ICARC Participation in 2026 Field Day

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        Hill Shelter
        Lake MacBride
        West of Solon, IA
        Just NorthEast of the south arm causeway
  
        WATCH FOR DEER around Coralville Reservoir (coming from North Liberty) and Lake MacBride !!!
  
        From Solon: West on 5th. St (turns into 180th. St), turn left just before the causeway
                    (south traffic light on Hwy 1)
              Main St./Hwy 382 is WRONG WAY !!! (heading into town from Ely on this road)
                    (north traffic light on Hwy 1)
  
        Common to North Liberty: get to the Front St./Penn St. roundabout and head north!
              From North Liberty Dubuque St., follow Dubuque turns into Front (NORTH to roundabout)
              From North Liberty I380 heading NORTH exit 2 (on to Forevergreen): East to 965; NORTH to Penn and turn EAST (Exit 4 closed!)
                    if you miss exit 2, you have to go on to Shueyville and come back on 965 or I380 :-( ...
              From North Liberty I380 heading SOUTH exit 4 (on to Penn): East to roundabout; NORTH on Front turns into Mehaffey bridge road
                    if you miss exit 4, you can get off at exit 2 ...
              From North Liberty on Hwy 965 (from either direction); turn EAST on Penn to the roundabout
                    cross Coralville Reservoir, cross MacBride causeway, turn right
  
  
• Setup:
        Setup will begin Saturday morning starting at 10:30 AM
  
• Operating:
        13:00 Saturday to 13:00 Sunday
  
• Coordination:
  
  
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Field Day Rules

Field Day is always the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800 UTC (1:00 PM CDT) Saturday and ending at 2100 UTC (4:00 PM CDT) Sunday. Field Day 2026 will be held June 28-29, 2026. The object is to work as many stations as possible on all amateur bands (excluding the 60, 30, 17, and 12-meter bands) and in so doing to learn to operate in abnormal situations with less than optimal conditions. A premium is placed on developing skills to meet the challenges of emergency preparedness as well as to acquaint the general public with the capabilities of Amateur Radio.

Stations may work 24 consecutive hours. Set-up may not begin earlier than 1800 UTC (1:00 PM CDT) on Friday.

Exchange: Stations will exchange their Field Day operating Class and ARRL section. Example: a two-transmitter class A station in Iowa would send "2A IA" on CW or "2 Alpha Iowa" on Phone. DX stations send operating class and the term DX (i.e. 2A DX). A station may be worked only once per band. Phone, CW and Digital modes on a single band are counted as separate bands.

Scores are based on the total number of QSO points times the power multiplier plus bonus points. Phone contacts count one point each and CW and digital contacts count two points. If all contacts are made using an output power of 150 watts or less, the power multiplier is two.

Bonus points:

• 100 points per transmitter if all transmitting equipment operates on emergency power.
• 100 points for attempting to obtain publicity from the local media.
• 100 points for locating the Field Day operation in a public place (shopping center, park, school campus, etc).
• 100 points for a Public Information Table at the Field Day site.
• 100 points for origination of a formal Field Day message to the ARRL Section Manager or Section Emergency Coordinator.
• 10 points for each formal NTS style originated, relayed or received and delivered during the Field Day period, up to a maximum of 100 points (ten messages).
• 100 points for completing at least one QSO via satellite.
• 100 points for making a minimum of five QSOs using an "alternate" energy source, such as solar, wind, methane or water, including batteries charged by natural means.
• 100 points for copying the special Field Day bulletin from W1AW.
• Up to 300 points (100 points for each mode) for setting up a demonstration of a non-traditional mode, such as APRS, ATV, and SSTV.
• 100 points if your Field Day site is visited by an elected government official as the result of an invitation issued by your group.
• 100 points if your Field Day site is visited by a representative of an agency served by ARES in your community (Red Cross, Salvation Army, local Emergency Management, law enforcement, etc) as the result of an invitation issued by your group.
• 100 points if your GOTA (Get On The Air) station completes a minimum of 100 QSOs

ICARC 2026 Field Day Radios:

Yaseu 991A (KF0CGP)

Yaseu 710 (AK0Z)

ICOM 7200 (KC0JFQ)

Yaseu 891 (KF0CGP) Battery Bonus!

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Last updated Jun 13, 2026 by KC0JFQ