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Field Sheet
Job: one printable page — grid, freqs, hospital, bailout.
When: every park day, before you leave the driveway.
Plan · before you leave the driveway
Heading to a park.
Pick the tools for the drive.
Field Sheet first. Saturday path and planners when you still need a destination. Two-fer and Needed when you are chasing awards. Not a spots page — print what you can, then cell is optional.
Oct 24–25: CQ World Wide DX Contest, SSB weekend (0000Z Sat to 2359Z Sun; 8 PM ET Fri Oct 23 to 7:59 PM ET Sun). Expect crowded phone bands on 160–10 m. Contest logs are due within 48 hours (2359Z Oct 27). Rules at cqww.com.
Optional · where to go
Saturday & route planners
Job: award holes within a tank of gas, or a multi-stop drive with times.
When: you have a weekend and need a shortlist — route planner needs sign-in.
Only if you need it
Two-fer & Needed
Job: find overlaps and parks you still need to activate or hunt.
When: chasing awards — skip if you already know the park.
Before the park
- Field Sheet — print or save offline.
- Planner (optional) — shortlist parks, then confirm on official program sites.
- Pack crib — field pack · parking-lot pack · location scouting.
When you are on site, switch to On air.