2022 Winter Field Day


Winter Field Day https://www.winterfieldday.com/

Amateur radio operators are also known as radio amateurs or hams. The term "ham" is a nickname for amateur radio operators. 

Purpose Mission Statement: To foster Ham camaraderie, field operation, emergency operating preparedness, and just plain on the air, outdoor fun in the midst of winter for American, Canadian, and DX Hams. 

When: Winter Field Day runs for 24 hours during the last full weekend in January each year from 1900 UTC (2pm EST) Saturday to 1900 UTC (2pm EST) Sunday. 

https://pota.app/#/park/K-2211  Heeia State Park

https://parksontheair.com/ Parks on the Air ® (POTA) site for international portable amateur radio operations that promote emergency awareness and communications from national/federal and state/provincial level parks


Winter Field Day Association
 Winter Field Day Association (WFDA) is a dedicated group of Amateur Radio Operators who believe that emergency communications in a winter environment is just as important as the preparations and practice that is done each summer but with some additional unique operational concerns.
​ We believe, as do the ARES & RACES organizations, that maintaining your operational skills should not be limited to fair weather scenarios. The addition of Winter Field Day will enhance those already important skills of those that who generously volunteer their time and equipment to these organizations. This is why WFD is open to all licensed amateur radio operators worldwide.
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 Disasters are unpredictable by nature and can strike when you least expect them. WFDA's goal is to help enhance your skills and ready you for all environmental conditions found in the US and Canada during the spring, summer, fall and winter Preparedness is the key to a professional and timely response during any event and this is what local and state authorities are expecting when they reach  out to the emergency service groups that offer their services.
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 If you are serious about emergency communications as we are; we welcome you to join us for our yearly event. We are sure you will find this event a pleasant change and challenge to that of a normal summer time field day.

An amateur radio operator is someone who uses equipment at an amateur radio station to engage in two-way personal communications with other amateur operators on radio frequencies assigned to the amateur radio service. Amateur radio operators have been granted an amateur radio license by a governmental regulatory authority after passing an examination on applicable regulations, electronics, radio theory, and radio operation. As a component of their license, amateur radio operators are assigned a call sign that they use to identify themselves during communication.

Extended, the dipole is cut for the 80 meter band with one element approximately 47 feet in length, the other approximately 83 feet. It can be used in any of the standard dipole configurations, flat-top, inverted V, sloper, vertical dipole, wire vertical w/counterpoise, etc. but the patterns achieved through different configurations are not the same as with a classic half-wave dipole in a standard configuration.

http://www.earchi.org/education/ Emergency Amateur Radio Club - Hawaii would like to assist Oahu residents in obtaining or upgrading their FCC Amateur Radio licenses.

Here is my log

START-OF-LOG: 3.0
Created-By:
CONTEST: WFD
CALLSIGN: KH6ML
CLUB:  
LOCATION: KANEOHE, HI
ARRL-SECTION: PAC
CATEGORY: 1O
CATEGORY-POWER: LOW
SOAPBOX: 500 points for not using commercial power
SOAPBOX: 500 points for setting up outdoors
SOAPBOX: 500 points for setting up away from home
SOAPBOX: BONUS Total 1500
CLAIMED-SCORE: 1534
OPERATORS: KH6ML
NAME: Michael Miller
ADDRESS: 44-096 Keaalau Place
ADDRESS-CITY: Kaneohe
ADDRESS-STATE: HI
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 96744
ADDRESS-COUNTRY: HAWAII
EMAIL: KH6ML808@GMAIL.COM
QSO:  7088 PH 2022-01-29 2217 KH6ML    2O   PAC AH6J         1H PAC      
QSO:  7088 PH 2022-01-29 2220 KH6ML         2O     PAC KK6GM        1H PAC
QSO:  7088 PH 2022-01-29 2222 KH6ML         2O     PAC NH6DV        1H PAC        
QSO: 14268 PH 2022-01-29 2301 KH6ML         2O     PAC KO4SB        1H AL    
QSO: 14268 PH 2022-01-29 2307 KH6ML         2O     PAC N6GR         1H NM          
QSO: 14268 PH 2022-01-29 2320 KH6ML         2O     PAC K7PAC        1H OR  
QSO: 14268 PH 2022-01-29 2341 KH6ML         2O     PAC K7RKO        1H NV  
QSO: 14268 PH 2022-01-30 0013 KH6ML         2O     PAC AL7KC        1H AK  
QSO: 14268 PH 2022-01-30 0023 KH6ML         2O     PAC KD7ZPP       1H NV  
QSO: 14268 PH 2022-01-30 0023 KH6ML         2O     PAC W6TDX        1O OR
QSO: 14268 PH 2022-01-30 0032 KH6ML         2O     PAC KF6IDK       1O SJV  
QSO:   144 FM 2022-01-30 0040 KH6ML         2O     PAC KH6LT        1O PAC          
QSO:   144 FM 2022-01-30 0044 KH6ML         2O     PAC WH6GPZ       1H PAC
QSO: 14268 PH 2022-01-30 0051 KH6ML         2O     PAC W0SJE        1H CO  
QSO:   144 FM 2022-01-30 0433 KH6ML         2O     PAC N1VA         1H PAC    
QSO:   144 FM 2022-01-30 0441 KH6ML         2O     PAC WH6DWF       2H PAC        
QSO:   144 FM 2022-01-30 0450 KH6ML         2O     PAC KH6GG        2H PAC    
END-OF-LOG:

Large volcanic eruption near Tonga (Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano) today as seen from outer space.

1.14.2022: Large volcanic eruption near Tonga (Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano) today as seen from outer space. Shown on visible imagery using the Himawari satellite. #hiwx #tsunami #earthquake

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 7 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 640 AM HST SAT JAN 15 2022

TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI ADVISORY SUPPLEMENT

A TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.

A VOLCANIC ERUPTION OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0627 PM HST 14 JAN 2022 COORDINATES - 20.5 SOUTH 175.4 WEST LOCATION - TONGA

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

TSUNAMI WAVE OSCILLATIONS ACROSS THE STATE OF HAWAII CONTINUE TO DIMINISH BUT ARE NOT YET ALL BELOW TSUNAMI ADVISORY LEVEL.

THE FOLLOWING LIST PROVIDES MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES SO FAR ON GAUGES ACROSS THE ENTIRE PACIFIC.

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- CHICHIJIMA JP 27.1N 142.2E 1344Z 0.74M / 2.4FT 14MIN VODOPADNAYA RU 51.7N 158.0E 1434Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 12MIN KUSHIRO JP 43.0N 144.4E 1411Z 0.40M / 1.3FT 42MIN TOSASHIMIZU SHIKOKU 32.8N 133.0E 1537Z 0.93M / 3.0FT 30MIN OMAEZAKI HONSHU JP 34.6N 138.2E 1526Z 0.71M / 2.3FT 22MIN EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 1530Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 04MIN DART 46403 52.7N 156.8W 1431Z 0.06M / 0.2FT 14MIN DART 46409 55.3N 148.6W 1520Z 0.04M / 0.1FT 14MIN DUTCH HBR UNALASKA 53.9N 166.5W 1452Z 0.09M / 0.3FT 36MIN KING COVE AK 55.1N 162.3W 1449Z 0.32M / 1.1FT 16MIN ATKA AK 52.2N 174.2W 1358Z 0.22M / 0.7FT 20MIN NIKOLSKI AK 52.9N 168.9W 1528Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 12MIN LIHOU REEF AU 17.1S 152.1E 1241Z 0.12M / 0.4FT 14MIN GOLD COAST SAND BYP 27.9S 153.4E 1135Z 0.70M / 2.3FT 42MIN PORT KEMBLA AU 34.5S 150.9E 1206Z 0.39M / 1.3FT 32MIN TWOFOLD BAY AU 37.1S 149.9E 1205Z 0.67M / 2.2FT 48MIN SPRING BAY AU 42.5S 147.9E 1041Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 70MIN HIVA OA MARQUESAS 9.8S 139.0W 1026Z 0.53M / 1.8FT 12MIN NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1055Z 0.67M / 2.2FT 12MIN HANALEI HI 22.2N 159.5W 1233Z 0.82M / 2.7FT 14MIN KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 1228Z 0.83M / 2.7FT 20MIN RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 1038Z 0.21M / 0.7FT 14MIN HUAHINE PF 16.7S 151.0W 0813Z 0.53M / 1.8FT 12MIN NAURU 0.5S 166.9E 1118Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 04MIN GISBORNE EASTLAND N 38.7S 178.0E 1141Z 0.68M / 2.2FT 42MIN KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 1132Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 10MIN HONOKOHAU HI 19.7N 156.0W 1145Z 0.34M / 1.1FT 10MIN HALEIWA HI 21.6N 158.1W 1138Z 0.70M / 2.3FT 10MIN HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 1112Z 0.12M / 0.4FT 14MIN BARBERS PT HI 21.3N 158.1W 1135Z 0.19M / 0.6FT 04MIN MAKAI PIER WAIMANAL 21.3N 157.7W 1128Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 10MIN HILO HAWAII 19.7N 155.1W 0929Z 0.10M / 0.3FT 16MIN NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 1057Z 0.31M / 1.0FT 12MIN HIENGHENE NEW CALED 20.7S 164.9E 0910Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 10MIN VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 0924Z 1.41M / 4.6FT 20MIN RAROTONGA CK 21.2S 159.8W 0853Z 0.90M / 3.0FT 02MIN GREAT BARRIER IS NZ 36.2S 175.5E 0849Z 0.70M / 2.3FT 10MIN OWENGA CHATHAM NZ 44.0S 176.4W 0902Z 0.44M / 1.4FT 40MIN KINGSTON NORFOLK IS 29.1S 168.0E 0840Z 0.78M / 2.6FT 10MIN LUGANVILLE VU 15.5S 167.2E 0826Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 24MIN OUINNE NEW CALEDONI 22.0S 166.7E 0826Z 1.13M / 3.7FT 08MIN THIO NEW CALEDONIA 21.6S 166.2E 0819Z 0.57M / 1.9FT 20MIN LIFOU NEW CALEDONIA 20.9S 167.3E 0746Z 0.89M / 2.9FT 16MIN EAST CAPE NZ 37.6S 178.2E 0834Z 0.26M / 0.8FT 08MIN DART401002 29.7S 175.0W 0542Z 0.10M / 0.3FT 28MIN DART401001 36.0S 177.7W 0612Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 24MIN SUVA VITI LEVU FJ 18.1S 178.4E 0633Z 0.26M / 0.9FT 18MIN DART401003 23.4S 173.4W 0442Z 0.12M / 0.4FT 42MIN NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 0516Z 0.82M / 2.7FT 06MIN PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 0531Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 16MIN APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 0551Z 0.17M / 0.5FT 18MIN

LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH) LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST) TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME) AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.

NOTE - DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN WOULD BE COASTAL MEASUREMENTS AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS.

EVALUATION

TSUNAMI WAVES THAT CAN BE A HAZARD TO SWIMMERS AND BOATERS AS WELL AS TO PERSONS NEAR THE SHORE AT BEACHES AND IN HARBORS AND MARINAS ARE NOW AFFECTING THE STATE OF HAWAII. THIS HAZARD COULD CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE SITUATION IS BEING MONITORED CLOSELY AND THE ADVISORY WILL END WHEN THE HAZARD HAS PASSED.

FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.

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KHON2 Tiki’s: Serving up good food and fun for 20 years Bill Talks about Tiki's Grill & Bar added a pop-up Christmas bar

Business Matters: The Story of Tiki's Grill and Bar

Tiki's Grill & Bar has been a staple in the Honolulu restaurant scene for the past 20 years, offering a unique combination of good food, live music, and breathtaking views. Bill Tobin, one of the three co-founders of Tiki's, recently sat down with KHON2's Howard Dashefsky to share the story behind the restaurant's success.

Tiki's was founded by three friends who attended the University of Hawaii together. They wanted to create a place where they could enjoy good food, drinks, and company. Little did they know that they would eventually turn their dream into a successful business that has been serving the local community for two decades.

Like most restaurants, Tiki's has faced its fair share of challenges. However, the owners were quick to learn from their mistakes and make changes that helped the business thrive. From the get-go, Tiki's was busy, and it continued to grow as the years went by. The restaurant has survived changes in tourism, the COVID-19 pandemic, and fluctuations in the labor market.

What sets Tiki's apart is its focus on providing a fun and relaxed atmosphere for its customers. The restaurant offers a front-row seat to a nearly perfect view of the sunset, providing a unique dining experience. Live music adds to the ambiance, making Tiki's the perfect spot to enjoy a night out with friends or a romantic dinner with a loved one.

In conclusion, Tiki's Grill and Bar is a prime example of a business that has stood the test of time, overcoming challenges and adapting to change. Its longevity is a testament to the hard work and dedication of its owners, as well as its commitment to providing its customers with a memorable experience. If you're looking for a great meal, beautiful views, and a fun atmosphere, Tiki's is the place to be.


In 2021, Tiki's Grill and Bar added a pop-up Christmas bar in the lava tube, offering a unique and festive experience for customers during the holiday season. The pop-up bar was a hit and added an extra layer of fun and excitement to the already popular restaurant.

Visitors to the Christmas bar were able to enjoy holiday-themed drinks, live music, and a festive atmosphere, all while surrounded by the beautiful natural surroundings of the lava tube. The pop-up bar was a perfect addition to Tiki's already impressive offerings and showed the restaurant's commitment to providing new and exciting experiences for its customers.

For more information on Tiki's Grill and Bar, including their pop-up Christmas bar, you can visit their website at Tikisgrill.com. To learn more about the Christmas bar, visit ChristmasBarHawaii.com. Whether you're a local or a tourist, Tiki's Grill and Bar is the perfect place to enjoy good food, drinks, and festive fun, all with a stunning view of the sunset.




Tiki's Grill has opened a themed Christmas Bar to draw in some extra customers this holiday season.

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Mahalo Nui Loa, 

Michael Miller / Director of Operations / Partner

Tiki's Grill & Bar -  2570 Kalakaua Ave.
808-923-8454          Honolulu, HI 96815

www.tikisgrill.com @Tikisgrill #Tikisgrill 

Winner of 2020 Travelers' Choice top 10% of restaurants worldwide
Tiki's Now Open! 

(Video) 2021 Thanksgiving mention on KHON2 TV of Tiki's Grill & Bar

by: Nikki Schenfeld Posted: Nov 14, 2021 HST HONOLULU (KHON2) —


In 2020, to-go Thanksgiving meals were extremely popular and long lines were seen outside restaurants due to gathering size restrictions. Make Reservations at Tikisgrill.com.



Several restaurants are also offering pre-fixed Thanksgiving meals, but reservations are going fast.

“We anticipate to sell out this year just like we did last year,” said Michael Miller, director of operations for Tiki’s Grill and Bar. “The demand is high, and we still have some capacity issues going on.”

Restaurants on Oahu are still required to keep six feet of social distancing between tables indoors; proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test within 48 hours is also required to dine in.

“If you want those special times, if you want a sizable table, I highly recommend you make a reservation,” Miller said.

Even though prices are increasing for just about everything, Tiki’s said they are not raising their prices for Thanksgiving dinner. The dinner includes spiced butternut squash bisque, lemongrass cornbread, slow-roasted turkey, sausage apple chestnut dressing, Yukon gold potato gratin, Molokai potato purée, sage chardonnay pan gravy, fresh cranberry and bacon, macadamia nut, pineapple brussels sprouts, pumpkin cheesecake and live music.

“We know the costs are increasing and we kind of went over it and kind of said, ‘hey, this is what we think that we still should do, at least this year, at the $39 mark,’” Miller of Tiki’s said. “The live entertainment, the free valet — there is the ocean view, it’s going to be a wonderful, wonderful holiday season.”

THANKSGIVING Menu 2021

Thursday, Nov. 25th, 3 - 9:30 PM at Tiki's Grill & Bar

Three Course Pre Fixe Menu 

by Chef Ronnie Nasuti


Spiced Butternut Squash Bisque

Lemongrass Cornbread


Slow Roasted Tom Turkey with all the Fixings’

  • Sausage, Apple, Chestnut Dressing

  • Yukon Gold Potato Gratin

  • Molokai Potato Purée

  • Sage Chardonnay Pan Gravy

  • Fresh Cranberry, Star Anise Orange Relish

  • Bacon, Macadamia Nut & Pineapple Brussels Sprouts


Pumpkin Cheesecake

  •  Salted Caramel, Haupia Creme’


$39 menu plus tax & gratuity

*Keiki 12 and under can order on the day of, please note how many 

{high chairs, chairs, or boosters} are needed


Make Reservations

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