Please join us for Winter Field Day (WFD) 2025 on January 25th and/or 26th at the K3MMM family farm outside of Emmitsburg. This is the same venue as last year, but with lessons learned. While we’ll have some ready to go stations, feel free to bring your own gear including radios and antennas. The goal of WFD is Emergency Communications (EMCOMM) practice/training.
Couple of things:
- Feel free to bring your own gear to try – we have plenty of space. Or you can visit and use one of our radios.
- We expect to operate using only batteries and solar power. Granted, we may have a generator on hand, just in case. We’ll have some spare batteries available with Anderson PowerPole connections, and can adapt to virtually any radio.
- You do NOT need any particular level of amateur license (or to be licensed at all), as we can act as control operators while you operate. This is a very friendly opportunity to give HF radio a try, with your only investment being a road-trip to Emmitsburg!
- Winter Field Day runs from 2pm Saturday January 25th until 2pm Sunday January 26th. We’ll be on site from mid-morning Saturday until Sunday afternoon, although there’s a good chance that we’ll pause in the wee hours, as we’re not as young as we once were.
- Official farm address is 17247 Annandale Rd, Emmitsburg. I’ll put the FARC banner at the end of the driveway – but your GPS will get you to the right spot. Our operating spot is: ///soak.disappeared.safety
- Because it’s winter, and the weather is not certain, we’ll either set up in the back field equipment shed, which boasts nearby tall trees and wide open spaces, warmed by a wood stove. Or in the top of the barn, which while unheated, features a roof and walls. If weather is really uncooperative, we can always end up in the farmhouse living room.
- We expect to operate on most amateur bands, using phone, CW & permissible digital modes.
- If you can’t join us, please try and work us!
- Be SURE to check back periodically for updates as the date draws closer. It’s winter and the weather plays a significant role in some decisions. Please check back here periodically for updates.
- Find official Winter Field Day documentation here: https://winterfieldday.org/
We hope to see you there!
Farm site plan for parking and operating locations:
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