Field Day 2026
Field Day 2026 will be on June 27-28, 2026.
Antenna Setup Friday, June 27, 2026 1pm (Lunch provided for signed up volunteers starting 11:30)
Field Day Operation Start Saturday, June 28, 2026 1pm
Field Day Operation End Sunday, June 29, 2026 1pm
Teardown/Cleanup Sunday, June 29, 2026 1:15pm
Please consider signing up to help by filling out the form below.
You can see the lineup of operators already signed up here —>.
To sign up use the link provided with your newsletter mailing.
Location Information…
Clarkson Park
1950 New Willow Road (Willow Road & Bristol Street)
Northfield, IL 60093
Directions : Google Map
Great playground and mini waterpark for your kids and grandchildren available for free use during your visit.
Signup Sheet for Field Day Volunteers
Field Day 2025
Field Day 2025 is in the bag!
It was a great and successful event. Many thanks to all the helpers and operators. Without you it wouldn’t be possible. A big shoutout to Casey (KV3T) for tallying up the points and compiling a very comprehensive submittal package. The package was uploaded to the ARRL upload page and now we have to wait until the final ranking comes out. Some information out of the report is presented below or you can click on this link to view the complete submittal package online. We had a slightly lower point count then last year but we also experienced much worse band conditions. There is a list of improvements for next year as an outcome from our debriefing meeting. If you have any comments or suggestions what went well or what could be better please send them to me and I will forward it to the appropriate person.
I also would like to send a big thank you to Don (KK9H) and Marty (WD9GYM) for being the Field Day chair and ensuring a smooth event. Unfortunately they both decided to “retire” from being the field day chair.
QSO Points
Phone Contacts - Available Points:: One point per Contact
Claimed Contacts 543 + 61 = 604 Claimed Point: 604 (numbers in brackets are for the GOTA station)
160M - 0 (0)
80M - 5 (0)
40M - 382 (55)
20M - 153 (6)
15M - 2 (0)
10M - 0 (0)
6M - 0 (0)
SAT - 1 (0)
CW Contacts - Available Points:: Two point per Contact
Claimed Contacts 2009 + 12 = 2021
Claimed Point: 4042 numbers in brackets are for the GOTA station)
160M - 0 (0)
80M - 160 (0)
40M - 991 (12)
20M -775 (0)
15M - 83 (0)
10M - 0 (0)
6M - 0 (0)
Digital Contacts - Available Points:: Two point per Contact
Claimed Contacts 205 Claimed Point: 410 numbers in brackets are for the GOTA station)
160M - 0 (0)
80M 22 - (0)
40M 86 -(0)
20M 58 - (0)
15M 0 (0)
10M 0 (0)
6M 39 (0)
Bonus Points
We claimed bonus points for:
Emergency Power for three stations (300)
Public Location (100)
Public Information Table (100)
Messages send by Winlink (100)
Satellite QSO (100)
Alternate (Solar) Power (100)
W1AW bulletin (100)
We also claimed a multiplyer (x2) for using not more than 100W PEP
Site visit by elected governmental official (100)
GOTA station contacts (73 x 5 = 365)
GOTO Coach (100)
WEB submission (50)
Field Day Youth Participation (100)
Social Media (100)
Safety Officer Bonus (100)