Brian, W1XMM, has opened up his station for NARS members to operate Winter Field Day (WFD) on Saturday and Sunday January 27th and 28th so that members can operate WFD with the club callsign, N1FD. Brian’s station is in a great location, in Antrim, NH and should provide for some great operating.
What is Winter Field Day?
Winter Field Day is an annual event, sponsored by the Winter Field Day Association on the last full weekend in January to encourage development of emergency operating skills. It is open to frequencies on the HF, VHF and UHF bands. Here is a summary of the rules. The full rules can be found here.
- All stations are limited to a maximum of 100 Watts PEP
- QRP CW limit of 5 watts multiplier of 2
- QRP Phone limit of 10 watts multiplier of 2
- Each mode worked on each band counts as 1 multiplier
W1XMM Station
The following stations and associated bands will be available at W1XMM:
- SteppIR DB18 40/20/15/10/6m with an Elecraft K3S
- SteppIR Vertical 80/40/20/15/10/6m with a Yaesu FT991a
- Log Periodic 50MHz -1.2GHz
- Inverted V: 80M and 160M (one cable out to both)
Great Opportunity for New and Experienced Hams!
This is a great opportunity for newly licensed or inactive amateurs to get some operating experience and a top-notch station. Brian and other members will be available to coach those who are new to HF and VHF operating.
Emergency Communications
NARS member Jack Ciaccia, WM0G, who is also the ARRL New England Division Assistant Director for Emergency Communications and Public Service, is encouraging amateurs throughout New England to operate Winter Field Day to developer emergency operating skills.
We have been challenged by the ARES group to also set up an NVIS antenna and communicate with other ARES operators at set times. This would be both VHF/UHF and HF. The ARES is going to use this opportunity to test their communication skills here in New England.
Join Us
Interested in joining us for Winter Field Day? Please sign up by Thursday January 25th at 7:00 pm. Here’s what you can do:
- Sign up for operating times – See this Forum Post for the link to the sign-up sheet.
- Join us on Thursday, January 25th at 7:00 pm for our final Winter Field Day meeting. See this Forum Post for the Zoom link. Or contact Brian at [email protected] to get the details if you cannot make the meeting.
- Show up at Brian’s QTH in Antrim before your operating slot.
