ARRL Field Day 2026
June 27 & 28
About Amateur Radio
Ham Radio, also known as Amateur Radio is a popular hobby and a service in which licensed participants operate communications equipment with a deep appreciation of the radio art. The unique hobby of Amateur Radio is a mix of fun, public service, and convenience. Although hams get involved for many reasons, they all have in common a basic knowledge of radio technology and operating principles, and pass an examination for the FCC license to operate on radio frequencies known as the "Amateur Bands." These bands are radio frequencies reserved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for use by hams at intervals from just above the AM broadcast band all the way up into extremely high microwave frequencies.
About ARRL Field Day
ARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air Amateur (Ham) Radio event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June of each year, more than 35,000 radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from remote locations.
Location
Harmony Township Recreation Fields 3003 Belvidere Rd (Route 519) Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
Latitude and Longitude: 40°45'28.0"N 75°07'58.1"W (40.757778, -75.132806)
Talk-In 146.820 -600kz 110.9hz
Phone / SMS (424) 272-1622 (HA HA 721MCB)
Schedule
Field Day is always the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and running through 2059 UTC Sunday. Field Day 2026 is June 27-28.
- Setup: Friday, June 26th (any 24 hours leading up to 1400 EDT Saturday)
- Contest Period: 1400 EDT Saturday, Jun 27nd till 1400 EDT Sunday, June 28th.
- Tear-down: 1401 EDT Sunday, June 28rd till it's done
Operation
Current plan is to operate 3 ALPHA. Three transmitters total.
- Station One: 20/15/10 Meter Phone (The PRIDE OF 721)
- Captains: KA2WES, KD2DWC & W3FN
- Bands: 10, 15, 20 40
- Modes: SSB (Voice)
- Antenna: Tower Trailer with Mosley Tri-band plus 40M wire antenna
- Radio: KA2WES
- Station Two: Digital (The QUIET PLACE)
- Captains: KDUVT, N2QNK & KD2SQK
- Bands: 10, 15, 20, 40, 80
- Modes: FT8, FT4, (possibly other digital modes)
- Antenna: Wire supported by NJT Trailer
- Radio: KD2SQK
- Station Three: CW / Phone (Grumpy Old Men)
- Captains: KA2PBT, WW2I
- Bands: 40 & 80
- Modes: CW (primary) SSB (alternate)
- Antenna: 80/40 Trap dipole Inverted V (BLUE Tower or MAST)
- Radio: WW2I
Bonus Points
- Message to Section Manager
- Message Handling (UP TO 10 MESSAGES)
- SATELLITE CONTACT - (KD2SQK)
- W1AW BULLETIN -- (Anybody with a HF radio can pick this off the air starting on Friday.)
- Educational activity --- Tower Building for Yutes, featuring KE2BUD
- Site visit by elected government official (KD2THK)
- Visit by representative of a served agency ---- Diane Tabert WCOEM
- Youth participation -- (KD2SQK, KD2UVT)
- Publicity -- (N2ZAV)
- Public information table --- (KD2THK)
Food
- TBD
Propagation
Logistics
- VE SESSION (by request)