BARC will be holding a Field Day planning session on Thursday June 4 at 7pm on Zoom. If you are interested in participating in our Field Day, please join us!
Zoom meeting information:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85212420349?pwd=zlFFQZYrl6a0mHXTnR7QMrbflFGaCZ.1
Meeting ID: 852 1242 0349
Passcode: 3xSN7g
[Thanks to Arne, AC1UT, for drawing my attention to this. —NV1W.]
The Long Island CW Club is offering free Field Day CW training during the month of June, and for the first time this training is open to all amateur radio operators, not just LICW members.
ARRL Field Day 2026 takes place June 27–28. The Field Day operating period begins at 1800 UTC Saturday and runs through 2059 UTC Sunday. This year’s theme is “Amateur Radio: A National Resource.”
LICW will conduct nine Field Day CW training classes each week. These live Zoom sessions will focus on the practical skills needed for Field Day CW operation, including the Field Day exchange, operating rhythm, listening, sending, common abbreviations, recovery, and confidence-building.
This is a great opportunity for anyone who is curious about CW, returning to CW after time away, preparing for a first Field Day CW contact, or simply interested in understanding how CW works during Field Day.
There is no charge to attend.
Schedule and Zoom access information is available on the LICW website: https://longislandcwclub.org.
We’re just a few weeks out from Field Day, and so far, only 13 participants have signed up. If you’ve ever been curious about what Field Day is all about, now is the perfect time to get involved!
This is an excellent opportunity for newly licensed hams to ask questions, gain hands-on experience, and get on the air in a supportive environment.
If you’re planning to attend—or even just considering it—please sign up as soon as possible. Early registration helps us plan more effectively and ensure a successful weekend for everyone.
We hope to see you there!
When: June 27-29, 2025
Where: Hale Education Center, Westwood MA. You can find directions here. Directions to Hale Education, Westwood
Time: Setup Friday June 27, at 1PM. Field Day officially begins. 2PM on Saturday June 28 until 2PM Sunday 29
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/gYJjFq5MMb2egyuY8
Whether you’re newly licensed or not yet licensed, we’re here to help you get on the air and experience the excitement of amateur radio. Join us for a hands-on opportunity to connect, learn, and make your first contact under the guidance of experienced operators. Come and discover the world of radio communication – everyone is welcome!
Check out the Field day link here.
Field Day
Once again the Boston Amateur Radio Club will be holding Field Day at Hale Education in Westwood. The event itself will be the weekend of June 28–29, with some setup on Friday the 27th. All are welcome.
Plans are currently being discussed on the bostonARC@groups.io mailing list. If you’re interested in helping to plan the event contact Scott, K1SU, at k1su.scott@gmail.com.
BARC will be gathering for Field Day this year at Hale Education in Westwood. This annual event, held on the third full weekend in June, is part contest, part open house, part emergency exercise, part camping trip, and all a lot of fun. People who aren’t yet members of BARC, or who even aren’t yet licensed, are welcome to join us.
The operating period runs from 2 pm on Saturday until 2 pm on Sunday, and will be preceded by setup and followed by teardown. We will have four HF stations in operation, and in keeping with the emergency preparedness theme, power will be provided by generators. Single sideband voice, CW (Morse code), and various digital modes will be used. If you’re licensed but haven’t operated much (or at all), this is a great opportunity to get started on HF.
There will be food and drinks available.
The ARRL Field Day page is here. Directions to Hale Education are here. Talkaround will be on 147.420 MHz simplex. For more information, contact us at w1bos@arrl.net.
Once again, BARC will be holding Field Day in 2023 at the Andrew Cucchiara Learning Center at Hale Education in Westwood, MA. Directions are here. Note that if you are coming to this event, you do not need to pay the normal entrance fee to enter the Hale Education site. Everyone, including guests and those who are not yet licensed, is welcome.
Operating times are from 2:00 pm Saturday, June, 24, until 2:00 pm Sunday, June 25. We will be in class 3A, operating 3 HF stations and a VHF/UHF station using SSB, CW, and digital modes. We are also planning to make a satellite contact. People who wish to participate are encouraged to help with setup on Saturday morning and/or teardown on Sunday afternoon.
We will have pizza on Saturday evening, and breakfast and lunch on Sunday will be provided. Spots for tent camping will be available, though facilities will be minimal (portable toilets and a small sink but no other running water).
Talkaround will be on the BARC simplex frequency, 147.420 MHz.
If you are planning on coming, please let us know using the Google form at https://forms.gle/JFYhn53M8j8BkfZz5.
More information on Field Day can be found on the ARRL website and questions about BARC should be sent to w1bos@arrl.net.
BARC will be holding Field Day this year at the Hale Educational Center in Westwood. For those who have not attended Field Day before, this is one of the biggest amateur radio events of the year, a cross between an emergency exercise, contest, party, and public relations event. Participants (including clubs like BARC) set up in a temporary location using emergency power and make contacts for 24 hours. If you attend you will learn a great deal—especially if you can help with setup and/or teardown—whether you’re still studying for your Technician or have been an Extra for years.
This will be our first year at Hale Education. You can find directions and a map here. The site is in Norfolk County, grid FN42jf. The one problem with the site is a lack of public transportation options, so we will be organizing carpools to and from nearby MBTA commuter stations. If you will need a ride or are willing to volunteer to make a few trips to the T to shuttle people back and forth, please contact Brendan, NW1S, at nw1s.brendan@gmail.com.
We will be operating in class 3A, which is a club running three HF transceivers at once, and using wire antennas for the HF bands between 80 and 10 meters. The rules allow one VHF/UHF station transmitting at any one time and that will be used on six and two meters using stacked beam antennas. Modes will be SSB, CW, and digital. We will also attempt a satellite contact again this year. If you have a Technician license or none at all, we can arrange for you to operate under the supervision of a control operator if you wish.
If you want to stay overnight, you will need to bring your own tent, sleeping bag, and anything else you need for spending the night. There are some hotels along Route 128 in the area if you don’t want to sleep on the ground but also don’t want to drive back and forth from home more than once. We will provide food, including a cookout on Saturday night. If you have special dietary requirements, please let either NW1S or NV1W know.
Setup will start around 9:00 am on Saturday. Operating time runs from 2:00 pm on Saturday to 2:00 pm on Sunday, after which we will tear things down and pack up. If you want to volunteer to help or just want to say you’re coming, send a note to Brendan, NW1S, at nw1s.brendan@gmail.com. If you need more information, contact Joe, NV1W, at nv1w@arrl.net.
BARC will be holding a General Meeting on Thursday, May 19, at 7:30 p.m. on the Zoom teleconferencing platform. There will be no speaker this month; we will be discussing plans for Field Day on the weekend of June 25 and 26.
The meeting room will be opened at 7:00 pm for a period of socializing. Please put your call sign (if you have one) in your meeting name to help us figure out who you are.
https://zoom.us/j/99918732995?pwd=cFhSbmwySUQ2Qi90eGVUNFNhQ0N4Zz09
Meeting ID: 999 1873 2995 Password: BARC
The deadline for submitting Field Day entries has passed, and the following members have submitted reports as members of BARC:
Scott, K1SU (1D EMA); Mark, KB1EKN (1D EMA); Joe, N1QD (2D NH); Joe, NV1W (1E EMA); Harry, WA1GXC (1D RI).