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FROM ARRL HQ NEWINGTON, CT JUNE 26, 2026
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT  DUE TO LAST DASH MINUTE REVISIONS ANY PREVIOUSLY VERSIONS OF THE 2026 ARRL FIELD DAY BULLETIN THAT HAVE BEEN INADVERTENTLY DISTRIBUTED ARE NULL AND VOID. BT  

AN OFFICIAL BULLETIN FROM W1AW IS AS FOLLOWS BT

THIS YEAR IS THE 93TH ARRL FIELD DAY, AND THE TRADITION IS MORE ALIVE NOW THAN IT HAS EVER BEEN. AS WE CELEBRATE BOTH THE YEAR OF THE CLUB AND AMERICA S 250TH ANNIVERSARY, AND AS WE EXPERIENCE THE TAIL END OF THE PRODUCTIVE SOLAR CYCLE 25, ARRL FIELD DAY 2026 IS SLATED TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE BOTH OF THESE MAJOR AMATEUR RADIO EVENTS. BT  

MANY AMATEURS CONSIDER FIELD DAY TO BE THE HIGHLIGHT OF THEIR YEAR. FIELD DAY REMAINS THE LARGEST HAM RADIO OPERATING EVENT IN NORTH AMERICA, AND IS HOW MANY FIRST EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC OF AMATEUR RADIO. IT REMAINS A VALUABLE TOOL FOR RADIO AMATEURS TO INTERFACE WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES AND DEMONSTRATE THEIR PUBLIC SERVICE VALUE. BT  

WE HOPE MANY OPERATORS WILL, IN SUPPORT OF YEAR OF THE CLUB, FIND ACTIVE GROUPS NEAR THEM BY USING THE ARRL FIELD DAY AS  QST DE W1AW BT  LOCATOR SEARCH PAGE AT ARRL.ORG/FIELD DASH DAY DASH LOCATOR, TO HELP RADIO CLUBS ESTABLISH A STRONG PRESENCE FOR THIS YEAR S FIELD DAY. BT  

ALSO, AS A REMINDER, PUBLICIZE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE EVENT USING SOCIAL MEDIA WITH THE HASHTAG ARRLFD. BT  

THERE ARE POINTS AVAILABLE FOR OBTAINING MEDIA PUBLICITY, SO BE SURE TO REACH OUT TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS. BT  

WANT TO HAVE YOUR PHOTOS FEATURE IN QST? PLEASE SHARE YOUR STORIES AND PHOTOS VIA THE FIELD DAY SOAPBOX. AND IF YOUTH ARE IN PHOTOS PLEASE OBTAIN A PHOTO RELEASE FROM PARENT/GUARDIAN. BT  

MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUTSIDE OF STAYING HYDRATED AND SAFE, DON T FORGET TO SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY USING THE ONLINE FORM AT FIELD DASH DAY.ARRL.ORG BEFORE 2059 UTC ON TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2026 AR  

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