2026 ARRL Field Day is June 27 – 28 | www.arrl.org/Field-Day
ARRL Field Day 2026 takes place June 27 – 28 and will bring together more than 30,000 amateur radio operators for one of the most popular on-the-air events in the US and Canada.
This year’s Field Day theme is “Amateur Radio: A National Resource.” Combined with the ARRL Year of the Club, it provides the perfect opportunity for radio clubs to set up stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio’s science, skill, and service to our communities and our nation.
The overall objective for Field Day is to contact as many stations as possible on the 160-, 80-, 40-, 20-,15- and 10-meter HF bands, as well as all bands above 50 MHz, and to learn to operate in less than optimal conditions. Many clubs choose to set up in camp-style fashion with portable equipment, temporary antennas, and off-grid power sources.
Field Day is open to all amateurs in the areas covered by the ARRL/RAC Field Organizations and countries within IARU Region 2 (North and South America). DX stations residing in other regions may be contacted for credit, but are not eligible to submit entries. Each claimed contact must include contemporaneous direct initiation by the operator on both sides of the contact. Initiation of a contact may be either locally or by remote.
The Onslow County Amateur Radio Club will be conducting ARRL Field Day at the Onslow County Sheriff’s training range, located at 789 Luther Midgett Dr., Jacksonville, NC 28540.
Set up begins on Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 9:00 am. The contest begins at 2:00 PM and runs through Sunday, June 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM. This is a 24 hour event.
If you are bringing refreshments, please contact Lee Barrows, KR4GXD, leecbarrows@gmail.com, or call at 910-330-0222 so we can add you to the list.
If you have any questions on Field Day, you can contact Randy Scott, KA4SQN at rscottmobile@gmail.com.
We hope to see you all there!!
Lee