[W2CRA] Winter Field Day 2027 (Also POTA)

[James Rick]

I would be interested in investigating a winter field day op.  I have a
little buddy heater to bring and would be happy to help with planning.

Jamie
WB2PUN

On Sun, Sep 20, 2026 at 8:01 PM rzelnick--- via W2CRA <w2cra at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> The question of Winter Field Day came up during the last club meeting.
>
> Winter Field Day is held on the 4th full weekend in January. For 2027, it
> will be held on January 23rd and 24th. The 30-hour operational period
> starts at 1600 UTC on Saturday (11 am EST), the 23rd, and ends at 21:59 UTC
> on Sunday, the 24th (4:59 pm EST). Stations may begin setting up no earlier
> than 16:00 UTC (11 am EST) on the Friday before. However, cumulative set-up
> time shall not exceed 12 hours.
>
> Having given it a little thought, if we wanted to participate as a club
> this year, we could start small and look to only operate one of the days.
> We obviously do not have a problem with equipment, Radios, antennas, power
> (we can run battery).  And a location should not be an issue since as long
> as we only operate during daylight hours, we could use any of the parks we
> normally run POTA at. Running in a park would also count as a POTA
> activation for those that wanted to participate.
>
> The limiting factor will be trying to secure a suitable shelter.  We will
> need something that we can operate a couple of stations while providing
> some heat.  For example, a cabin tent would probably be suitable along with
> something like a buddy Heater.  So, the initial question is, does anyone in
> the club have something suitable we could use if we decided to participate?
>
> Another option would be to use a permanent structure which is also
> permitted for WFD, just has a different class.  So, something like the
> visitor center or Nature Center at Washington's Crossing would work.
> Another option could be a CERT EOC.
>
> I am also sharing the link here if anyone wants to take a look: Home -
> WFDA <https://winterfieldday.org/index.php#hero>
>
> 73 Rob, N2UP
>
>
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