Field Day weekend was June 27th and 28th.
Field Day is ham radio’s open house. ARRL Field Day 2026 took place June 27 – 28. More than 30,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio’s science, skill and service to our communities and our nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event. Field Day has been an annual event since 1933, and remains the most popular event in ham radio. This year’s Field Day theme is Amateur Radio: A National Resource. The overall objective for Field Day is to contact as many stations as possible on the HF bands, as well as all bands above 50 MHz, and to learn to operate in less than optimal conditions. As an added incentive for anyone participating in ARRL’s yearlong America250 Worked All States (WAS) Award, contacts made with ARRL Affiliated Radio Clubs all year, including during Field Day, will count toward your America250 WAS Affiliated Club Endorsement. Check out those details at www.arrl.org/america250-was.
For more information about ARRL Field Day, visit www.arrl.org/field-day.
The Chicago FM Club set up in camp-style fashion with portable equipment and temporary antennas.
Saturday was the Annual CFMC Club Picnic and we had close to 50 attendees.
Field Day Radio Ops started at 1:00 Saturday afternoon, and ended at noon Sunday. The club, using the call sign W9C, made over 500 contacts using SSB, CW, ad FT8.
Saturday from 11:00 AM till 1:00 PM we will did VE testing and graduated five new Hams. Congratulations and welcome.
Camp Reinberg
1801 N Quentin Rd
Palatine, IL 60074
