Winter Field Day 2025

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January 24-26, 2025
Three days, two nights of Fun!
CFMC Winter Field Day is being held at a heated cabin at

Camp Bullfrog Lake
9600 Wolf Road
Willow Springs, IL 60480

Directions

Curious about amateur radio, and how you can get involved?

Winter Field Day, “…aims to help participants improve their preparedness for disasters and enhance their operational abilities in adverse conditions.”, according to the Winter Field Day Assn. Furthermore, to “…encourage a diverse range of activities, including the use of non-commercial power sources, the deployment of multiple antennas, establishing satellite contacts, and more.”

SETUP BEGINS AT 3:00 pm Friday.
After setup we will be holding the CFMC Friday Night Social at the cabin. The club will provide pizza and soft drinks.

IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT CLASS OF LICENSE YOU HAVE, (OR EVEN IF YOU ARE UNLICENSED) ,YOU CAN OPERATE ON ALL BANDS, ALL FREQUENCIES, and ALL MODES UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF OUR EXPERIENCED AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS.

Come for a few hours, or the day. The “operating” event runs from 1:00pm Saturday till 1:00 pm Sunday. It’s a great way to learn about portable ops, field setups, portable antennas and casual contesting. Our call sign for Field Day is WA9ORC.