Date/Time
Date(s) - 06/26/2026 - 06/28/2026
All Day
Location
Kitsap DEM Staging Area
Categories
📅 June 27–28, 2026
📡 ARRL Field Day 2026
Kitsap County ARC | Operating Class: 3F | Call Sign: KC7Z
📍 LOCATION: Kitsap DEM — 8900 SW Imperial Way, Bremerton, WA 98312
⚠️ Use the Constance Drive SW gate. Do not use the main Imperial Way SW entrance.
⚠️ Use the Constance Drive SW gate. Do not use the main Imperial Way SW entrance.
All licensed amateur radio operators are welcome to join us! Whether you’re a KCARC member, from another club, or an individual ham — come out and operate.
📶 Stations
HF SSB — 10 / 15 / 20m
- SteppIR Beam or EFHW antenna
- Call sign: KC7Z
HF SSB — 20 / 40 / 80m
- SteppIR Beam or EFHW antenna
- Call sign: KC7Z
HF Digital FT8 — 10–80m
- EFHW or suitable antenna
- Call sign: KC7Z
VHF / UHF
- Log Periodic on mobile tower
- Contacts count toward total score
GOTA Station
- Operators use their own callsign
- Logged separately per ARRL rules
🕑 Schedule
| Date & Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| Fri Jun 26 — 9:00 AM | Setup begins — vehicles, canopies, tables, chairs |
| Fri Jun 26 — 10:00 AM–4:00 PM | Antenna setup (SteppIR, VHF/UHF Log Periodic, EFHW); logging network setup |
| Fri Jun 26 — 5:00 PM | Social hour |
| Fri Jun 26 — 6:00 PM | Dinner |
| Fri Jun 26 — 7:00–10:00 PM | Station testing & final prep |
| ▶ Sat Jun 27 — 11:00 AM | FIELD DAY BEGINS — 24-hour operation starts |
| ▮ Sun Jun 28 — 11:00 AM | FIELD DAY ENDS |
| Sun Jun 28 — 11:00 AM+ | Teardown, cleanup, return equipment to DEM |
📻 On-Site Frequencies
Talk-In146.620 (Gold)
Site Simplex147.520
All stations should monitor 147.520 simplex throughout the event.
👤 Event Leadership
| Field Day Chair | Doug, K7CDF |
| Operations | Tim Johnsrude, AF7RV |
| Logistics | Jamie Hughes, WA7JH |
| Administration | Craig Hatfield, WA7CH |
| Food | J’s Catering |
| Safety Officer | Jody Rowan, KK7SLO |
| PIO | Jamie Hughes, WA7JH |