07/03/2025
Tens of thousands of hams are celebrating a successful 2025 ARRL Field Day[1]!
The largest annual amateur radio event is also one of the most beloved, as
shown by countless social media posts. Activity was high, with 1536 sites in
the ARRL Field Day Site Locator, and that doesn't even count home stations,
portable operations, or other participants.
"There's a reason that hams look forward to ARRL Field Day," said ARRL Public
Relations and Outreach Manager Sierra Harrop, W5DX. "It is easy to see how much
fun people have during the event. Across the country, people come together in
town squares, public parks, green spaces, and other locations - all to
celebrate the joy of amateur radio and to share it with others," she said.
PHOTOS: See 2025 ARRL Field Day from around social media[2]
On the town green in West Brookfield, Massachusetts, between Springfield and
Worcester, the Quaboag Valley Amateur Radio Club[3] held its activation front
and center in the postcard town. There was a steady line of onlookers visiting
the setup that stretched out for several hundred yards. Many of them sat down
to try their hand at the GOTA (Get On the Air) station. Nestled across from an
antique church with a white steeple, and on green grass that surrounds a
fountain, the hams brought a steady call of "CQ Field Day" to the quiet hamlet.
Aboard the International Space Station, Astronaut Jonny Kim, KJ5HKP, was
active. Social media and YouTube show several clips of hams talking with Kim.
James Walker, KC1UYZ, shared a video of his contact with Kim[4] to Instagram
and other platforms. "KC1UYZ, welcome to the International Space Station," said
Kim. A quick rest of the contact was followed by enthusiastic whoops from
Walker, who was elated to have talked with an orbiting astronaut.
W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station[5] at ARRL Headquarters in
Newington, Connecticut, was active for the event. The station's three operating
studios were configured as a 6F-class station. On Saturday afternoon, and well
into the overnight, ARRL Education and Learning Support Specialist Max
Freedman, N4ML, was operating alongside Audrey McElroy, KM4BUN. "It is always
great to help people get W1AW in their logs," he said. Freedman is an
experienced contester, but this was his first operating event at the historic
station. "It is such an honor to operate as W1AW," he said.
McElroy was honored as the Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF, Memorial Amateur Radio
Newsline Young Ham of the Year in 2022[6]. She's in Connecticut for an
internship in support of her electrical engineering degree - a career that her
ham radio background has inspired.
ARRL Contest Program Manager Paul Bourque, N1SFE, reports nearly 2500 entries
have already been received via the online entry form at
field-day.arrl.org/fdentry.php[7]. "We are encouraged by the surge in early
submissions, but there's still time to get entries in," he said. Bourque noted
that Field Day participants should check that all the required supporting
documentation related to their entries has been received by checking the
Entries Received web page at field-day.arrl.org/fdentriesrcvd.php[8].
If the status of your entry is listed as Pending Documents, one or more of the
required documents still needs to be submitted to complete your entry. Entrants
may use the link provided in the confirmation email they received to add
additional documents or to modify their entries. Field Day entries must be
received by Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
Complete information about ARRL Field Day is available at
www.arrl.org/FieldDay[9]
[1] http://www.arrl.org/fieldday
[2] https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1151177510377895&type=3
[3] https://qvarc.com/
[4] https://youtu.be/9A8VnNh3UNE?t=472
[5] https://www.arrl.org/w1aw
[6] https://www.facebook.com/ARRL.org/photos/a.10159368572672408/101593685723924
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[7] https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzc1ODAzJnA9MSZ1PTU1MTI0MTMzNSZsaT0zO
DY0MTgwOQ/index.html
[8] https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzc1ODAzJnA9MSZ1PTU1MTI0MTMzNSZsaT0zO
DY0MTgxMQ/index.html
[9] http://www.arrl.org/fieldday
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