#arrlfd
Description of #arrlfd station for 2025. Quick blog write up for this year’s field day operating event. Station overview: QRP (5 W), 100% Natural Power, One Radio, One operator, CW contacts only.

Plan to pull together logs and complete the ARRL submission […]

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July 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
#arrlfd memories… It’s been two days since working any CW contacts and realizing that morse code is still being heard occasionally — in the sound of a running ceiling fan, in the car while driving down the road, even while hearing a distant train horn with a rumbling freight train background […]
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mastodon.radio
July 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I’m a party pace kind of guy & take Field Day casually. 13 contacts was plenty and plenty of fun for a QRP CW op. www.13colonies.us/node/9 next up is 13 Colonies & I’ve gone hard in the past. Clean sweep last year all QRP. This year, casual hunting w/dad N2NRA #hamradio #arrlfd #13colonies
June 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
And that’s a wrap! We hope your Field Day was as awesome and fun as ours!

Time to tear stuff down.

#ARRLFD #HamRadio #AmateurRadio
June 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Left a wedding to go operate #ARRLFD at W1AW. Might have been the only person working 75 meters in heels. #amateurradio #hamradio
June 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The final stretch: the more hours to go!

#ARRLFD #HamRadio #AmateurRadio
June 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
#arrlfd That’s a wrap for this year’s Field Day event. Station disassembled and ready for put-away until next portable operation. Made 49 1B QRP Natural Power CW contacts on 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters. Will share a FD post with lots of pictures and additional […]

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June 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#arrlfd Moved to 50.025 CW. 20 wpm - will QRS. Zzzzz…

Looks like 5 watts is not enough…
June 29, 2025 at 12:10 PM
#arrlfd hearing TX on 6m. No response to CQs on 50.098. #bandopen
June 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Harder time getting out QRP CW this morning on 80 & 40m. Surprised how infrequently I’m copying 73/72 or a closing dit dit in this years non-contest. Taking it casual this year, come & go 1D got 9 CW & 1 PSK31 last nite. #ARRLFD #hamradio
June 29, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Late night Field Day fun.

#ARRLFD #HamRadio #AmateurRadio
June 29, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Attempt to make some #hamradio contacts on 5 watts, 40m, 80m, and 20m from the top of a hill (at night). Not successful, but got to try out the antenna support I scored either from a garage sale or a trash bin (light bulb changing pole!!). Support works great! #fieldday #arrlfd
June 29, 2025 at 5:10 AM
FT8 setup on steroids.

#ARRLFD #HamRadio #AmateurRadio
June 29, 2025 at 3:27 AM
We’re operating fully off the grid for those precious extra points. The green generator runs on alcohol as “alternative fuel.”

#ARRLFD #HamRadio #AmateurRadio
June 29, 2025 at 1:22 AM
So far, just 16 contacts for me on field day, but with the 5 watt multiplier that's the equivalent of 80 contacts... (will try some later if I get more time away from family obligations) #hamradio #arrlfd #fieldday
June 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
#arrlfd Things must be going well to have finished the second log page (20 per) but still no contacts on 6 meters and only two on 10 meters. Currently on 20m working south and west from here in Chicagoland EN52. Having fun on CW though. Starting to get the hang of it again… It’s really nice […]
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mastodon.radio
June 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Good luck to the Stafford Amateur Radio Association and the Rappahannock Valley Amateur Radio Club operating nine transmitters with emergency power at Curtis Park in Stafford County, VA for this weekend’s annual #arrlfd. They’re all radio active as K4TS. https://www.arrl.org/field-day
June 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Good luck to the Stafford Amateur Radio Association and the Rappahannock Valley Amateur Radio Club operating nine transmitters with emergency power at Curtis Park in Stafford County, VA for this weekend’s annual #ARRLFD. They’re all radio active as K4TS. www.arrl.org/field-day
June 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
June 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Been calling CQ on 50.100 CW from EN52 with no takers. #arrlfd #bandclosed
June 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
676 points so far into #ARRLFD so far! #hamradio #AmateurRadio
June 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Our radio tower at #ARRLFD #amateurradio #hamradio
June 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
#arrlfd Having fun making CW contacts with only 5 watts and a ground mounted delta loop antenna. The band here in EN52TD is busy! Trying to make at least five contacts on each band. Still working on 10m and 6m bands… #hamradio
June 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Got SSB and FT8 up and running at the NSRA #ARRLFD #hamradio #amateurradio
June 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM