30 Watts and a wire made for a challenging weekend, but I enjoyed every moment of it.
I especially enjoyed the time I spent with Terry Baker (KM4EUG) and the gang over in Humboldt,
Tennessee operating as N4B.  What an incredible setup Terry had there, operating up to 6 different
transmitters into just 2 antennas through some kind of tri-plexer he put together.
He also had all operators logging into the N3FJP software projected on a huge screen.

While the Bands were not ideal, FT4 and FT8 were solid, but not a real communication mode.  CW was
by far the most productive mode. I still would like to see a segment in the CW portion 50 to 60KHz
allocated to 13 wpm and lower.  Let's face it, 20 to 25 wpm is not a skill in many wheelhouses. 
Let's give it try on the next Field Day. CW is a communication mode that requires a minimum of
equipment, and power consumption. Try to ask what the weather is in Utah on FT8.

👋🏻

I had a lot of fun this year operating from the back porch and testing out a new 40-10 EFHW that I
will now use for POTA and other outdoor operations.  The bands were in pretty good shape and there
were lots of participants.  Good to see lots of clubs on the air and good operators overall.  Hope
everyone had a good time and looking forward to next year!

Although our group chose to only operate on Saturday of Field Day, we had an unexpeted number of
visitors to our site, including two new hams, one inactive ham, and several passersby. This event
really energized out group and provided a much needed time of fellowship as well as exercising our
capibilities and equipment.

I was confused by the instruction to include a "separate list of natural power QSOs" in that all of
our QSOs were on solar/battery. So I just uploaded the same log file again. Hope that works.

Great fun!  This was my wife N8NFE's and my first QRP Field Day.  Five watts into a tripod-mounted
17' whip got us responses from most of the stations we called.  We were in Shawnee State Park, Ohio,
so we will file this with Parks on the Air, also.

Station was powered entirely from a LIFEPO 50 AH Battery that was charged to 100 % capacity prior to
start of field day. A Heath kit power meter was used to monitor output power at all times when
transmitting. The battery is normally charged whenever its BMS signals the line powered charger but
this charger was disconnected for field day, so no charging occurred during field day. Log was taken
by pencil and paper and later manually transcribed to Swiss Log V5.117 since I don't own a working
laptop.

Had fun making contacts with my local club call from the home QTH in RI, with almost all QSOs coming
on Saturday, via CW mode.  Was able to Work All States as well as all USA-based ARRL Sections! 
Missed only the V.I. and some Canadian sections from the complete sections list.  Surprisingly good
band condx with SFI peaking at 188, so even 15m was open well domestically for an extended period.
And seasonal E-skip on 10m added close to 20 additional QSOs.
73, Bill W1WBB, primary op. at Ai1TT

Very windy and chilly on Winnemucca mountain. 38 degrees for Field Day at 6500 feet slightly below
summit, a bit more protected. Some hail as well. Wind knocked over my potable mast several times.
But it was sunny thereafter, see photo. Estimated gusts up to 40 mph or more.

Great weather at my VT camp for this years FD. Setup was at our high elevation private pond,running
via battery/solar power.Gear used was an Icom 7300 with a Mosley 33jr triband and 80m OFC dipole for
10-80M capability,up 20'on old military mast.

Went to our local club station just to have a few QSOs. Then I remarked that the ARRL FD was going
on. So I decided to make about 100 QSOs. Conditions were such that 95% of the QSOs were done on 15m.
20m has been very noisy and activity has been low. Thank you for this nice fieldday -- I met a lot
of CW friends.
(TS-590S, 100 W, X7 beam, CW-only)

CU 73
Tom

Catalunya must be recognized as a DXCC entity by the American Radio Relay League

🎬 Just dropped the St. Vincent Field Day 2026 video! See how the solo Class 1E battery setup
performed under pressure. Check it out here: [
https://youtu.be/2J9BDjzRA_4 ] 73 🎙Ira-J88IH 📻#CaribbeanHams🌴

Thank you all station.
I called from Japan within hearing range.
Please treat this as a check log this time.

K0ANT The Kansas Antenna Club in Johnson County operated our club Field Day site again this year
using 100% solar power, from Blackbob Park in Olathe, Kansas. Everyone had a wonderful time getting
together.

First contest here at the condo here in Steamboat Springs - NOT remote as our club title suggests
(Co remote contest club).  
Used temporary 20M CF dipole antenna and gel cell power on the TS590.  With the limited antenna, I
only did S&P - searching for good signals :-)
Thanks for working us!  73,  Pat KJ5Y

The Hot Springs Amateur Radio Club (K0HS) was proud to participate in ARRL Field Day 2026 as a Class
1A station from Centennial Park in Hot Springs, South Dakota, during the Main Street Arts & Crafts
Festival.

Field Day provided a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate Amateur Radio to our community while
making 44 phone contacts on 20 meters. Throughout the weekend, club members welcomed visitors,
answered questions about Amateur Radio, emergency communications, licensing, and public service, and
showcased how amateur radio continues to serve communities when reliable communications matter
most.

Our Public Information Table featured educational displays, club information, and licensing
resources. We also enjoyed reconnecting with local amateur radio operators and meeting many new
people who stopped by to learn more about the hobby.

A sincere thank you goes to all of our volunteers who helped make the weekend a success, as well as
the organizers of the Main Street Arts & Crafts Festival for providing an outstanding venue for
community outreach.

We are already looking forward to an even bigger and better ARRL Field Day in 2027!

73 from the Hot Springs Amateur Radio Club!

**K0HS**
Hot Springs Amateur Radio Club
Hot Springs, South Dakota
📧 [hsarc@k0hs.net](mailto:hsarc@k0hs.net)
🌐 [www.k0hs.net](http://www.k0hs.net)

Down to 3 ops from 5 due to work issues this year.  Still had a good time and got 2 more ops up to
speed on VarAC.

Finally acquired a solar power generator to resolve that lifelong goal of Field Day with no
generator noise.

2026 wasn't really "planned" in any degree, like I normally like to do. I have in the past organized
CLUB Field Days, as well as taken small groups out under my callsign and of course like this year, I
have done solo activations. The solo activations are my least favorite field days, but this year was
beyond what I was able to do. So, I planned a double sided event for one. Field Day and a POTA
Activation(s). So it was fun to work in beautiful weather in the New England State of CHARLE TANGO,
at US-1721 Stratton Brook State Park. Paid to get in BOTH days, as I did not stay overnight and left
at 1730hrs EST on Saturday afternoon. So both days was a combined operating time of Approximately 6
hours (3 Sat / 3 Sun). I will have to plan a better group go of it next year, probably with our
Portable Club; POTA*413 of Western Massachusetts. Thanks to ARRL for hosting this super event to get
us all off our butts and get outdoors! 73 to all! de K1VWQ

We seemed to have fought gremlins every step this Field Day. From antennas, coax, shorts, Linux
Server errors, Win 11 errors and Logging software application errors. Even the contacts database
went missing from 3 machines! But luckily we had our back-up file or we would have lost everything. 
All's well that ends well and we were able to submit our effort.  Oh yes, and those bands...

After visiting multiple sites on Friday 6/26 and Saturday 6/27 (K2PUT, KQ2S, WR2ABB, N2LL) as
Assistant Division Director Hudson Division and returning home at 2:15 AM Sunday morning,  got some
sleep in and then decided to operate solo 5W 1B ENY from local park using Icom IC-705 on 20m/40m and
the new Pebble HF on 20m. Tried to get to 50 QSO but conditions on 20m were tough and too many dupes
on 40m. Using 20m/40m trapped dipole with 30ft apex. First time have operated as a 1B. Usually am
helping to manage Class A sites or get satellite QSO for clubs.

I was 1b1b phone, battery powered portable outside behind the house. As always, trying to break pile
ups with 5 watts was a challenge, and QSB and QRM added to the challenge. Noise floor at my location
was s5-6 for a good part of 6/27.  I used my K3/10 with output reduced to 5 watts. Power source was
a 16Ah LiFePO4 battery with a 10Ah standing by. The antenna was a 17ft whip, ground mounted.  I met
some nice ops again this year and it was great to hear several young JNs on the air. Kudos to those
taking the time to encourage the next generation!  Thanks and 73. Paul K2ORC

Had a great time with battery powered QRP rigs and antennas in the backyard. We didn't make many
QSOs due to very rusty CW skills, but lots of fun. We resolve to practice CW for next year.

1D operation away from home QTH using POTA portable equipment including IC-7300, "Outpost" tripod
with MFJ "Big Stick" 40 - 10m vertical and coil.

This was my 60th Field Day.  After 50 plus years I came out of operating in the  woods. Field Day
was established to prepare amateur radio operators to assist the public and government agency's in
emergence or disaster conditions.  We take our equipment out into areas void of commercial power and
learn what we actually need such as extra fuses, mics, keys, batteries, etc.  We learn to
communicate efficiently in heat, cold and bugs. 

In a real emergency, the stations in the field, will be communication with and passing emergency
traffic to "home stations" who will then pass that traffic on to the correct government agencies who
can then get the needed emergency help out to those in the emergency or disaster area.  

The home stations on commercial and or emergency power are just as important as the stations in the
field in this exercise; learning how to effectively and efficiently set up their station to pass
emergency traffic to aid the public. 
Over the years more than 50% of the contacts in this preparedness event comes from home stations yet
some years ago the ARRL stopped printing the D and E results from QST.  Please return our results to
QST; we count.

Great event again this year, the bands weren't in the best condition with the solar activity and
severe storms to your north, but we had fun.  One of our club members upgraded to General, and we
another operator come with his cw key for some cw contact and not only made some contacts but left a
member of our club.

The Lynchburg Amateur Radio Club held its Field Day operations for the third time at the Brookville
Ruritan Clubhouse in Lynchburg, VA. It is a fantastic location for us with plenty of air-conditioned
indoor space for radios, eating and fellowship, a commercial kitchen available for our use, ample
parking, and lots of trees close by. We operated 3A and had a GOTA Station and a VHF Station. We
also attempted to operate a Satellite station, but our expert was unable to be there this year.
Although we fell 18 total contacts short of last year's effort, we beat last year's QSO point total
by 80 points. This was because we had a higher ratio of 2-point contacts to 1-point contacts. We
also had a very good number of the available bonus points. We had a total of 69 participants this
year. One couple attended solely because they saw one of our Facebook posts on a popular local
Facebook Group. 

We have had an unusual number of new licensees join us this past year, many of whom have never
operated HF. We were able to get some of them on the air for the first time at our GOTA Station. 

We operated solely on power from our Airman SDG-45S 45 kW diesel generator, and we deployed our beam
from our 55-foot tower on our tower trailer. We also deployed a beam and supported wires from our
AB-621. 

A great time was had  by all!

Satellite entries were pasted to the end of the cabrillo file and are listed in the EXCEL Sheet that
was uploaded in the DOC UPLOAD.

Most in attendance have been hams 20+ years.  House was filled with electrical engineers.  We got
tired of heat and mosquitos, and decided 6 years ago to just have Field Day at my house in the AC.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: TARC Crushes ARRL Field Day 2026!
What a weekend! The antennas are down, the trailers are packed away, and the logs are officially
submitted—and wow, we finished just shy of 900 QSOs! The Titusville Amateur Radio Club officially
brought the noise to Fox Lake Park for ARRL Field Day 2026, and the results were nothing short of
spectacular.

We welcomed 31 visitors from our local community who got a firsthand look at the power of amateur
radio. Across the board, our club operators kept the airwaves buzzing using SSB Voice, CW, and
various Digital Modes, proving that TARC knows how to make some serious noise on the bands!

None of this would be possible without the incredible Elmers who stepped up to mentor and teach.
From breaking down the magic of Flex Software Defined Radios (SDRs) and decoding the mysteries of
the FT8 digital mode, to demonstrating the fine art of working massive pileups, our experienced hams
made sure everyone walked away with new skills.

A Massive TARC Thank You

An event of this magnitude takes meticulous planning, heavy lifting, and flawless logistics. We want
to extend a massive thank you to the key players who made this look easy:

•Tom (KN4GLO) & Sally (KN4HPX): For working tirelessly behind the scenes to prepare the antennas
and club trailers prior to the event.

•Dave (KY4F) & Paul (N6PDF): For handling the heavy hauling, expertly transporting the club
trailers to and from Fox Lake Park.

•Diane (N4DCK), Stephanie (K4MVO), & The Kitchen Crew: For ensuring our volunteers were treated to
a rockstar lineup of tasty food options to keep our operating energy high.

•Mike (KW4DX), Rick (KB4MIS), & The Night Shift Warriors: For staying up into the early hours,
braving the local iguana rumors, and literally working the world while the rest of the planet
slept.

Honored Guests & VIP QSOs

We were incredibly fortunate to enjoy the excellent company, field guidance, and—let's be
honest—the fantastic bonus points provided by our distinguished visitors:
•Titusville Mayor Andrew Connors & Family
•Ricky DeLuco (K4JTT) — ARRL Southern Florida Section Emergency Coordinator
•Mickey Baker (N4MB) — ARRL Southeastern Division Director

Built by the Whole Club

At the end of the day, none of this is possible without the entire club doing the lifting. TARC is
made up of a diverse group of individuals, and every single member brought their own unique,
specialized talents to the table this weekend. It is exactly from those varied talents that big,
booming, successful events like this are born. Thank you all for your time, your effort, and your
dedication to making Field Day 2026 an absolute triumph!

73,
Greg Hand – KK4LWB
greg.kk4lwb@gmail.com

The Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club operated Field Day 2026 as 3A VA from a local county park
using our club call K4RC and GOTA call AI4WU. With over
130 attending we operated a Phone station, a CW station, and a
Digital station as well as a GOTA station. We had to shutdown for 90 minutes for a thunderstorm but
still made more QSOs than last year.

Operation consisted of two regular operators (plus one short term drop in) and three new hams. 
Enjoyed showing Field Day operations to the new guys and letting them try their hand.

🏆 Mount Vernon Field Day: That's a Wrap!
Another Field Day is officially in the books, and it was one for the history books! A massive, warm
thank you to Inova Mount Vernon Hospital for allowing us to host our event at their location for the
very first time—it was a fantastic venue for us this year. An event like this takes a village, so
we want to send a huge shout-out to the dedicated setup and teardown crews who did all the heavy
lifting, our incredible "night owls" who stayed overnight to keep the operations running smoothly,
and every single person who showed up to support and participate. Thank you all for bringing the
energy and making this year a major success!

Great Field Day Exercise again for Martin County ARES/RACES and Martin County Amateur Radio
Association. Our education event this year was building a 40m dipole antenna from scratch that was
used during the event. Great attendance by all. Looking forward to 2027! 73 Brian KN4YWW, EC Martin
County ARES/RACES, Inc.

Another successful solo ARRL Field Day is in the books!  This was a POTA activation also, without it
being a POTA activation!

Operating as K5CB, Class 1B NTX from Fort Richardson State Park in Texas (US-3011), I used my
Icom-7300 at 100 watts powered entirely by a single 100Ah LiFePO₄ battery for the entire event.  I
operated about 10 hrs in total. After using the previous day's POTA activation as a real-world
antenna test, I stayed with my portable positive-V dipole for the entire event.  I had planned on
using a 1/4 elevated vertical with elevated radials but changed my mind.

During the entire event, NTX certainly lived up to its reputation with sustained winds and measured
gusts over 26 mph and sometimes into the 30 mph range, but the simple station held up beautifully.
The winds did subside some after sunset.  The mast was supported by a tripod weighted with sandbags,
and I never had to stop operating because of equipment issues.  To prevent failure, I had the mast
raised to about 11 feet give or take, and although not optimal, it did seem to work.  

Field Day Results

• 114 QSOs (phone)
• 43 ARRL Sections
• 4 RAC Sections
• 32 U.S. States
• Hawaii and four Canadian provinces worked
• All QSOs were made on 20 meters

One thing that stood out this year was that 20 meters remained productive throughout the night, so
there was never a reason to move to 40. Sometimes the best operating decision is simply to stay
where the contacts are. I grabbed some sleep around 10pm CST and woke up at 4am CST and found plenty
of activity happening. My biggest takeaway from the weekend was that a quiet, reliable antenna beats
chasing theoretical gain. The positive-V dipole reduced my receive noise from S5 on Friday with the
vertical to S1, and that made all the difference.

There's an old fly-fishing saying: "The fly in the water catches the most fish." I think there's a
ham radio version of that too: "The antenna that's on the air catches the most QSOs."

Thanks to everyone who worked K5CB during the event.  Hope y'all had fun!

73,

Rob – K5CB

Some comments and observations for contests in general:
1 ALWAYS work dupes
2 Slow calls and exchanges are appreciated and don;t wast time getting repeats and corrections
3 Say your call slowly, don';t rattle it off.  You know your call.  I don;'t!!!
4 ALWAYS use standard phonetics unless alternatives are needed to clarify
5 Do not over-compress the audio.  The result is very hard to copy and can lead to splatter.
6 The raspiness on my signal that you heard was not the radio but rather my tired voice.
7 My head hurts from all the noise!  And my ears hurt from the headphones.
8 My favorite comment heard on the air:
   "Someone help me to become a grandfather.  I have a 23 yr old daughter for
   you. "  Unfortunately, I did not get his call-sign or I would pass it on...

After 50+ years -still fun! 5w makes it a challenge!

Although licensed for 50+ years, this was my first Field day I participated in at all.
In my working life, I drove over the road as a long-haul trucker, and drove many of those miles
carrying HF gear onboard, operating mobile. Shortly after retirement, I was placed on oxygen therapy
after a severe illness, so getting outdoors is now challenging. I decided to jump in and give it a
whirl after all these years, if nothing more than to fill some time, since my life now is somewhat
boring.
Thank you all for making contact with me and I wish I had made many more, but conditions are not
great at this time.

After 29 years of Field Day ops with the W4IY Woodbridge (VA) Wireless club, the last two years
being remote from Oregon, we finally broke loose and did a local 2D Oregon operation.  We put the
Elecraft K4D and the Radio Shack HTX-10 on the air and had a good time 80 through 6. Thanks for the
QSOs!

K6AA FD effort is now complete...no bloodshed, so it's a success! Everything went well from setup to
operating to takedown. Because we were adjusting different CW paddles for the different operators,
we had the radio's power set down to zero so that we could hear the sidetone and not actually
transmit. The first CW operator forgot to run the power back up, and made our first 5 contacts on
what must have been 0.25 watts (or less?)! Hats off to those copied that miniscule signal (W6AWG,
VE3MIS, W4NF, N0KV, and N7W)!

We operated 2b2b with battery, solar power, kx3,QRP rig,  quarter wave on 15m and 6m, hamstick on
40M. Nice day but Winter weather in DM13.

Field Day is a great opportunity to get outdoors, gain experience assembling equipment in the rough,
and operate a station under challenging band conditions. This year the West Valley Amateur Radio
Assoc (WVARA) operated QRP in the 6A Battery category from Mora Hill in Rancho San Antonio Open
Space Preserve, overlooking the Silicon Valley from an elevation of 500 feet. The weather this year
was relatively cool and pleasant.

This year we worked to simplify the set-up process and reduce the amount of work required. Part of
this change was scaling back to the 6 Alpha Battery category with two CW, two SSB and two digital
stations plus the usual free VHF and satellite stations. In terms of HF antennas, we still had
WVARA’s 4-band yagi on the club’s 45-foot tower trailer and used a 10/15/20 tribander up 30-foot
on a push-up mast for SSB.  The digital stations relied on dipoles.  Mark Sayer (W6IA) accomplished
his satellite magic again this year with a dozen contacts -- totally awesome!

If you'd like to join WVARA's Field Day event in 2027, feel free to email me (Jim, K6EI) at
CQFieldDay@gmail.com

HF band daytime conditions were really poor, but it was
a fun Field Day.  Thanks to all who participated.
73

I operated from home, and Don, N4ZZ, remoted into my station.  We took shifts operating, and used
one radio, so there was nothing fancy.  We used a K3, with power from a 100 Ah LiFePO4 battery,
which still had 45% charge remaining at the end of FD.  The remote was set up the previous week,
using AnyDesk and Mumble, with the excellent online instructions provided by W1VE. Band conditions
were very good, with solar flux 150-180 and low K-Index. Lightning static was minimal.  15 Meters
had a good extended F-Layer opening. Thanks for all the Qs, and for listening to our puny QRP
signal.

We had a fun field day event this year, despite some historic rain and thunderstorms throughout
southern Idaho. Most of our stations were moved into a barn for safety reasons. We had a site visit
from Sheriff Jack Johnson. who also represented one of our served agencies, the Sheriff's office.

Correct Club name: Tortolita Radio Club

I did Field Day from my back yard using battery power. Temps got up to 106f but I had a little pool
to jump into every now and then to cool off.  I used a home brew Mag Loop for 20 meters and a basic
dipole for 15 and 40! Field Day is always a blast, looking forward to next year! Tom K7TPD

We had a rough field day with a significant lightning storm all throughout setup again. Despite the
storm we had a good turnout until field day itself started when we had 40MPH winds hit the site and
laptops, logging books, cables, coolers all went airborne. The main logging server laptop was
damaged significantly during the process. All stations retreated to whatever shelters could be had.
This included the on-site bathroom until the storm passed. Operating from a cinder block echo
chamber was not very conducive to phone, so we operated mostly digital from within that. During the
process the 40M radio blew and was not noticed so we lost hours of effort there. Because of the
damaged laptop the first few hours of contacts were lost. Some were recovered later, but
unfortunately most of our 20M phone didn't make it.

Field day from General Coffee State Park (Georgia).  First FD in memory with no rain storm.  Cottage
accommodation is first class.  All FD operating using 12 volt LiPO batteries and Eco flow River ups
for computer.  25 watt FT 8 for 100 qso's.   6m was good but 2m produced nothing.

The Saginaw Valley Amateur Radio Association operated Field Day 2026 from a local park and included
1 CW, 3 SSB and 2 digital stations. All operations were logged by N3FJP networked software and
Internet was provided by a microwave link to our local repeater receive site. Our CW operator had
not participated in Field day in over 20 years and we had one new operator participating in his
first Field Day. The weather was a wonderful 75 degrees and the band conditions were perfect. Dinner
was provided by the radio club and an educational class was held on how to test your HT radio power
using a Surecom SW-102 meter. Overall the event was a great success and we look forward to Field Day
2027.

The LAARA Club had a great time this year! We had multiple stations and survived the weather, lol.
We had several visitors as we were at Guilford Lake, also a POTA park!
We worked the entire time period and had one the best turn outs we have had in a while! The bands
were decent and the contacts just kept coming through. Good food, Ham Radio and friends!

I participated in Field Day 2026 from Buck Creek State Park located in West Central Ohio.

I had five visitors throughout the day.

The campground in the park is currently being upgraded and closed.  However, it may be a good
destination for people attending Hamvention in 2027.

Someone has corrupted our entry up to now.. The latest correct entry is on July 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
CDT .. beware of changes in this entry .. 
   David Catalano   N8KQS

Good Event, plenty of band openings.

FIELD DAY 2026 @ KA2BEO

For another Field Day, the only antenna was my 18.5-foot long 20m Slinky Junior dipole, which
measured 2.6:1 SWR. See the TinyTenna link for details. The tiny radio was a QRP Labs QCX-mini 20m
CW transceiver. The portable iambic keyer paddle was a GHD GM702. The battery was an Anker PowerCore
Select 20000 (A1363H11-1) power bank rated for 20Ah, 18W that I purchased at Walmart. Its output was
converted from 5Vdc to 12Vdc by a Baofeng USB 12Vdc 1A power adapter (a DC-DC boost converter). The
overall results were excellent considering that I operated only a quarter of the event time (6 of 24
hours), the low output power (2.5W), single band and operating mode (20m CW, using Morse code),
antenna size (18.5'), and antenna height (10' at center). I made 54 contacts this year, including
five in Ontario, Canada (4x ONE and the Golden Horseshoe section) and one on the west coast.
Considering the high SWR, I was effectively running only about a watt into an electrically-small,
linear-loaded dipole antenna on the 20m CW band. I operated for six hours total, averaging a contact
every 6.7 minutes. The weather was very hot, extremely humid, and it rained during nearly the entire
event on Saturday, but at least Sunday was dry. I started the event much later than usual, trying to
wait for the rain to end, but ended up erecting the antenna in the rain anyway. Overall, it was a
very successful weekend. 73 fer now de Rob, KA2BEO.

I had fun this weekend for field day I was going to be a 1C this year but, about 2 weeks ago during
the VHF contest, going west on HWY 2 in the Skykomish area I hit a deer at 60 MPH, and it totaled my
my car from the driver side to the back I got my vehicle back on Friday so I just decided to do it
from home 

I wish the bands were better but I did worked a VE5 and a VE6 and my favorite W6AFA 

I worked more on 146.52 than I did on HF  It was a good contest I had fun 
Dave
KA7RRA

This was a good chance to hook up the generator and run it before hurricane season arrives here on
the Alabama Gulf Coast. With the backup battery and inverter it was nice to see that the entire
contest could be run with just 45 minutes of generator run time. This was a fun event, I missed it
last year due to work obligations.

The information related to the times and frequencies for the W1AW Field Day Bulletin really needs to
located so that is more easily found for example in Section 9.1 instead of the very last page of the
Field Day Information packet. Don't make it so hard to track down.

Operated bicycle mobile. All QSOs made while in motion. Rode 42.6 miles. I need a lighter rig!

The Orange County Amateur Radio Club had another outstanding Field Day in 2026. Once again, we
operated from a hangar at the Paoli Municipal Airport in Paoli, Indiana. We were pleased to welcome
the Orange County Emergency Management Director on both Saturday and Sunday. His continued support
of our club and our emergency communications efforts is greatly appreciated.

We also enjoyed visits from members of neighboring amateur radio clubs, along with several members
of the community who stopped by to learn more about amateur radio and the Orange County Amateur
Radio Club.

After experiencing significant inter-station interference during Field Day 2025, we made several
improvements this year. We installed RG-8X coaxial stubs on each station and replaced our end-fed
half-wave antennas with single-band wire antennas. The combination completely eliminated the
interference issues we battled last year, allowing our stations to operate efficiently throughout
the weekend.

Dave Hottell, AB9CA, led the way with more than 300 CW QSOs. Patrick Cassidy, N9PRY, our Safety
Officer, followed with 92 QSOs. Jason Archer, KD9VZU, logged 85 QSOs on 40-meter SSB during the
overnight hours after the CW station signed down. Matt Wolfe, KB9HUO, made 81 QSOs, primarily on SSB
and digital modes on 20 and 15 meters. Ike Schonfeld, W9IKE, added 42 QSOs on 80-meter SSB and
various digital modes, while Bill Willis, N4BW, contributed 13 CW QSOs to round out the operator
roster.

Mother Nature made her annual Field Day appearance with a passing storm, giving everyone an
opportunity to step away from the radios, grill burgers and hot dogs, and enjoy some great
conversation with friends. The brownies were a definite highlight!

As part of our educational activity, Ike, W9IKE, presented a demonstration on operating RTTY for
those in attendance.

Without question, this was our best Field Day in several years. The combination of improved station
performance, excellent operating, strong community support, and great fellowship made for a
memorable weekend. We're already looking forward to Field Day 2027!

73,
Orange County Amateur Radio Club

Great time operating this year. Had to pause for lightning twice yesterday in WCF but happy with
coast to coast QSO's. Have a safe weekend! 73 de KC2JYD

It's my first time submitting a log to ARRL, so I'm not sure I did everything right. If not, please
let me know what I should update and please be patient, I'm still learning.

This was our youngest Grandson (12YO), Jacob's, introduction to amateur radio. He did every SSB
contact and was absolutely delighted when receiving encouragement from friendly operators who took
the time to chat with him about our hobby. I did  CW whenever he needed to take a break. Together we
strung up a temporary 66' EFHW from my attic window and tied it off to a maple tree about 100 ft
from the house.  It cleared the ground by about 15' at its highest point.  We ran with an old IC
706MKIIG off of a 12V deep cycle battery.  My thanks go to all of you that were tolerant and
contributed to an experience that gave Jacob lasting memories.  For me this was my 6oth field day
having started my love for the event operating K2AE 40cw Midnight shift when I was 15 YO living in
Schenectady NY.  73,  Jack KC3M

Used the Home Station Kenwood 480SAT connected to a 100Ah Lithium battery. During the event the QTH
had an actual power outage while I was transmitting. Because i was on emergency power the lights
went out but the Radio contacts continued. Perfect example of why we have emergency power.

Another solo year as a 1 Battery in Ohio. Forgot my CO2 cartridges and my car tire pump so all lines
were hand tossed instead of pneumatically launched, luckily I did have my 30 foot hot stick to get
my arborist toss bags higher into the tree which later became the pushup pole for a Wolf River Coils
Dipole.

Networking went down several times and we lost contacts. Sorry that many stations lost our
contact.Saturday from 1800 until 2200  was tremendous noise on all radios.The noise was attributed
to the ski lifts running on our mountain location!

This was my first time participating in Field Day!  Lots of "learning experiences", but I made it
work.

great day

I thought my first field day way awesome, my second was even better! I was under a tarp in the rain
on the tailgate of my truck in the mountains! Thank you to all my contacts and to everyone I missed,
as well thank you ARRL! Hear y’all next year! KD3AGS 73!

Another great time was had again this year. Conditions were good and the mosquitoes weren't that
bad. Last time I figured I would get away with CW QRP.
(Xiegu G90 into a SOTA Beam linked dipole in an inverted V up 28ft at apex)

Hope everyone had a great time!
73 de Dave KD6J
*dit dit*

late start this year due to birthdays & open houses

I work with my "POWER GO BOX" which I designed and made. You can watch my video "GO POWER BOX YOU
CAN MAKE" on my YouTube channel MISTER11. The good idea is use a Go Power Box especially in out
power grid case. My "GO POWER BOX" CAN GENERATE 12V DC, 5 VDC and 120 ACV.
I made it by using the AMMO box and LiFEP04 12 VDC 30 Ah battery. The Go Power box has 12 VDC +/-
contact terminals, 2 switches, digital voltmeter, 5 VDC outlet with 2 UCB terminals, 12V DC Car
smoke outlet. Also, I added an inverter from 12V DC to 120 AVC (150 Wt.) which I keep inside of the
box.
I added a switch and 2 flesh lights on the other box side. There is convenient to use it  in a
night. An electrical wiring include 6 way fuse box with 30 A, 20 A and 10 A fuses. 
I think this my design is very easy to repeat it. If you have some question, please let me know.
Thanks for watching!

Ran 5 watts using an Elecraft K1. Antennas at start were two 66' dipoles up 20 and 30', at right
angles, fed with window lines and a vintage Johnson Matchbox tuner. Could switch to either one. By
the end of Field Day, a storm came thru and the 20' up dipole was blown down, and the 30' up sagged
down to 20'. I added a 33' dipole up 15' to limp along to the finish. Enjoyed the activity and
familiar callsigns. Always enjoy Field Day!

This was my first Field Day since I was licensed last July. I used a homebrew Rybakov with an
FT-710. Conditions were challenging using SSB, but it was still a fun event.

I've been operating Field Day from home for a while now and I really enjoy it. I am glad the ARRL
has kept this popular alternative in-place. Working from home provides an opportunity to check my
equipment during the summer months and keep up on my contesting skills. The best part is no heat or
humidity, no bugs, no bad food and not having to put up with political BS from the peanut gallery.

My wife, Diane, N3WJN and I found a really nice area to do Field Day in the Allegheny National
Forest. There were some nice tall trees all around but it took me forever to finally sail an
arborist throw line over one of the taller branches. Next year we're going back to drone assist!

Happened also to be my birthday this year, so I had a late start due to morning activities, and I
have familial obligations (not to mention the park closes at sundown with lock-in gate) so I
couldn't operate as long as I'd have liked.  I haven't had time (taken initiative) to improve my
antenna set-up, so it took two hours from arrival to first QSO, but that can and will be greatly
improved with a simple change to my antenna (I just need 32 weatherproof bean bags, 8 little winding
spools, and a slight change to the spreader design of the vertical elements).  Making contacts from
New York to Puerto Rico to California, though, proves my Junkyard Fan Vertical is a good concept.

My father (Larry W6SAC) and I did our first POTA activation (US-3581) together on Field Day 2026. We
used a linked dipole in an inverted V configuration. We started on 15 meters sideband, but didn't
have much luck before switching to 20 meters and making our first few contacts. We made a 2 meters
simplex contact on FM using a Fara-J antenna, then finished our activation on 20 meters FT8. We then
visited a club event and made some new friends before finishing the day at the ballpark where the
Padres lost miserably. Oh well. We had a great time making memories together.  

73 from David KE6MYA

WE HAD A GREAT TIME OPERATING FD THIS YEAR UNDER KE8YKY'S NEW GENERAL CLASS TICKET! WE ALSO USED A
PICO BALLOON LAUNCH AS AN EXCELLENT EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY.

This was the 49th anniversary of my first Field Day. I operated the "Alsip/Stone/Carroll Silent Key
Memorial" station in memory of 3 silent keys who were there with me in those early days. The sudden,
immediate silence as the bands fell quiet at Field Day's end left me more than a little emotional.
It hit me these wonderful companions/teachers were truly now... silent. In the end I broke down my
station with a stronger resolve to be a good Elmer and help more people get into the hobby.

Education CW to youth
After 5 QSO.

Lake Perry, KS FD2026

Started my SOTA/POTA activation in the morning, but only finished 3 QSOs before the Field Day 2026
started. Missed an FT8 QSO because my FT8CN Android app couldn't send FD exchange. Had to join in
the FD to get more QSOs by calling CQ SOTA POTA and Field Day. Then came down the summit and visited
Cupertino ARES/RACES club FD booth at Cupertino Memorial Day and helped them to tear down the
BuddiHex antenna, etc.

Local television stories yielded more of a crowd than we expected. We spent more time explaining and
talking than we were able to on the air.  We simulated a "short notice" field activation by our
Emergency Management Agency.

QTH: backyard bus shack (Warrenton, NC; Warren County; FM06wj)
Rig: MTR3b to ZM2 ATU to 20m end-fed wire up 30 ft in pine tree; powered by 8-AA rechargeable
batteries (2W)
Typical summer wx: Sat was a wash due to severe storms; Sun storms threatened again so cut it short
Tnx to all! 72, Kevin Ki4DEF

KX3 to a long wire, 5w.  Only worked about 4 hours due to high heat and humidity.
Portable Station Field Day GRID-LOCATOR: EM84CK
Portable Station Field Day Location - Clermont, GA USA

KJ0P operated 2026 FD QRP CW as a PLOTA activation, that is from my own burial plot in St.
Margaret's cemetery in Minnetonka, MN. This is a public space in more than one way. I am in no rush
to SK into place. I used a YOUKITS rig on LiFePhostate pwr, Outbacker mobile stick and a single key
paddle. Thanks ARRL for a good event. de kj0p dit dit.

Donovan McGraw, KJ5NOI/AG just got his General license at age 9. This was his first summer field
day.

I KJ6KCG tested this Field day just like an emergency, using Battery and a Flag pole to setup a
20/40 meter band wire antenna and be able to make contacts.. I took note of what were the short
comings and what are the additional preparations one needs to have to ensure a contact is definitely
made.

DEAR ARRL,
Thank you for the opportunity to participate in FD 2026. I operated 5 watts on my Icom 705 single
transmitter from a high elevation public campground. My operation and visitor information table was
very popular. My FB posting inspired 2 vehicles to make the trip up to the campground. I operated on
one battery with a solar panel supporting. I am requesting my earned points be added to my club
total, the "Conejo Valley ARC" please. Thank you again and the ARRL for making Ham Radio the most
fun I have ever had.

Hello ARRL! Does my single contact get me anything? QRP is a pain.

Had fun with the club at field day.

Ran 5 watts or less all battery and recharged via Solar Panel

Another fun event.
Running off of a 9Ah LiFePo battery was much easier than the 100Ah SLA deep cycle.
It was nice meeting up with several folks at the El Cajon club's Field Day set up, some face to face
for the first time. I also operated 20m CW under their one-by-one for a while.

Operation during the 100-mile Western States Endurance Run at the Cal-2 Aid Station.  Made a few
Field Day contacts in between handling priority traffic in support of the race.  Field Day station
was a Yaesu FTX-1 Field in QRP mode, and a laptop running WSJTX (FT-8) digital mode.  Antenna was a
66 foot end-fed strung between trees about 10ft above the ground.  Power from a 304AH LiFePO4
battery, constructed from cells, and charged from solar prior to the event.

The Comunidad de Radioaficionados de Puerto Rico (KP4CRA) held the ARRL Field Day 2026 event at
PLaya el Surfin - Pozuelo, located at the municipality of Guayama, PR on Sunday, june 28, 2026.

First Field Day in TN.  Saturday was spent skirting thunderstorms most of the day.  Alert, unplug,
shelter, reconnect.  Wash rinse repeat.  Great time overall - especially testing, tweaking, running
my kit.

My first Field Day ever! I've only been learning CW for about six months. I operated my FT-891 from
my desk using a Radioddity HF-009 vertical antenna. At first, I struggled with what to send, but
after listening to a few stations, I picked up the exchange pattern. By the end, I was confidently
sending my class and location during each QSO. I wrapped up a little early because storms were
moving through the area. Next year, I plan to combine Field Day with multiple POTA park activations
for an even more enjoyable experience.

I operated N6TR station in OR remotely from my QTH in WWA.
Thanks to you for the QSOs, to N6TR for use of his station, and to Elecraft who made it easy to
operate remotely.

All 10-watt qso on 20 meters were made running on battery that was charged 100 by a 300-watt solar
panel

There are many challenges to working Field Day in Alaska, but the rewards outweigh the challenges. 
One reward is operating in a absolutely beautiful environment (notice the eagle and the mountains).

Thank you for all that worked me and was able to copy my portable signal.

73 de Steve, KT4Q/KL7
Homer, AK BO49go

Note: All QSOs were made by Katy Amateur Radio Society.

All of the contacts should be phone not digital.

Difficult to make any contacts into the USA on Saturday. Hope you had a great weekend

Operated 1-C again this year. Used a longer whip antenna for 80 - 10M with MFJ tuner, 1/4 wave whip
for 6M. Lots of sporadic-E this year. 6M was hot and made 46 FT8 QSOs there. Picked up a couple of
new grids and XE1O called me! Worked Germany (DJ9BX) and Japan (JG1LDY) on 15M around local
midnight. N7LE in Oregon had a great signal and my best DX on 40M and W3AO best DX on 80M.

Was wondering if the aluminum ladder I had in the back yard would make a good vertical. Turns our it
just needed a few feet of aluminum angle stock bolted to it to make 40 Meters, and a ground plane.
Used it for nearly all contacts. Over 100!

@US-9188 Shawnee Indian Mission State Historic Site QRP FT-891 + Hamsticks — ~21 hours of
operation!

This is the first time I have operated FD mobile, and it was a blast! I was driving from Colorado to
Vermont during the contest, so I decided to participate a much as I could when I was not driving. I
was amazed that I could work stations all over the country with my mobile setup. Conditions were
quite good.

First time operating 100 percent solar with solar generator.  We were able to operate uninterrupted
during the event when we were active as well as make coffee with an electric pot.  Just plain wow!

N1SAT really stepped up his cw for this event, a great incentive to learn and get proficient.

It would be nice if ARRL allowed MORE than one file to be uploaded for each entry. Squeezing the
W1AW message, e.g., into one page was a pain in the butt.

Real life limited operating time. Maybe next year will be better. At least everything worked.

I recently had a new rooftop solar and Tesla Powerwall battery system installed. The system can
operate my entire home off-grid. For Field Day I decided I would switch the house off-grid and
operate. This worked out really well!

A little fun song and pictures from the N2SF WECA club in Westchester County, NY

It was a good time! We tested new radio and antenna configurations. We operated on battery during a
storm as a rest area along the interstate. We had a few visitors.

Web Ap did not accept my QSO summary report.

Total of 12 SSB QSOs

W2RME
WA4HH
WA1RKS
W3HA
KC0IJN
W3AI
N3OHI
W2OW
KR1ST
W3KGN
WB3EME
VE3VM

I was happily surprised to make QSOs on 15 and 40 meters using a very poorly located 40m dipole
antenna hiding under trees in heavy rain downpours at the bottom of a valley and using only 10 watts
of RF power. Radio propagation never ceases to amaze me! My only concern is the number of
rag-chewers and daily nets choosing to operate on the one day of the year when they should give it a
rest. But I did fight in two wars for their freedom to do so! 73, Bart, N3GQ.

The Moose Pirates pillaged again, this year in Amherst County, Virginia.  Prisoners were taken, but
none were kept (it's that plank thing.)

SMRA had an excellent FD26. We had FT8 demonstrations and build projects.  we helped guests assemble
10 2m Connector Ground plane antennas.  We had youth participating, but they didn't use GOTA they
already had their license.   Actually no one wanted to participate in GOTA this year. 

Since we teach Technicians quarterly, we had many students and new members attend field day.   At
registration, we had a public information section on what our club provides and a member made
Folding information board with all types of information about CW, FT8, SSB and other modes of
operation.  folks could take literature. 

We had some rain that kept attendance down, but we gathered under the pavilion and socilized.  it
was great!   We ate well as a member smoked some pork butts.

I went to Twin Lakes State Park outside Farmville, VA, to operate in 2026's Field Day as a 1B
station. Most of my contacts were CW, plus there were 2 bouts of thunderstorms on Saturday (one
mid-afternoon, one early nighttime) that cut operating time a bit. Had a LiFePO4 battery powering my
IC-7300, which was running at 20 W CW, 50 W SSB into a Palomar Engineers OCF-8010 off center fed
dipole antenna that covers 80 thru 10 meters at a maximum of 500 watts.

Band conditions were very difficult to start and for about 4 hours. Were able to easily get Hawaii,
but very little else. 15m started opening about 6pm and was open until 11 pm. Worked Germany on
Sunday morning and the bands all seemed to be better.

We had another successful Field Day at our farm in NE Texas, we were all QRP and CW only.  We use a
Yaesu FT-817 with a wire vertical and a wire loop for antennas, everything worked fine without a
hitch including the solar panel, battery and solar controller.  Thanks to all you guys for listening
for our 4 watt signal, especially the guys up in ND who hung in there with us Sunday to get their
section!  We're looking forward to the next one, maybe it will be a little cooler.

73,
Kerry Miller, WD5ABC
(AKA N5T for FD)

Our group had a nice time operating in the American Red Cross Amateur Radio Club's radio room/EOC.
We did have to overcome a few bumps, such as poor band conditions in the first couple of on-air
competition hours. But after about 3 p.m. local time, the bands came alive and we were on 40, 20 and
15 meters. Some of the highlights: we had a new ham who had passed his test Saturday morning get on
the air and had a great time. The N5WAJ group also received an education in how to network laptops
for logging, plus we had a live screen showing tallies of our QSOs (and caution: be sure to turn off
Windows updates!). Another highlight: although we didn't have a super high score, we did work all
but eight of the RAC sections, showing the bands to be open to many different directions. We had 22
people attend (hams and friends). We got to visit with the American Red Cross Regional Disaster
Officer for the Texas Gulf Coast Eddy Blanchard, KE2AAR. He and the Red Cross graciously provided
snacks and drinks for the N5WAJ team and guests. Marty Blaise AG5T learned a lot about radiograms
and traffic nets from Bill Novak, KA9IKK. Our group became familiar with radios and equipment, but
overall the teamwork and the fun was the best part of the event. Thank you to all our participants.

A field day operation 17 years in the making.  It started in 2009 with a Weber Dual Band kit that
never worked right.  This year I pulled it out of its box and fixed it once and for all.  This got
me rolling on both CW and QRP kits.  Next up was the QRP Labs QMX+.  Once I completed the radio and
used it for several weeks at home, it was time to go on the road.  Only problem was that Field Day
was the same weekend as a family beach vacation.  No problem, Beach Field Day 2026 from Grand Isle,
La!

Had a great time, did 2 small operations a few days before to test out the setup and to see how well
it worked.  CW and 20 was what seemed to work the best, so that was it.  Between laughs with friends
and family and fun, came 31 qsos from directly on the beach. Thanks again to everyone who heard 5
watts on a vertical in the sand.

Operated from Goliad State Park & Historic Site in Goliad, TX.  Band conditions were good - 6m was
hot at the start.  Managed to successfully work field day stations all 6 HF bands and 6m using a 25'
whip and an end fed.

We also participated in a testing session where 10 candidates earned a license.

Here is the 2026 Field Day report from N6MI.

On June 27-28, 2026, Tom's Garage ARC operated Field Day from Frazier Mountain (DM04ms), Ventura
County, California. The team included NB6E, KI6RXX, N7DA, KN6OGP, K1BTW, K2BTW, and N6MI. NB6E and I
have operated in many (many) Field Days since we met in 1970 in Santa Barbara.

K6VCR (our president) provided pre-Field Day logistics, antenna work, and Field Day social media
support from home. The other members enjoyed a wild weather weekend campout on the peak at our 8,013
feet elevation. 

Did you copy the W1AW message on Friday night? It led off with this memorable quote: "Due to last
minute revisions, any previous versions of the 2026 ARRL Field Day bulletin that have been
inadvertently distributed are null and void." We all had a good laugh. (Was that a part of the
message? A trick for the unwary?)

It was warm on Friday, in the mid 60s on Saturday, and high 50s on Sunday. Then it was about 44
degrees in the wee hours, with a heavy wet fog on Friday night. Winds ranged from very mild (Friday
day) to 45 mile per hour gusts (Friday evening and Saturday morning). My tent was in constant motion
at night, with the rain flap slapping like a bull whip. But I was so tired, this never kept me
awake. 

Larry, NB6E, also has a vivid recollection of the Friday night wind. "The wind was quite an
experience. The tent flapped so loudly it was hard to sleep, and mine had a rhythm that sounded
exactly like someone walking on the pine needles. My tent was sideways to the 45 mph gusts and
nearly took off with me inside at 3:00 a.m. when the tent stakes came out and it collapsed. I had to
head out into the freezing, drizzling mist (in my socks) to fix everything. In hindsight, it's a
positive memory since I survived and it was a unique experience. Everyone seems to have their own
story about the mist collecting on the trees and dumping water on us."

But the Saturday sunrise was awesome.

We used callsign N6MI for the main transmitters. Our contest exchange was 3A (three transmitters,
emergency power) SB (Santa Barbara Section).

KN6OGP provided a trailer, tables, and chairs to house our powerhouse phone and CW stations. These
stations often swapped 20 meters and 15 meters, with band pass filters, without interference. 

KI6RXX was our primary phone operator. NB6E, N7DA, and N6MI were the primary CW operators.
For CW, we ran 100 watts to N7DA's spider beam at about 25 feet elevation (on 15 and 20 meters) and
an 80 meter dipole with a matchbox to tune it up on 40 meters. For phone, we ran 100 watts to
tri-band yagi with a 40 meter add on kit (a dipole on the boom). KI6RXX provided the 35 foot crank
up tower trailer and antenna for the phone station. The antennas were only about 100 feet apart.

We also used a converted television news van for FT8 (75 watts), phone (100 watts), and CW (100
watts), primarily on 80 and 10 meters, but with a little CW on other bands. This station was a 100
yards away from the trailer. KN6OGP covered long shifts on FT8. (Due to interference, the van
station was not able to share 20 and 15 meters with the active stations in the trailer.) We used a
JK triband antenna for the high bands at 60 feet elevation. We used an inverted vee for 80 meters,
with the top of the vee about 55 feet in
the sky.

K1BTW (father) and K2BTW (son) brought a shelter, table, and chairs for an outdoor station. See the
June 2024 QST cover photo for a shot of K1BTW operating a similar setup for Tom's Garage ARC. K1BTW
ran six meter phone (100 watts) to a 3 element yagi at about 15 feet elevation (on a push up mast).
K2BTW has been camping with us before, but he was only licensed a few months ago; he ran the GOTA
station (GOTA callsign N7DA) on the card table, primarily on 40 meter phone. This station ran 100
watts to a 40 meter (multi band) dipole in the trees at about 20 feet elevation. K1BTW and N7DA
provided great GOTA coaching to K2BTW. K2BTW has a press pass and also handled the social media from
Frazier Mountain.

When K1BTW wandered away from his six meter seat, N7DA operated 144 MHz (mostly FM to a four element
yagi at 12 feet) and 432 MHz (mostly FM to a 7 element yagi at 9 feet) from the back rack in the
van. The antennas were rotated by hand on mast through a hole in the roof (transmitter hunting
style).

We ate well. K2BTW brought pizza on Friday for our working lunch. Then KN6OGP set up a field kitchen
and provided *outstanding* food for the rest of the weekend. N7DA said, "The food. Wow. Barely
touched what I had packed. KN6OGP outdid himself. Fresh made waffles on Saturday? And dang I think
that was the best burger I've ever had." NB6E adds this note about the chili. "The 9:00 p.m. 20 CW
run was so hot I didn't even want to stop to eat. Our chef, KN6OGP, brought me emergency rations of
the best chili I’ve ever had, which I ate between contacts. That kept me going until midnight when
the band suddenly died." 

Upon request, KN6OGP made hot coffee.

KN6OGP also provided generator/propane power to the trailer stations and kitchen. The van operated
with a Honda generator (on gas) and deep cycle battery.

Did I mention that KN6OGP also provided a Starlink set up on battery power that provided Wi-Fi for
the entire mountaintop? Very nice.

Our results:

80 meters -- CW (11), FT8 (81), LSB (10)
40 meters -- CW (93), LSB (250)
20 meters -- CW (374), USB (395)
15 meters -- CW (216), USB (230)
10 meters -- CW (15), FT8 (79), USB (17)
6 meters -- USB (43)
2 meters -- USB and FM (27)
70 centimeters -- FM (6)
GOTA -- mostly 40 meter LSB (382), an amazing result by K2BTW with the guidance of our GOTA coaches,
in the elements and under only an awning

According to W1AW's contest robot, our preliminary total score is 9,256. Looking at the 2025 scores,
this would place our team in the top 15 of the competitive Class 3A. But I realized (too late) that
most of the Class 3A operations are staffed by a much larger support team (as many as 114
operators). We need to bulk up for 2027 or maybe move to Class 5A.

After the contest, N7DA circulated his impressions about Field Day 2026. "I did not know 40 meter
daytime could produce that much. Great job, K2BTW. ... Nice having internet connectivity. ... KN6OGP
mining FT8 made unproductive bands productive. ... KI6RXX made a heroic effort on phone. ... Lots of
visitors at our camp. ... Operating a SSB and a CW station in one trailer was fine, except when
there were four guys chatting in the trailer. ... Nice CW conditions. ... Tom (of Tom's Garage ARC)
was missed."

Yes, the member of Tom's Garage ARC are of the school that "Field Day is a contest."

Fun times at the with ARRL 2026 Field Day at Ventura Beach, California USA.  The rig is a Lab599
TX-500 QRP on 20m CW using a EFHW antenna.  Battery powered 1B class using a solar panels for
natural power.  Fun times.  73's de Oscar, N6PAZ

The following photos were taken by K5GV on June 27 Field Day.
From left to right in the group picture are: K7RUT, N7DFH, KF7VX, AI7SV, W7REP, K1KRT, KK7SNV, and
KK7ZZT

Made many Happy FFers operating from rare CN93.
Temp Sunday morning was 27° at 5950 ft ASL.

Another fun Field Day! Thanks for continuing to allow home stations; it lets us guys who, for
various reasons, can't get out in the "field" anymore, but we still like to participate! And thanks
also for the emergency power category, it allows extended testing during contest period.

73,
Steve

For me the ARRL FIeld Day is more than just a contest, although I love the thrill of the "hunt".
Given that all of my ham radio systems (yes, systems...) are 100% off-grid and solar powered
24/7/365, Field Day is an annual opportunity to test, and find out areas where I can improve mt
daily off-grid communications systems. This includes everything from having enough batteries to run
24 hours without sun to providing off-grid wifi throughout my property with off-grid network wide
GPS time syncing.

Field Day has become an annual family tradition and we look forward to it every year. This year was
a special time for us as not only is my daughter a ham, (KC8GRS) but two months ago my 10 year old
Grandson passed his Tech (W8KAI). This makes us a three generation ham family. He had a blast
running voice ad well as FT8.

Great Field Day 2026!

Added challenges this year were the High Wind and Red Flag Fire 
Condition warnings issued to our Four Corners region of Southwest Colorado. Two hours after Field
Day commenced, a dry lightning strike from the previous evening developed into the Ferris Draw
Wildfire with smoke plume clearly visible from our campsite ten miles to the south. A campground in
the path of the wildfire was evacuated underscoring the emergency preparedness and alternative
communication purposes of the annual ARRL Field Day exercise.

Lots of fun operating 5W using battery power. WX was good. No Rain. Conditions seemed to be rather
good.

While my wife and daughter attended a community theater production of Fiddler On The Roof, I walked
over to a little adjacent city park with my Elecraft KH1 for some Field Day fun.  About 2 hours of
operating on 15 and 20 meters, with 4-5 watts into a 4-foot whip antenna, produced 22 QSOs into 18
different ARRL sections.  My best DX was with someone in Oregon - MI to OR at QRP with a 4-foot
whip, WOW!  It was a beautiful day and a lot of fun.  My wife and daughter said the play was great
too.  -  73, N8XMS

Piglet Radio 2A effort was once again at Cool Creek Park in Carmel, IN. 

Pleasant weather and a mostly trouble-free setup made for a pleasant Field Day. 

We operated a 170ft doublet and vertical on one station and a 170ft doublet and Spiderbeam yagi on
the other station. 

GOTA used a delta loop and vertical, and 182 QSOs were made under KD9YPY. 

Satellite Contacts were made using an AZ EL rotator. 

Hope to keep the fun going next year!

This year my 7yr old son contributed the battery from his Power Wheels to our field day effort. It
was especially exciting for him to watch the battery charge from ~0% to 100% entirely by solar
power. When the pileups thinned, he jumped at the opportunity to make a few QSO's on his own.

Several W3EAX University of MD '80s alumni got together for FD as we do every 4-5 years. This time
was to pull together a small operation to remember a fellow SK member. We operated as NA3JA using
the old K8GP rover van and 12V 300AH LiFePo battery thanks to Terry W8ZN. We set up a tribander on
an AB-577 "rocket launcher", 40m & 80m dipoles and a 5L 6m beam. We used two Elecraft K3s @ 60W
running mainly CW and FT modes. We operated from 2400' grid FM09te where the wx was mainly rain,
drizzle and fog. Everything worked great, band conditions were phenomenal working VK/ZL on 10m and
some good eSkip on 6m all over the US, Canada and Caribbean. FD pix album @
https://photos.app.goo.gl/P5X3A5g4SK8jpYkB7 - 73 - K1RA, K3FA, NM3J

Elected official invitation

Running FD QRP CW was a fun pleasure.  With solar flux=188, it was like running 100W.  -NA5N

This video was also posted on Live and Local-Real Talk FB page. 

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1D29DMe5nJ/

Dont need a dupe sheet for two contacts.

1 served agency: Rachel Smith, Snohomish Co. EMA
3 amateur radio operator visitors
4 non-amateur operator visitors
FD at POTA US-13359 Cassidy Lake State Fishing Lake

FD handouts made available and given to SNOCO EMA

So much fun to do Field Day! I made over 2x as many QSOs as I did last year! All natural power, QRP,
using a kit built QMX and a Digitenna that I 3D printed and assembled myself. I appreciate that
Field Day gets a ton of people on the air but I don't feel pressured to be a perfect contester, so I
can experiment with my setup and try new things. 73, NN0Y

What a great Field Day! 
The local VP5M alumni were joined by two other superb PVRC operators.

K4QPL had his SteppIR down for maintenance so he trailered it over from his house to his son's farm.
The MacGyvers in the team 
solved raising it on the trailer bed and using the truck as a winch to pull it vertical. Almost a
piece of cake - but not totally.
The rotor direction control refused to work so we used a hybrid Armstrong method of turning the
rotor and watching out the window yelling '30 degrees more NW'!

A life of operating luxury that Chester Riley would envy. We worked out of the garage bays having
the doors closed and the air conditioning running - a really 'Cool' thing. 
A mile down the road a local church had a BBQ fund raiser so we had Spare Ribs with fixin's for
lunch as the garage fridge kept the drinks cold.

The generator kept choking off until we discovered it was building up an air lock when running.
Kevin had brought his high amp POTA rechargeable battery so the solution was to run off the battery
and occasionally charge it by running the generator with the cap vented. Less noisy as well and will
become our SOP next time.

With too few ops, one leaving Saturday and another coming Sunday, we chose the 1A category. Great
decision as it allowed 1 station to go continuously.
almost! the 40m dipole showed arcing problems in the middle of the night so we all grabbed a few
hours sleep before sunrise when we could solve that issue.

Great mix of CW, Phone, and 6m. An extra radio on a 6m moxon at 20 feet gave us an additional 89
QSOs. Sunday morning VP9IV called in 'just because I heard you'.

There are many posted complaints about this year's class of FD operators. Those of us that watch the
rate meter drop under 350 and think we are losing ground while running, need to hit PAUSE/REWIND.
What was your first contest like?

MANY ops will join the hobby and become contesters later down our logs if we/mentors help train them
during the FD event each year. I had 'timid, slow' youth-voiced contacts where i could hear Dad in
the background instructing her/him what to say next in the exchange. I stopped and welcomed them to
the hobby and even a short encouragement chat. That is what it is about. And yes, how many times did
I type '1A NC' only to hear '...I QSL, thank you, PLEASE COPY our...' lol!
I also had to explain to several 1D stations what their exchange should be. Are you operating from
home on your house power? What state are you in? A passerby maybe? But maybe a future contester as
well?

Having fun, sharing learning, eating well, and getting MANY lasting memories is the best part of FD
regardless of QSO rate or score. It is not a contest. 
So many big gun stations of today cite an early FD adventure that got them started in their radio
journey and often a lifelong career.

We even had a QSO of our operation recorded from 1 Watt!
https://youtube.com/shorts/6_16Bfw3OFw?feature=share. Check it out.


NR4O, K4QPL, KU4V, KW4EE, K3YDX

Log submission is a convoluted nightmare.

Thanks for all the FD Fun!  I just played a bit Saturday...bands seemed good and TONS of activity :)
  I hung out at a park in Western Michigan and tried out a few different wire antennas (Dipole,
EFHW, and a Random Wire).  Great weather, beautiful scenery, and just an all around enjoyable day
playing radio outside in nature.  Always a joy to cross paths with friends....sometimes in cognito
using club call signs!!!
73 and Hope to connect with you on the air soon!
Jeff NX9T
1B Michigan

ARRL should create a new award category: Max number of participants per contact!
Maybe our club would have a chance at that one.
It was a bit hot but otherwise we had the best weather for FD in memory.

It was a beautiful day at Leamy Lake in Gatineau Quebec Canada, Sunny and 75F. There were a lot of
people enjoying the nice weather. I ended up making more contacts with curious onlookers than with
other field day stations. I hope I was able to spark someone's interest in amateur radio.

How can you have 25A?

Field Day conditions were great this year on all bands up to 50Mhz . Did not see many on 144 Mhz and
higher .

Field Day was held at Chappell Farms.
Our Member or Parliament Doug Shipley visited (see Facebook attachment)
Simcoe County Paramedics Command Post was at Field Day all weekend. Some members set up inside using
battery power to work the bands.
Local Media "Barrie Today" was onsite interviewing club members and guests about Field Day.

My first field day and it was not easy on 5w and trying to reach out but managed a few over the 6
hours. More importantly I have quite a few curious people come up and chat with me, really fun time.
Can't wait for 2027.

Uploading confirmation of campsite reservation to go with the Natural Power bonus claim.  All QSOs
were performed using battery + solar only.  Unfortunately I did not think to take any photos.

1st time in several years doing FD, and enjoyed it

I enjoyed trying to connect from my yard, which was as far afield as I could go this year. I
understand if this does not qualify, but I wanted to be sure that QSOs to others could be verified.

We had setup and the two vehicles had generators for the site but found out we could not use it so
operations were during daylight hours only using Solar panels and batteries. We kept our 5A BC
exchange though.
The wind was very high evening of 27th so we shutdown that night.

There were 5 radio setups comprised of 3 tents and tables with 2 vehicles.

COMOX VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB.

Field Day 2026 was a fast deploy and 2 station QRP 5 watt solar and battery event for our club VE9ND
this year. Lots of fun, great support from the New Maryland Community Fire Department and from
Salvation Army Disaster Response Team (great meals -- thanks !).
Linked dipole as an inverted vee and fan dipole helped us make contacts as far west as California.
Operated SSB, CW and digital on 40m and 20m .. listened on 6M but quiet at our location.
Old buzzards (like myself) and newly licensed hams present for the fun. WX co-operated with sun and
clouds at 27 C with down time (2-4 hrs) on Sunday AM due to fast moving thunder showers.
Thanks everyone for a great event. We look forward to meeting you on the air... from the East Coast
of Canada 73 and all the best
VE9XA

Due to health issues (COPD) have difficulty with club operation so decided to do a singe op  one.
Put my old Yaesu 857 and a battery in my mobility scooter with a single band whip . Found an unused
picnic bench along the river bike path and had fun.  Quite a few folks dropped by,,, about half
interested in the strange beeping coming from my radio and the other half interested in my scooter!

South of Hackett Mountain, Colorado. The wind was extreme! The operating canopy was trying to take
flight and had to be tied down several times. 40 meters was too noisy, but 20 and 15 were great!
Seemed like everyone could here my 5 watts better on 15 meters.

Educational program was the assembly and installation of the DX Engineering 40-and 80-meter NVIS
antenna. We have previous tried to use this antenna previously with no success. Members double
checked documentation, and installation plans. Changes to deployment was over grass/ground and not a
blacktop parking lot. An external tuner made the radio see the antenna as resonant.

Due to illness (leukemia) it was necessary to operate from my home station again this year.
Perhaps next year I can join a club station out in the field again?

Great evenn for the Reno County Amateur Radio Association, good participation running 4D

It was decided that we would again setup at the home QTH of Nan/NK1A in Chelmsford. She has made
available an enclosed porch for operations and large grass field for antennas and large storage area
to hold our tower and antennas between events.

After several weeks of planning, the time had come to put some aluminum in the air!.  We had several
folks lined up to do the antenna raising the night before the event (Friday) but Mother Nature had
other plans.  The predictions were for severe thunderstorms with lighting.  Well, after much
consideration I concluded that pushing a large metal spike into the air with possible lighting in
the area was not a good life choice.  Antenna raising was deferred until Saturday morning.  As
expected, the evening was mostly clear with reasonable temperatures; perfect for antenna work. 
DRAT!  The promised storms did not arrive until well after 9PM.

However, so as not to waste the time,  Wayne/KC1ONM and I setup the radios and logging PCs.  We then
adjourned to the Center Brickhouse for a frosty beverage.

On Saturday morning, after a hearty carb and coffee breakfast the crew (Jim/N1HTS, David/KC1TLF,
Dwight/KC1WXT, Ken/WO1N, Doug/N1WRN, Bruce/W1LUS and two young hams who’s names escape me and
myself) constructed the A4S tribander and the 6M yagis on the crank-up tower and wrestled it into
the air.  A minimum of hardware was lost in the grass. ;-)  Also raised were a multi-band OCF dipole
for 40-10 and a 40/80M fan dipole provided by Bruce/W1LUS.  We were able to reuse two lift ropes
from last year’s event and a third was threaded through a tree by Dwight/KC1WXT with his drone. 
It was during our antenna raising party that ARRL New England Regional Director Tom Frenaye/K1KI
stopped by for a quick chat.  Our first QSO was in the log just before 4PM local.
Conditions were OK-ish on 20 & 40.  Two stations were active on SSB most of the afternoon & evening.
 Dave/KC2TLF sent several RadioGrams via APRS and gave a presentation on DMR.

Dinner included chili (Jim/N1HTS) and grilled sausages (Mike/K1TWF) with potato salad and cole slaw
by Nan.  We shutdown for the night at approx. 9PM local.

The party restarted on Sunday with a hearty breakfast provided by Nan/NK1A. The new day also added
our first CW contacts from Chris/W2BPL.  We shutdown operations at 2PM local and began tearing it
all down and packing it up for next year.  The tear-down crew included Wayne/KC1ONM, Chris/W2BPL,
Jim/N1HTS, Doug/N1WRN, Bruce/W1LUS, two young men that Doug conscripted from Michael’s Upholstery
Shop, and myself.  We had cleared the site by 5PM.

Equipment:
Radios: Icom IC-756 & Icom IC-756 ProII
Antennas: Cushcraft A4S tribander, 3 element 6M yagi (both yagis on ~35ft crank up tower),
multi-band OCF dipole, 40/80M fan dipole

Please visit W1TU.org for pictures of the event

Just 15 digital contacts at Field Day 2026 as there was too much lightning in the area. I did copy
the W1AW FD Bulletin the previous night W1WAB

What a great Field Day. We've moved from working large groups to just the two of us confirming our
emergency station will do the job when needed. Already looking forward to FD 2027!

Could operate only a few hours here and there with my meager home station setup (50w into a 41' end
fed wire draped over the house roof), but it brought this old timer many fond memories of past
years' great FD times out with local clubs.

We had great fun this year, being the first Summer Field Day event our club has participated in for
quite some time. Our list of operators are KE2BZF, KQ4VEV, KE2EBE, N6YHO, KC1WCR, KC1J, and AD2FJ.

This is the first time in a very long time that the W3APL club has participated in ARRL Field Day,
and we had a great time. Our operating time was shorter than we had planned because of the weather,
but we learned a great deal, had some fun visitors, and will apply the lessons we learned to an even
more successful Field Day next year for our club’s 60th anniversary!

This is the third year we met the challenge of using battery power only and transmitting QRP with 5
watts. It is not the quantity of contacts that is most important but the ability to make those
contacts without commercial power!

Operated 80's style; TS-130V and a vibroplex bug powered by an old car battery.  Antenna was an end
fed half wave at about 20 feet.

Humidity not to bad but thunder storms late Saturday.
It was Field Day that got me started with portable cw operations.

CONGRATS PENN WIRELESS!!
CLASS 5A
Total Submitted Score = 5,511 (3,826 contactS + 1,685 bonus)
==>Five transmitters, eleven operators, and one very busy weekend. 
==>We logged 1,059 valid QSOs (after dupes) at 100 W for the ×2 power multiplier, then stacked
1,685 bonus points across fifteen claimed bonuses on top.
==>Behind the bonus points: K3PJH ran twelve formal messages over Winlink/Vara HF (eleven traffic +
the check-in to EPA Section Manager KV3JGB). N3FEL (Howard Rubin) copied the W1AW bulletin off the
air by ear in CW. K0CJH served as Safety Officer and ran the Inflatenna educational demo. Astin got
on the air at the GOTA station as our youth op.
==>DX highlights: J2BC (Djibouti), AH4AHG (Midway Island), V3SW (Belize), plus Spain, France, the
Netherlands, Germany, and European Russia. Twelve countries in the log, with East Africa on Field
Day power the standout catch.

Field Day was held a public location, Shipwright Harbor Marina, Deale, MD. An information table was
staffed and visitors were asked to sign a Visitor Log. 

Field Day was visited by an invited Emergency Manager from WSSC Water.

100% battery power out on the pool deck this year!

Fun despite massive rain / storms fri, sat which affected our turnout and scoring. Great towering
hardwoods to support 4 of wire antennas.

Fromal messages coppy here Pics. Log in sheet

ICOM 706mkiiG still kicking and going strong for ARRL Field Day 2026!!
Our information table for visitors.
ARRL Field day satellite portable rig

Operated from Cape Lookout National Seashore, so dual FD/POTA. Massive thunderstorm ended all
thoughts of operating after 6pm local on Saturday evening, so missed out on a bunch of 40m and 80m
potential.  The lightning show was one of the more intense, although the rain and wind did not match
one of the others I had ridden out on Cape Lookout.  Sure glad I had the antennas lowered and
feedlines away from the cabin.
Did not get around to any POTA outside of FD, but the double dippers will get it.

Field Day 2026 was interesting and great fun at the Melvin Gerald ( Mel ) Mabry, W4MAI, Memorial
Club Station on Bent Mountain, Virginia. Looking forward to FD 2027 !
72 / 73, de Bill, N4QA

What a fantastic ARRL Field Day 2026 weekend! From setup on Friday through teardown on Sunday, our
club members demonstrated outstanding teamwork and dedication. Volunteers pitched in with every
aspect of the event, including station, antenna, and cable setup, food preparation, an excellent "3D
Printing for the Amateur Operator" presentation, and invaluable guidance from our GOTA coach.

On Sunday morning, we also conducted an EMCOM exercise to evaluate our readiness and ability to
respond effectively during emergency situations. Throughout the weekend, the true highlight was the
enthusiasm, skill, and camaraderie displayed by our operators, volunteers, and club members, making
this year's Field Day both productive and enjoyable.

We would also like to extend our sincere appreciation to the Melbourne Fire Department for once
again allowing us to use their facility to host the public and support our ARRL Field Day
activities. Their continued partnership is greatly appreciated.

w4UA  all cw contacts on 40m were made on battery power

Ran CW for W4LHS with KA4KOE, and operated as a 1D from home when time permitted. Had a ton of fun,
my first field day actually having no issues and on air! Club antenna was a elevated MPAS vertical,
home antenna was a OCFD at 70ft. Had a blast, CW was alive and well this year for FD

ARRL CW Message - 93th is what was sent. Copied it twice that way. Later in the text, the correct
ordinal indicator was used.  Grammatical error or was it on purpose?  

ARRL PHONE MESSAGE - still difficult to understand 100%.  But maybe its suppose to be that way. 
again, operators not involved in Field Day continue to bust the frequency so message is difficult to
hear for us.  Will need to investigate more CW or Digital messages.

We are a new amateur radio group and this was our first field day. We may have not have been the
biggest or the best, but we have a great day, food, fellowship and friends were made and grown. We
learned about Power Pole connectors and their importance in emergency communications. Some had never
see radios and antennas set up for field/emergency us. Many questions ask and answered.

Best FD yet. Youth were amazing!

another great event in East Arkansas!! It was a blast watching one of our young fathers Lee K5WMS
teach his son Levi at only 4 1/2 yrs old how to make contacts on the GOTA station. Once the stations
heard the young voice they began to pile up !!!

Conditions were terrible for 5 watts and a wire in the tree but I did get about 8 hours in before
frustration took over..My little ultra Pico Keyer did help. Overall enjoyed it.

THE NEW SUBMISSION FORMAT, DUPLICATING LOG INFO MANUALLY IS RIDICULOUS!

W6BX operators were K9YC, W6JTI, W6GJB and WN6A.
Location was private land in the Santa Cruz mountains.
Radios were K3 for all HF and KX3 for VHF.  
Antennas were 2-element folding yagi on 20m, full-size rotatable dipole on 40m, also used on 15m,
and 3-element yagi on 6m.  
All equipment, including radios, monitors and lights were powered by batteries, charged by solar
panels totaling 300W.

Excellent event with surprise visit from our local community radio news reporter.
To hear the news story click here and fast forward to 3:00 
https://share.transistor.fm/s/88a73630

The Imperial County Amateur Radio Group (W6ICR) proudly participated in ARRL Field Day with
outstanding success. Our team logged more than 600 contacts, demonstrating the dedication, technical
skills, and teamwork of our operators and volunteers.

This year’s event was more than just making contacts—it was an opportunity to showcase emergency
communications capabilities, strengthen friendships, and introduce visitors to the exciting world of
amateur radio. Operators worked together throughout the event to maintain continuous operations
while mentoring newer hams and sharing knowledge.

A special thank you goes to the dedicated volunteers from the De Anza Rescue Unit, whose
participation and support were instrumental to the success of our Field Day operation. Their
assistance with setup, logistics, site support, and overall teamwork exemplified the strong
partnership between our organizations and highlighted the value of cooperation during emergency
preparedness activities.

We are grateful to every operator, volunteer, visitor, and supporter who contributed their time and
effort. Field Day once again demonstrated that when our community works together, we can accomplish
great things while promoting amateur radio and public service.

We look forward to building on this success and making next year’s Field Day even bigger and
better. 73 from the Imperial County Amateur Radio Group, W6ICR!

Photos posted from Facebook - Yuba-Sutter Amateur Radio Club group.
1 small generator used for lights and computers only.
Location: Alcouffe Community Center, Oregon House, CA Yuba County (ARES group has also used this
location before)

Single person low power effort from Jelm Mtn near Woods Landing in WY.  Went from a QRP station on
generator for N1MM logging and WSTJ-X, to a QRP battery low power when computer connection failed. 
(2 1/2 hour late start trying to fix.) So, battery only (not connected to generator) and a straight
key for full manual exchange.  Which was fine, was fun to do this with my finger on the key and the
exchange between the ears - HIHI. Just short of 100 at 99 CW contacts.  WX was nice temperature, but
winds were terrible in the saddle on this mountain.  Dangerous fires out west here, 3 wildland fire
fighters lost there lives along the Colorado-Utah border (prayers to the families). One setting sun
in red in pics indicate heavy smoke throughout the west from active fires.

Awesome year and great event!  We used Carol's (KA7LKW) solar powered battery trailer, powered by
the sun for the whole operation!

We had several operators operate who have never done field day, as well as a 2 week recently
licensed ham, and a visitor who used CW!

Thanks to ALL of the folks who helped make this a very successful event for our club.

Hassayampa Amateur Radio Klub - HARK participated in Field Day 2026 from the Southern Yavapai Search
and Rescue building approximately 3 miles North of Wickenburg, AZ. We operated Class 2A with 3
operators taking turns - AA0RI, N7KAE, N7GRC.

We used a 75-10 EFHW antenna from MyAntennas.com at 30ft fed to the 2 rigs by a Diplexer and 2
Triplexers + BPF's from VA6AM.

Have not really operated at a club station in a long while.  Figured I would join in for fun.  Just
a few stations.  My Dupe log can be used as a check log

ALWAYS DELIGHTFUL TO HEAR MANY STATIONS, EVEN WITH BAND CONDITIONS NOT SO GREAT HERE.  WISH I COULD
HAVE DEVOTED MORE TIME TO THE EVENT.

This year I set up at our family cabin up on the Arizona Mogollon Rim. I used my KX3, a small laptop
and an end fed 40m halfwave wire up in the pine trees. Enjoyed Field Day! 73 de W7sua

High winds, power outages in part of the city, heavy smoke, but we hung in there! (Cough, cough,LOL)
de Bob Wertz, NF7E Northern Arizona DX Assn

Was able to activate two parks for this Field Day, River Raisin National Battlefield (US-0714) and
Pointe Aux Peaux State Wildlife Area (US-6760) plus operate from work for a half hour while on my
lunch break overnight.

Only three bands and 53 contacts, not bad for my first time operating outside a organized club field
day.

W8LRK Livingston Amateur Radio Kulb

as part of education this year; the LARK performed on site VE testing & study sessions; out of the 7
total participants, this generated 2 new techs & 1 extra.

We are a small rural county but that does not stop us from doing our best in conducting a successful
field day. We had a good time and all participants had fun. Some members had not seen each other in
a long time, but this event brought them together much like a reunion.

I’ve enjoyed operating this year’s FD (CW only) but wish the event was more like it states in
the rules: "To learn to operate in abnormal situations in less-than-optimal conditions, with a
premium placed on developing skills to meet the challenges of emergency preparedness as well as to
acquaint the general public with the capabilities of Amateur Radio.” This year it reminds me more
of a DX contest.

Field Day 2026 was a great success for the Parma Radio Club. I am very proud of the effort everyone
put forth to make the event both fun and educational.
Although we encountered a few hiccups throughout the day, everyone worked together to overcome them
and get back on track. The event truly embodied the spirit and purpose of Field Day. Most rewarding
of all were the opportunities to foster the future of the hobby by providing supervised operating
sessions for non-licensed and newer hams, as well as handing out several First Contact Certificates.

link to news article:
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2026/06/inside-the-24-hour-radio-marathon-by-local-club-at-ann-
arbor-airport.html

We used battery power exclusively.  The batteries were charged using solar panels.  I wasn't sure if
this qualifies us for a natural power bonus or not seeing as we operated using 100 watts.

Chicago FM Club, CFMC, had a successful Field Day 2026 at Camp Reinberg in Palatine, IL.

Field Day 2026 coincided with CFMC's annual picnic, which combined, drew 50 Hams, family members,
and friends.

The club also offered VE testing, adding four new amateur radio operators to our exciting hobby.

True to our stated goals, Field Day 2026 was a radio outing emphasizing education and improving our
Ham Radio skills, with a healthy dose of socializing and picnic fare.

I was a great time.  Tons of food, perfect weather and lots of hams and people interested in amateur
radio showed up.

Great fun at W9EX.  We did have a challenging setup in the rain, but the wx cleared for the event.

For our elected official visit bonus, we had the following that attended at our invitation:
Dan Blazewicz - Dane County Supervisor District 17
Sean O'Brien - Madison City Alder District 16
David Boetcher - Dane County Supervisor District 25
Tommy Rylander - Dane County Supervisor District 12

For our served agency visit bonus, we had the following that atteded at our invitation:
Paul Hughes - Communication Officer Wisconsin Emergency Management
Renee Scovill - Response Equipment Specialist, Dane County Emergency Management

In Photo 1 attached, L to R:  Dan Blazewicz, Sean O'Brien, Renee Scovill, Steve Ujvarosy (W9JZ
president), Paul Hughes, Tommy Rylander

I have also attached the varaHF.log file to document that the ICS-213 Winlink messages sent were
transmitted via HF.

The Mid-State Amateur Radio Club of Johnson County Indiana provided an Amateur Radio Field Day event
on June 27th at the Greenwood City Park Northwest Annex Shelter. The event was attended by 21
members and 18 guest which included the invited local Fire Chief.  The club ran three operators
utilizing 8 different bands and 3 modes of communications (Voice, Digital and CW) all using battery
power only.  The club also provided one station to show the use of Winlink and its use with
emergency messaging.  Another highlight of the event included a demonstration of Severe Weather
notification and our club's involvement with the Skywarn program in Indiana. All attendees enjoyed a
warm day of fellowship which included a potluck lunch for all.

We had outstanding weather and a good turnout for field day this year.

Me and my 17 y/o Granddaughter having fun at our annual FD get together. She very busy this year
between her Junior and Senior year in High School, with daily Varsity Basketball practice, and
working at the Upper sand Mountain Parish. 

However, she still makes time for this event with me since 2017. 

Her Dog Titan also likes to participate!

Lots of great ham radio energy at Augusta University this Field Day. We operated portable on campus
using generator power and temporary wire antennas. On Saturday we had at times over a dozen students
at the site, with a number of them getting on the air for the first time. We had both student and
local media on hand as well. 

Teamwork before and during the event made the event run smoothly. Prof. Rizi/Tony (NR1Z) and club
president Zander (KR4DGY) secured approval and participation beforehand. We were fortunate to have
three members of the Hardin family on site, who between them could do it all. Special thanks to TJ
(KO4FFA) for his technical wizardry and boundless enthusiasm and Tyler (KR4EDR) for taking
responsibility for the digital station. We had support and equipment from the Office of Critical
Event Preparedness and Response (CEPaR), especially Matt (K1FRO) and Joe. And special kudos to NR1Z
for his CW satellite QSO!

I operated from a campsite in the Santa Barbara Section. My class was a 1-Bravo even though I had
two K9 helpers: Salem a 7-year who has been on two prior FDs with me and Victoria, a 15-month old on
her first camping trip who was constantly in motion! Everything was done the old fashioned way: my
voice on SSB and my fist on the paddle calling "CQ Field Day" or answering others. No prerecorded
CQs or reports. No computer for logging or looking up callsigns: paper logging only. This is how it
would be done in the field in a real emergency situation. Ran 100 watts with a KX3 to a KXPA
amplifier to an end-fed 20/40 meter dipole. Made 253 QSOs on SSB and CW which was my best score from
the two prior FDs at this QTH. It was fun working stations whom I knew and having a short
conversation with some of them.

This is our 3rd year running Field Day in an ICS environment. We had an Event Action Plan with all
the required ICS forms filled out and executed. 

Although we did not do well in contacts, we had fun and learned a lot with new members taking on the
rolls of Station Chiefs. Our GOTA station had 2 hams that have not been on the air in over a year
and one unlicensed person.

I ran out of gas before the generator did. A sleep at the switch (key) for several 
hours and awoke with some excellent, aged, cold coffee to motivate me for the duration.  73 WB0B

This is my first Field Day in over 35yr. I'll be 80 next year and finally getting back into the
hobby. I operated QRP and battery power with my MC-750 antenna and HAD A BALL. Having a bad back I
operated as long as I could before resting but still had a good time. Won't win any awards but
operated "1B" as long as I could and amazingly found I can still operate CW. Advice to those that
"WANT" to operate Field Day, STOP WANTING AND DO IT. Too many say "MY CW ISN'T THAT GOOD", well we
all started from the same place and had to improve and hone our skills. Get out and operate, you
just might find out it's FUN.
73's de WB4NWO ..

Just adding some photos from our Field Day.

Hi!

I did another portable Field Day effort, this time from outside my house. Since I don't have a home
station, I use the same portable setup I would use from other locations - except I was in front of
my house for Field Day. My Field Day contacts were on 4 different satellites - SO-50 and the ISS
cross-band repeater in FM, AO-73 and JO-97 in SSB. I did not hear ISS crewmembers on the passes I
worked this weekend, unlike last year. 

Despite the heat (up to 108F on Saturday afternoon, and in the 90s Sunday morning), it is fun to
participate in Field Day. Hearing many familiar voices operating with call signs for their clubs is
a nice twist. 

Until next year... 73!

Despite the up and down band conditions, I had a blast working my first Field Day in several years.
Ran 1E for the first time this year running the old Icom IC-7200 off my inverter generator and
LifePo4 battery feeding an OCF dipole. Running station and PC on 100% emergency power was enjoyable
and things ran smoothly. Part of running 1E was also preparation to start doing POTA activations
this summer/fall.

The event didn't go without issue. I worked on and off (mostly on) from 1800Z Saturday thru 1020Z
Sunday. We had some weather coming in, so I disconnected things to get a few hours of sleep while
the weather passed thru...planning to resume to try to break 200 contacts. Woke up, instead, to a
broken fiberglass mast, so my Field Day ended early. Fortunately both antennas survived the ordeal
in good shape. Still a very enjoyable time and the replacement mast parts were reasonably
inexpensive.

WG3W Field Day 2026 Results:

Total QSOs:     167 (SSB on 10, 20 & 40m)
ARRL Sections:  51
RAC Sections:   7
US States:      42
CA Provinces:   7
Pots of coffee: 2-1/2 :)

Thanks to the ARRL for putting on the event and big thanks to all the other stations for the
contacts. Looking forward to Winter Field Day already!

73 -- Jeff, WG3W

Solo QRP from the lake Cabin. 99% CW. 1E OK.  Good band conditions generally on 15/20/40  Not much
activity heard on 10, 80 nor 160.

2026 Field Day was a solo 1B Battery op from a camp ground in the UP of MI.  Spectacular weather and
good conditions.  It is a 300 mile trip to the UP & I had carefully planned an equipment up grade
for this year.  Unfortunately, the equipment was left behind and so out of the gate it was my Plan B
equipment: EFHW connected to a MountainTopper 4Bv2.  The very definition of emergency operating.  I
went through 3 antenna setups Saturday with marginal results.  On Sunday I hiked to the top of
large, steep rock outcropping and suddenly the magic of QRP RF rained down. What a great Field Day
it turned it out to be.

Wow, what a great experience! It did not disappoint.  This was my first Field Day outing since the
mid-‘80s.  The idea of going out for FD appeared last fall; I wondered whether to do it, then
realized it was the right path.  I had a wonderful time preparing, setting up, and getting back into
the Field Day groove.  The FD location at Eleven Mile State Park, about 55 miles west of Colorado
Springs, CO, was good, though it was very windy.  Now, to refine things for next year!

The Laguna Mountain WFD field day event was a great success this year operating from Palomar Mt.,
CA.  The contacts, food, comradery, and company was fantastic.  We operated with a hex beam, and a
home-brew 40-80m dipole (including 15 m).  We also set up a VHF beam and elevated high in the pine
trees for reaching 2m stations across Southern California.

We used 3b in the exchange, and we should have used 3a.  Sorry for the confusion.  We had a great
field day.  
the HF band started out very good for the first two hours, but deteriated down to nothing before the
afternoon was over.  We still had a great time with Texas BarBQUE catered in for all that could get
here.  This was my first attempt at managing a field day for our club.  I did have some good help
and We do plan to make it even better next year.
73
Bill Rupert  KI5JWV

After participating for the full day with our local club's one day Field Day operation on Saturday,
I took some time on Sunday to casually operate myself using my SUV which I have built up for solar
and battery power 100% of the time for running radios and computers in it. Deciding not to use the
100W HF mobile and whip on there, setup a portable low power radio in the back and fed it with a
simple wire antenna. Received the Field Day message on CW but it may not be perfect. Oh and about
the callsign - I am the trustee of WX8S and typically use that when on HF as my personal call is an
Alaska call and I don't like confusing people since I am presently in the lower 48.

Operated in a public state park
Explained visitors about Ham Radio
Operated 100% QRO running only 5 watts
Charged batteries with a solar panel