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SECTION 1 – 2023 WFD STATION RESERVATION
SECTION 2 – 2023 WFD DETAILS (SCROLL WAY DOWN TO SEE THIS)
SECTION-1 STATION RESERVATION
SECTION-2 2023 WFD DETAILS
Save the date 28 and 29 January 2023
2023 Winter Field Day
Please watch for updates as we get closer to 2023 WFD.
For 2023 Winter Field Day, we are fully open for this event.
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VHF AND UHF SIMPLEX FREQUENCIES
2023 WFD QSO’s for scoring may be conducted for the following
VHF ANALOG 146.550 Mhz
UHF DMR 441.000 Mhz TS-1 TG-99
When: Saturday and Sunday – top of each hour
Modes: Phone and digital (FLDigi, DMR, CW, etc)
QUICK REFERENCE OVERVIEW
The following is partial summarized list of the WFD rules, please read the rules from above link.
COVID 19 Pandemic
Please use COVID common sense when in the Shack. Following the COVID protocols are voluntary. Yet, we encourage folks to social distance, use surgical masks, and disinfect your hands and station.
HOW TO SUBMIT AGGREGATE CLUB SCORE
From 2023 WFD website read the rules and submit as directed
Q: How does my club submit an aggregate club score? Does the club need to add up each participating member’s scores and submit a club entry with the aggregate score under the club call sign?
A: Each participant will submit his or her own independent entry under his or her call sign. 2023 WFD will calculate the aggregate score based upon the club name entered on the official Field Day entry form via the web applet (preferred method) or on the paper Field Day entry form. In order for results to be tabulated correctly, all club participants must enter the club’s official name exactly the same (see below), avoiding abbreviations or acronyms. This is important!
BRARA MEMBERS USE THE FOLLOWING OFFICIAL CLUB NAME:
Boca Raton Amateur Radio Association
When:
Saturday 1900 UTC (2pm EST) to Sunday 1900 UTC (2pm EST)
Bands:
All Amateur bands, HF, VHF, & UHF except 12, 17, 30 and 60 meters
Modes:
CW, SSB, AM, FM, DStar, C4FM, DMR,
Packet, PSK, SSTV, RTTY, Olivia, Satellite, JS8Call
Suggested Frequencies:
HF CW
1810-1820, 3.530-3.550, 7.030-7.050
14.035-14.055, 21.030-21.050, 28.030-28.040
HF SSB
160m-15m
28.400-28.425MHz
6m/VHF/UHF – adjacent to national simplex channels
Entry categories:
Indoor: Operation from inside a remote, insulated, heated structure
Outdoor: Operation from a location partly or fully exposed to the elements
Home: Operation from inside a home or inside another structure attached to a home
Entry Class:
Number capable of simultaneous transmission
Exchange:
Combination of your “class” and “category” and ARRL/RAC section
BRARA example from HOME is “1H SFL”
QSO Points:
1 point per Phone QSO
2 points per CW & Digital QSO
Mode and Band Multipliers:
Count 1 multiplier for each mode operated per band.
Power Output Multipliers:
>100W = 1x
100W or less = 2x
QRP = 4x
Bonus points:
1500 points if no commercial used power in powering station
1500 points if operation is “Outdoors”
1500 points if operation is not a “Home” operation
1500 points for QSO via Satellite
Claimed Score Tabulation:
QSO Points x Power Output Multiplier x Band/mode multiplier + Bonus Points
Log submission DEADLINE:
Logs must be submitted to mailto:wfda@winterfieldday.com via email before 0000 UTC March 1st to be considered.
Please be sure to read the full rules procedure
Emailed Logs contains:
Subject line “WFD 23XX Log XXXXX” with XXXXX your callsign
Logs MUST be submitted as an attached Cabrillo File, not as an email text.
Questions:
Email question about WFD and please put “WFD Questions” in the subject line
QUESTIONS: Please email John.C N1QFH wirehead52@gmail.com
THANK YOU for being part of our team and participating in 2023 WFD!