Winter Field Day — this weekend

[wayne burdick]

If, like me, you feel like one field day a year is not enough, then by all means give Winter Field Day a try. This event has been going on for some time, with growing participation, and in most respects it’s very similar to the annual ARRL Field Day. (It is NOT a QRP-only event.)

The exchange is the number of transmitters in your group, plus a class, and your ARRL section. Classes include indoor, outdoor, and home (I, O, and H). For example, operating outdoors with my single transmitter, I’ll be signing “1O SCV” in CW, or on phone, “one oh Santa Clara Valley.”

The contest period is also similar. This year it starts at 1900 UTC on Saturday and goes through 1900 UTC on Sunday (2 PM U.S. Eastern time). Specific band segments are designated to help participants find each other. Given the time of year, I’d expect the low bands to be very active.

WFD is a great opportunity to throw a wire in the tree and operate from a picnic table, tent, or RV, or operate from the comfort of home and give the shivering masses a few well-deserved QSOs.

For a complete rules, go to winterfieldday.com.

73,
Wayne
N6KR



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[wayne burdick]

Quite a bit of activity right now in WFD, especially 40 m SSB around 7200 kHz. If you're not feeling adventurous, just operate from home and sign "1H <ARRL section>". Have fun!

Wayne
N6KR

> On Jan 24, 2019, at 8:01 AM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> If, like me, you feel like one field day a year is not enough, then by all means give Winter Field Day a try. This event has been going on for some time, with growing participation, and in most respects it’s very similar to the annual ARRL Field Day. (It is NOT a QRP-only event.)
>
> The exchange is the number of transmitters in your group, plus a class, and your ARRL section. Classes include indoor, outdoor, and home (I, O, and H). For example, operating outdoors with my single transmitter, I’ll be signing “1O SCV” in CW, or on phone, “one oh Santa Clara Valley.”
>
> The contest period is also similar. This year it starts at 1900 UTC on Saturday and goes through 1900 UTC on Sunday (2 PM U.S. Eastern time). Specific band segments are designated to help participants find each other. Given the time of year, I’d expect the low bands to be very active.
>
> WFD is a great opportunity to throw a wire in the tree and operate from a picnic table, tent, or RV, or operate from the comfort of home and give the shivering masses a few well-deserved QSOs.
>
> For a complete rules, go to winterfieldday.com.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
>
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I was doing just that on 40 this afternoon. I felt like a BIG GUN with my K3s/KPA500.

Great fun.

Michael Blake
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> On Jan 26, 2019, at 8:34 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Quite a bit of activity right now in WFD, especially 40 m SSB around 7200 kHz. If you're not feeling adventurous, just operate from home and sign "1H <ARRL section>". Have fun!
>
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
>> On Jan 24, 2019, at 8:01 AM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> If, like me, you feel like one field day a year is not enough, then by all means give Winter Field Day a try. This event has been going on for some time, with growing participation, and in most respects it’s very similar to the annual ARRL Field Day. (It is NOT a QRP-only event.)
>>
>> The exchange is the number of transmitters in your group, plus a class, and your ARRL section. Classes include indoor, outdoor, and home (I, O, and H). For example, operating outdoors with my single transmitter, I’ll be signing “1O SCV” in CW, or on phone, “one oh Santa Clara Valley.”
>>
>> The contest period is also similar. This year it starts at 1900 UTC on Saturday and goes through 1900 UTC on Sunday (2 PM U.S. Eastern time). Specific band segments are designated to help participants find each other. Given the time of year, I’d expect the low bands to be very active.
>>
>> WFD is a great opportunity to throw a wire in the tree and operate from a picnic table, tent, or RV, or operate from the comfort of home and give the shivering masses a few well-deserved QSOs.
>>
>> For a complete rules, go to winterfieldday.com.
>>
>> 73,
>> Wayne
>> N6KR
>>
>>
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