Did you know that this weekend is the annual Winter Field Day event? Emergencies are never scheduled. If you haven’t planned anything, you still have time to get your radio, get outside and get on the air.

WFD is a radio communications exercise designed to help you improve your operational abilities in the field and in subpar conditions.

We would love for you to challenge yourself and join us on the air for the 2025 Winter Field Day Communications Exercise. Winter Field Day is held the last full weekend in January. The event starts at 1600 UTC on Saturday (11 am EST), the 25th, and ends at 21:59 UTC on Sunday, the 26th (4:59 pm EST). This year we have expanded the event to 30 hours to give you more time to experiment and make contacts. Here are some things you need to know to help you participate in WFD 2025 and make your weekend of operating more successful.