class, 47th overall
E
Q
2009
7A
11,554
Carroll Farm
W4DW & W4RNC
Mike Murphy WA4BPJ
1st in class!
E
Q
2010
8A
12,802
Carroll Farm
W4DW & W4RNC
Mike Murphy WA4BPJ
1st in class!
E
Q
2011
9A
16,606
Carroll Farm
W4DW & W4RNC
Bob Starkenburg W4TTX
1st in class! 8th overall
E
Q
2012
9A
12,998
Carroll Farm
W4DW & W4RNC
Bob Starkenburg W4TTX
1st in class!
E
Q
2013
6A
10,948
Carroll Farm
W4DW & W4RNC
Bob Starkenburg W4TTX
5th in class
E
Q
2014
8A
7,790
Carroll Farm
W4DW & N4RAL
Bob Starkenburg W4TTX
5th in class
E
Q
2015
9A
12,998
Carroll Farm
W4DW & W4RNC
Dennis Keith NC4DK
1st in class
Q
2016
6A
6,602
Carroll Farm
W4DW & N4RAL
Dennis Keith NC4DK
12th in class
E
Q
2017
8A
11,636
Raleigh Police Club
W4DW & [N]4RAL3
Marty Young W4MY
3rd in class
E
Q
2018
7A
6,642
Carroll Farm
W4DW & [N]4RAL3
Bob Starkenburg W4TTX
6th in class
E
Q
2019
8A
6,776
Carroll Farm
W4DW & [N]4RAL3
Bob Starkenburg W4TTX
3rd in class
E
Q
2020
N/A
15,976
“Stay at Home” Field Day4
Bob Starkenburg W4TTX
Aggregate score
E
Q
2021
N/A
9,244
“Stay at Home” Field Day4
Curt Phillips W4CP (SK)
Aggregate score
E
Q
2022
5A
5,542
Carroll Farm5
W4DW & W4RNC
Curt Phillips W4CP (SK)
12th in class
Q
2023
6A
8,240
Raleigh Police Club
W4DW & W4RNC
Curt Phillips W4CP (SK)
5th in class
Q
2024
9A
19,7426
Raleigh Police Club
W4DW & N4RAL
Curt Phillips W4CP (SK)
David Burt W4OFO
1st in class, 1st in NC, 7th overall!
Q
2025
3A
?
Raleigh Police Club
W4DW & N4RAL
Marty Young W4MY
Awaiting results
Q
Footnotes
1.
In 1989, RARS set a Class 7A-Battery record with 11,215 points.
That record stood until 2006, when it was shattered by the New Mexico Field Day Coalition with 16,165 points.
See the ARRL
QST article with the 2006 Field Day results
here (and search for "7A Battery").
2.
The ARRL makes scores from 2000 onward available on its
Field Day website .
Scores are usually posted online in November and published in the December
QST .
3. N4RAL was misprinted as W4RAL.
4.
In 2020 and 2021, the ARRL modified the rules to allow club members to operate from their homes and aggregate their scores for a club score.
There was no separate class for the club.
5.
In 2022, Jim N4CAE and Beth KF4QMR Carroll sold the farm at which they had been gracious hosts of RARS Field Day for many, many years.
6.
In 2024, RARS achieved its highest score ever.