By Eric Bramini, KC8OPY
Picture this: Crisp Ohio air nipping at your cheeks, antennas dancing in the winter breeze, and your rig lighting up the bands with QSOs from coast to coast. That’s the electric vibe of Winter Field Day (WFD) the Winter Field Day Association’s adrenaline-pumping bash that turns frozen fields into radio playgrounds!
Running January 24–25, 2026 (1600 UTC Saturday to 2159 UTC Sunday), it’s all about flexing those emergency skills, ditching the grid for batteries and generators, and racking up contacts on HF, VHF, UHF, and beyond. It’s not just operating, it’s a frosty fiesta of fun, grit, and glory. Who’s ready to thaw the airwaves?
BARC will be operating at the Hills and Dales Metro Park in the Twin Oaks shelter. We will be operating as a club from that shelter on Jan 24th from 10am to 4pm. We’ll have a roaring fire going in the fireplace the entire time. The club will provide hot dogs, water, and soda. Members are encouraged to bring something to share such as chips, snacks, cookies, etc.
The club will have 4 HF stations set up on the 40M, 20M, 15M, and 10M bands and will be operating off grid (batteries and generator).
All are welcome to participate and get on the radios; even those without a license. There will be plenty of mentors and friendly faces.
Please join us for food, fun, and friendship. We promise, it’s all BARC and no bite!
