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Field Days Past

The following table was compiled from information as reported (and only as reported) in back issues of the RARS EXciter 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 EXciter 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 August 18, 2025.

YearClassScoreLocationCall(s)ChairCommentsSource
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! Gary Pearce KN4AQ's video 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! Gary Pearce KN4AQ's video 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! Gary Pearce KN4AQ's video 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. Photos 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! Photos E* E Q E
2001 2A 3,500 The State Capitol lawn! W4RNC Mike Murphy WA4BPJ Two independent stations! Capitol lawn photos 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. Photos E Q
2003 7A 9,412 Carroll Farm W4DW Neal Fisher N4HAF (SK) 3rd in class, 33rd overall. Photos 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. News 14 Carolina studio interview of Gary Pearce KN4AQ
 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! News 14 Carolina coverage, courtesy of Gary Pearce KN4AQ 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! Fin Gold NC4FG's walk around video
Q
2025 3A
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 Raleigh Police Club W4DW & N4RAL Marty Young W4MY Awaiting results. Photos
Fin Gold NC4FG's walk around video. 		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. The ARRL also made some of the COVID-19 accommodations permanent.
6. In 2024, RARS achieved its highest score ever.

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