JAN 25 & 26. 2025

SCARC Get Some Cabin Fever Going – Once again SCARC takes to the park to operate remotely.  This is an great exercise to remind out how to set up our gear out in the field. So come out to the park and help us set up some antennas and radio stations while enjoying a nice warm cabin environment. There will be plenty of food and radio to go around.  Setup will start at the club house at 2 pm were we will load up the gear and convory out to the park.  The cabin sleeps 8 people in three rooms some bring along a sleeping bag and stay the night.  Dinner will be served Friday & Saturday night.  And Breakfast will be served Saturday & Sunday morning.  If the weather is decent {Pray} we will have campfire going Saturday night.

Click Here For Google Map Driving Directions To Cabin #6

Look for the club at Cabin #6 @ Raccoon State Park. 

Operations:

• Setup: 2:00 Friday  @ Club House To Load Up
• Friday Dinner: 6:00 PM
• Breakfast: 8:00 AM
• Finish Setup: 10:00 AM
• Lunch 12:00 Noon
• Setup Testing: 1:00 PM
• Contest Start Time: 2:00PM Saturday
  • We will need 6 people for all the contest times
    • 3 Operators
    • 3 Loggers
• Dinner: 6:00 PM
• Breakfast: 8:00 AM
• Lunch: 12:00 Noon
• Contest End Time: 2:00 PM Sunday
• Tear Down: 2:00 PM Sunday

Stations Equipment:

• Go Box – FT991 and FT7900
• Other radios will be IC-7610 & FT-450
• More – HF Radios – Members are welcome to bring their own
• Go Box Accessory Kit
• N3LRG – IC-820 for 2m contact to SCARC repeater
• N3LRG – G5RV antenna
• WA3BKD – Long Wire and Tuner
• Two more HF antennas looking for members
• Three computers for logging.
• PC For log storage
• Wifi Router & UPS for linking laptops
• More Items to be listed…

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Route Inside The Park

Cabin Area Map

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Winter Field Day Description

At the Winter Field Day Association, our mission is to encourage emergency operating preparedness during the winter months when the potential for freezing temperatures, snow, ice, and other hazards may present unique operational challenges.

We sponsor the Winter Field Day Exercise in the form of a contest to encourage you to participate. Although we have a Class for Home stations, we highly encourage setting up remote and outdoor operating positions. Operating out in the field, away from the comforts of home, is the best way to increase your level of preparedness for disasters and improve your operating skills in subpar conditions.

WFD is a learning experience, and we hope at the end of this year’s WFD exercise, you will feel more confident about your ability to adapt and overcome adverse weather conditions. Please read through the rules thoroughly. If you have questions, contact us on our website or social media for clarification.

At the WFDA, we use the term contest very loosely around here, so don’t get too hung up on our rules. At the end of the day, your total points don’t matter. What you learn during WFD and your ability to adapt and overcome sudden obstacles is what will help you during unexpected emergencies. As we continue with another year of the WFD exercise, we want to encourage participants not to chase the contacts or the points but to test their abilities and equipment. If you want to exchange signal reports, please give each other accurate information, so the other station knows how well their station is working.

Finally, have fun with the event, talk about the temperature, meet new friends and make memories as you continue to enhance your skills as an amateur radio operator.

For More Information: https://www.winterfieldday.com/