Field Day
ARRL Field Day
June 24th and 25th 2023
Setup Friday June 23rd at 12 Noon
Complete Field Day Informational PACKET
Fort Washington State Park
CLUB SIMPLEX FREQUENCY: 147.510 PL 91.5
Main Call: W3EM
GOTA call: W3AA
ALL OPERATORS WELCOME ON ALL BANDS
Field Day Event Captain: Charlie K3NOP
GOTA STATION
NC3U AJ3DI
DENn **AREA**
KC3SMW & Labrats
75 meter
KE3QB
40 meter
KC3TIQ
20 meter
KB3SJS
15 meter
KC3UFO
10 meter
W2PDN
VHF/UHF/6 meter/
KB1JEY+PackRats
160 meter
WA3BXH
DENn *AREA* is Educational/Hack Area of the EVENT
CONTACT GROUPS.IO thread to reserve a BAND
**RESERVE a BAND** means provide station equipment for public use
Phil-Mont participates in Field Day every year from Fort Washington State Park in Fort Washington, PA
Our operating location is in the group tenting area of the park.
Tent sites A&B. Lot #4 in the following map:
Everyone is invited to come visit the Field Day site at any time during the activity.
Please be advised we need night time ops. The ops during the day tend to fall off after
dark and are back up for breakfast. If you can work at night coordinate with FD control by Cell or
Repeater. We have a key to the Militia Hill Gate. We can let you in and out. But this must be
coordinated with the ops at the FD site. The gate cannot be left open!!
AFTER HOUR ENTRY/EXIT TIMES (15 minute WINDOWS)
10:00PM - 12 MIDNIGHT - 2:00AM ONLY
OVERNIGHT CAMPING ONLY AVAILABLE TO PMRC CLUB MEMBERS and THEIR GUESTS
If you are staying overnight ENSURE that you have enough supplies BEFORE THE GATES CLOSE!
Unlicensed persons, those with Technician Class licenses, or anyone who has not been on HF for over a
year can operate on the HF bands in a low-stress environment at our Get On The Air (GOTA) station under
the supervision and direction of an experienced coach.
Licensed operators are of course welcome to participate to whatever degree they feel comfortable.
Licensed operators are required to bring their license or a photo-copy in order to act as a
control operator of any Field Day station.
New to Field Day? START HERE!
2023 ARRL Field Day is June 24-25
Field Day is ham radio's open house. Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio's science, skill and service to our communities and our nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event. Field Day has been an annual event since 1933, and remains the most popular event in ham radio.
"What Is Field Day" (Printable PDF Flier)
We welcome the public to come learn more about ham radio! Use our Field Day Locator to search for a Field Day site near you.
Field Day on Social Media!
Click below to join the ARRL Field Day Facebook Group. Share your plans, tips and tricks to a successful Field Day. When posting content from Field Day, use hashtag #ARRLFD on all social media to receive 100 bonus points!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/arrlfd/
To contact as many stations as possible on the 160-, 80-, 40-, 20-,15- and 10-Meter HF bands, as well as all bands 50 MHz and above, and to learn to operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions.
Field Day is open to all amateurs in the areas covered by the ARRL/RAC Field Organizations and countries within IARU Region 2. DX stations residing in other regions may be contacted for credit, but are not eligible to submit entries.
Each claimed contact must include contemporaneous direct initiation by the operator on both sides of the contact. Initiation of a contact may be either locally or by remote.
Field Day is always the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and running through 2059 UTC Sunday.
Field Day 2023 is June 24-25.
-Bands: 160-, 80-, 40-, 20-,15- and 10-Meter HF bands, as well as all bands 50 MHz and above,
Any mode supporting the Field Day exchange is allowed.
Field Day Log Sheet (keep for your records - don't send to ARRL)
Field Day 2-Page Dupe Sheet - best if printed on 11"x17" paper stock (send Dupe Sheet (or Cabrillo Summary sheet) to ARRL with your bonus documents {do not send Log Sheet])