Winter Field Day 2026 in an ice storm

Jan 24 to 25, 2026 (UTC)
Winter Field Day
Class 1M GA: 1 transmitter, mobile
Low power

Watch on YouTube: Winter Field Day 2026 | Ice Storm, Camper, & Low-Power Ham Radio

QSOs: 29
ARRL sections: 20
Furthest, DN71: 1,167 mi
Bands: 3
Power: 10 W
Final score: 188

Winter Field Day 2026 fell on January 24 and 25, the same weekend an ice storm came through Georgia. I set up in a pop-up camper, ran 10 watts, and entered as class 1M: one transmitter, mobile.

I made 29 QSOs over the two days: 18 on JS8Call and 11 on SSB, most of them on 20 meters, with a few on 15 and one on 10. The exchanges came from all over the country, from Florida to Texas to Minnesota.

The video is from that weekend.

JS8Call on the laptop inside the camper, with ice on the window behind it

The radio, battery, and interface on the camper's table

Icicles hanging from the edge of the camper

Who I worked

20m (23)
15m (5)
10m (1)

Each line runs from the center of the map to the center of the other station's grid square, so it shows the direction and distance, not an exact location. The map is centered on grid square EM74, not the exact station location.

Log summary

Band	JS8	SSB	First	Last
20m	15	8	Jan 24 18:37	Jan 25 20:29
15m	3	2	Jan 24 20:05	Jan 25 18:49
10m	–	1	Jan 24 19:53	Jan 24 19:53

Times are UTC. Callsigns are left out on purpose. The final score is from the published results.