Winter Field Day 2025 Technical Plan

Schedule of Events

  • Setup 

    • ​​​​​​​Friday 2pm

    • Saturday 9am-11am

  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Contest

    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Saturday 11am - Sunday 5pm

    • Will probably end around 2 to tear down prior to dark

  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Teardown

    • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Sunday 2pm - finished

Location

We will be using the parking lots at HCC again this year. 
https://maps.app.goo.gl/XBmwo7YRHNYRcpq39 

WFD 25 Location.PNG

Antennas & Trailers

  • Voice/Digital
    • Emcomm trailer with light tower
    • 20/15/10 rotatable dipole
    • 80/40 meter inverted Vee
    • 2 rigs for digital and phone
    • also 6, 2 meters and 70 cm
  • CW
    • CW trailer
    • 20/15/10 vertical
    • 80/40 vertical
    • light tower generator for Electric heat in the trailer

Presentation

On the first meeting of 2025, Tuesday 1/7/2024, Nelson Sollenberger gave an extremely interesting presentation on the current plans for the ARA's execution of Winter Field Day -- he has very kindly provided his PowerPoint for anyone who is interested (see the link below):
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1z0-oge3wOKY8bnMEMR0X9uoqBjg2iwzU/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111306794597224359428&rtpof=true&sd=true