Minimum required: Yourself and your brain. Also, weather-appropriate clothing and a good attitude. Bring your HT. Newbies can GOTA – Get On The Air.
Meet at our usual classroom #3 at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Training Center, 600 SW Walnut in Hillsboro WITH your equipment for Winter Field Day (as early as) 0830 – 1300 or when we get tired. Note this address in case you sleep in and want to send us food.
When you look at Calendar: change the MONTH to JAN AND change the YEAR to 2025. Otherwise, you “travel back in time” to Jan 2024.
RSVP and we will talk about operating hours and food possibilities. KD7ISA at washco ares.
For The Adventurous: A FULL GEAR turn-out – we will check off 12 hr Go Kits and 96 GO KITS if you have it together.
We are not going to pitch tents although your tent that can stand up on concrete or asphalt could be demonstrated. No fires or any of that can be demonstrated.
IT is inside (warm) and the bathrooms are nearby. We have electricity, but, alas, no easy chairs.
We will erect antennas and hook up radios. Hopefully HF.
Yes, we know, the official Winter Field Day is January 25th – 26th (1600 UTC Saturday to 21:59 UTC Sunday).
