Winter Field Day 2026

Jan 24-25, 2026 (Saturday 11 am - Sunday 11 am)

Winter Field Day is once again coming around, and we are getting prepared to face the cold and make some QSOs! 

Setup will begin at 8 AM on Jan. 25th, and the event starts at 11 AM and will conclude at 11 AM on the 26th. Please note we will only operate 24 hours of the 30-hour event. 

Event Location:

At Osprey Pointe Pavilion in Morse Park, Noblesville, IN

Equipment Sign Up

Like our past WFD operations, we will be operating as 2O (two-station outdoor) and will need your help to make this happen. There is a link to a Google spreadsheet that outlines the list of equipment we are expecting to need for the event. If you are willing, please find an item and put your name next to it to indicate you will bring it to the event. Some items need more than one person on the list, so feel free to double up. Questions should be posted in the WFD discord channel of the main N9BCN discord server.

Operating Schedule

In the past, we have had operating schedules but failed to follow them. The goal this year is to follow the operating schedule as closely as possible. The exception to this rule is if someone is running a pile-up or has a high-rate run during the changeover period. Please wait for a natural lull in the run to switch. In this case, situational awareness of the operator is encouraged to be fair to the next op.

The sign-up link for setup, teardown, and operating schedule is below. By default, we will have a single op per station for a given time slot. There is an option to request a logger at each timeslot and is encouraged if you would like operating support and training.

Finally, at all times each station is available for anyone to come and observe and learn. This WFD station #1 will be a larger clamshell tent (same as the SFD tent) and is the preferred station to observe our operations from as station #2 is the smaller ice fishing hut.

Food  

Food will be provided by the club for lunch on the 24th and dinner on the 24th. As always, it is appreciated if you would consider contributing back to the club via the Paypal link on the website. We will provide drinks and some snacks for the duration of the event. If you would like to bring snacks or other food items, it would be appreciated.