Winter Field Day

[Central Vermont Amateur Radio Club]

Calling All Radio Enthusiasts! 📡❄️

Are you ready to embrace the cold and join the fun of Winter Field Day? This is a fantastic opportunity to put your amateur radio skills to the test while enjoying the camaraderie of fellow operators.

Whether you're an experienced operator or a curious beginner, we’d love to have you participate!

📅 What is Winter Field Day?
Winter Field Day is an annual event designed to test our ability to set up and operate in less-than-ideal conditions. It’s a great way to stay sharp, have fun, and connect with other amateur radio enthusiasts.

📧 Interested in joining us?
Please respond to this post. Let us know if you’d like to:

• Operate a station
• Help with setup or logistics
• Bring equipment or supplies

Winter Field Day will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2025 starting at 12:00 and will end Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 17:00. We will have a station at George Ferron's KC1UYC's home 224 East Hill Road, Middlesex, VT. Photos of the location are attached.

Let’s make this Winter Field Day a memorable one!

73,

George

[Patrick Schlott]

Hi George, 

I’ll be there! I plan on bringing a full station and batteries to last the weekend. Should I bring any spare antennas?

Also, I read up on the rules and it sounds like there are some bulletins that will be transmitted in CW, SSB, and digital using the Olivia mode. If we’re able to copy them, we get bonus points. The transmission schedule is here: 

https://winterfieldday.org/downloads/2025-bulletin-schedule.pdf

Cheers,

Patrick Schlott

KC1DPM

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[Ryan Zajac]

Hi George,

My crew will be around some for the event, juggling a busy weekend so not totally sure when I'll be in the mix, but will aim to be there to help setup.

73,
Ryan, KC1TDQ

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[Andrew Hobgood]

I'm available all weekend and would love to join in any capacity.  Happy to help operate, set up, or bring in supplies.

I will bring along my 1kWh battery unit and solar panels for backup/supplementary power, as well as my laptop and software-defined receivers.  This should allow us to copy the bulletins without changing station category or using one of our transceivers.

/Andrew

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[Central Vermont Amateur Radio Club]

Andrew,

This sounds great! We were discussing how we were going to do the bulletins. Sounds like this will be covered now.

73,

George

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Ryan,

We will see you there sometime then!

73,

George

[Maggie Ferron]

This is great, thanks everyone. The event is at George’s dad’s house and I think the parking may be a little tight, so if you can carpool that would be great. However, we will figure it out regardless. 

Maggie 

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[Patrick Schlott]

Thank you to everyone who helped make Winter Field Day a success, and a BIG thanks to George and his family for hosting!

See you next Wednesday, February 5th at 6pm for our monthly meeting at Good Measure Pub and Brewery. https://maps.app.goo.gl/iNNZcQrL3mFBAefWA

73,

Patrick Schlott

KC1DPM

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