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The Federal Way Amateur Radio Club's Field Day activities will be posted year by year.


2026 Field Day will be held June 27 - 28, 2026


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Start Planning for ARRL Field Day 2026

03/13/2026

It’s not too early to gear up and get ready for ARRL Field Day! Field Day 2026 takes place June 27 – 28 and will bring together more than 30,000 amateur radio operators for one of the most popular on-the-air events in the US and Canada.

This year’s Field Day theme is “Amateur Radio: A National Resource.” Combined with the ARRL Year of the Club, it provides the perfect opportunity for radio clubs to set up stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio's science, skill, and service to our communities and our nation.  
 

All of the information you need to get started can be found on the Field Day web page, including how to join the ARRL Field Day Facebook Group, where you can share your plans, tips, and tricks for a successful Field Day.    

The overall objective for Field Day is to contact as many stations as possible on the 160-, 80-, 40-, 20-,15- and 10-meter HF bands, as well as all bands above 50 MHz, and to learn to operate in less than optimal conditions. Many clubs choose to set up in camp-style fashion with portable equipment, temporary antennas, and off-grid power sources.     

Field Day is open to all amateurs in the areas covered by the ARRL/RAC Field Organizations and countries within IARU Region 2 (North and South America). DX stations residing in other regions may be contacted for credit, but are not eligible to submit entries. Each claimed contact must include contemporaneous direct initiation by the operator on both sides of the contact. Initiation of a contact may be either locally or by remote.  

Also check out the Field Day site locator page to help find participating stations near you.   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.

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Fld Day 2024

Federal Way Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 23415
Federal Way, WA  98093-3415

Field Day 2026 will be held at Lakota Park  located at 31334 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, WA 98023.

More information to follow at a later date.


If you have any questions, please contact the Field Day Coordinator, Perry - WB7NIL via email: wb7nil@fwarc.org.








Lakota Park
31334 SW Dash Point Road
Federal Way, WA  98023

Directions to Lakota Park


Recommend approaching Lakota Park

from SW 320th street & 21st Ave SW.
Turn into the park via the school bus lane (SW 314th Street).








Lakota Park

Proposed Antenna/Operations layout


Updated 5/3/2025


FWARC 2025 Field Day Equipment List - Under Development -- Updated4/29/2026

Maximize your 2025 Field Day Performance - an interesting article in a 2025 QST on how to optimize performance during Field Day.

Station Setup Diagrams - Download the block diagrams to your computer.

2025 ARRL Field Day Guide


Food For Field Day!

The FWARC will be flipping burgers and have a potluck dinner starting at 6pm on Saturday evening.  Please let our head chef know what you would like to bring, and we will add you to the list.  

The FWARC will be bringing the following items:
  • Hamburgers & Buns,
  • Condiments, mustard, ketchup, cheese,
  • Lettuce, onions, tomatoes, pickle relish,
  • Paper plates & paper napkins,
  • Plasticware,
  • Case of water,
  • Charcoal briquettes,
  • Tablecloths,
Please email Mike-N7VWD with what you would like to bring.  Mike's email address is n7vwd@fwarc.org.
What are you bringing to the Field Day potluck?

  • Mike-N7VWD: Coffee in the morning
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burgers-on-bbq.jpg

This will be updated when the information becomes available

ARRL Field Day Page 

Hyperlinks!

2025 Field Day Packet

2025 Field Day FAQ

2025 Aggregate Club Scoring FAQ

2025 Field Day Rules Page  (PDF)

2025 GOTA FAQ

2025 GOTA Scoring FAQ

2025 Control Operator Information

2025 Safety Officer Checklist

2025 Field Day Site Responsibilities Checklist

2025 Educational Faq

2025 How to Succeed - By Really Trying

2025 Field Day Summary Sheet

2025 W1AW Bulletin Schedule

 

Field Day 2-Page Dupe Sheet - best if printed on 11"x17" paper stock (send Dupe Sheet or Cabrillo file along with a completed Summary Sheet  to ARRL with your bonus documents (do not send Log Sheet])

 

2025 Field Day Public Relations Kit (WORD DOC)

2025 Field Day Public Relations Kit  (PDF) 


ARRL Field Day Results
 

ARRL Field Day Bonus Points
  • 100% Emergency Power
  • Media Publicity
  • Set-Up in Public Place
  • Information Booth
  • Message to ARRL Section Mgr/Section Emergency Coordinator
  • W1AW Field Day Message
  • NTS/ICS-213 Messages Handled #?
  • Satellite QSO Completed
  • Site Visit by invited elected official
  • Site Visit by invited served agency official
  • Education Activity Bonus
  • Youth Element Achieved
  • GOTA Bonus
  • Submitted Using Web Application
  • Safety Officer Bonus
  • Social Media Bonus