Quite a bit of activity right now in WFD, especially 40 m SSB around 7200 kHz. If you're not feeling adventurous, just operate from home and sign "1H <ARRL section>". Have fun!
Wayne N6KR > On Jan 24, 2019, at 8:01 AM, Wayne Burdick <n...@elecraft.com> wrote: > > If, like me, you feel like one field day a year is not enough, then by all > means give Winter Field Day a try. This event has been going on for some > time, with growing participation, and in most respects it’s very similar to > the annual ARRL Field Day. (It is NOT a QRP-only event.) > > The exchange is the number of transmitters in your group, plus a class, and > your ARRL section. Classes include indoor, outdoor, and home (I, O, and H). > For example, operating outdoors with my single transmitter, I’ll be signing > “1O SCV” in CW, or on phone, “one oh Santa Clara Valley.” > > The contest period is also similar. This year it starts at 1900 UTC on > Saturday and goes through 1900 UTC on Sunday (2 PM U.S. Eastern time). > Specific band segments are designated to help participants find each other. > Given the time of year, I’d expect the low bands to be very active. > > WFD is a great opportunity to throw a wire in the tree and operate from a > picnic table, tent, or RV, or operate from the comfort of home and give the > shivering masses a few well-deserved QSOs. > > For a complete rules, go to winterfieldday.com. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > > > ---- > elecraft.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
