Winter Field Day (WFD) 2020 runs from 14:00 hours Saturday Jan 25 through 14:00 hours Sunday Jan 26.
Our WFD site is Portsmouth’s Glen Park. Glen Park is located on Gilbert Barker Lane, which is the 2nd right on Glen Road in Portsmouth. Glen Road runs east off East Main Road (Route 138). Glen Road is just north of Union Street and the State Police barracks on Rt. 138.
We will be operating from two tents, one dedicated to HF SSB voice operation (the Fone Tent) and the other tent sharing HF CW and HF Digital operations. Both tents will be heated by electric heaters.
Volunteers for setup, on-air, and logging are very much desired. Please use the sign-up form at the bottom of this page to volunteer.
Setup begins at 08:00 Saturday. Antennas will be erected, tents will be set up, shore power and generator power cords will be run. Setup help will be appreciated. No skills necessary. Please bring a hard hat and work gloves for setup. Safety is our highest priority during the entire WFD event.
Between noon and 14:00 Saturday we will be conducting equipment tests and operator training in the SSB (Fone) Station. This is a good time to visit the site even if you don’t plan on operating.
Demobilization (tear down) begins at 14:00 Sunday. Everything will be disassembled and packed, leaving the site as we found it. We should be clear of the site before 17:00 hours Sunday. Please bring a hard hat and work gloves for demobilization.
Satellite Passes are very limited for daylight hours on both Sat and Sun. This coupled with the failure of 4 satellites (FO-29, XW-2C, XW-2D, AO-85) and AO-7 always being flaky, means its’ a tough WFD for the birds. At this point Sunday seems like the best day.
Please use the following form to let us know your interest in Winter Field Day 2020.