Radio Amateur's Field Day

Field Day (FD) is an emergency preparedness exercise between
Radio Amateurs in the U.S. (and possesions) and Canada.
Amateurs radio operators setup radio stations at campsites, malls,
schools, emergency centers and all manner of public places.

Since 1985, WQ6X has participated with team-W6SW at Sawmill Camp Flats (1985 - 1993),
at a cabin house (1994) and on Mt. Abel (1995 - 2009) in S. Kern county.

Look for photos from previous FD's and a video from W6SW's 2009 operation on this website soon.

This Years Field Day occured on June 27 - 28, 2009

WQ6X reserved callsign W6K for the GOTA station.

Members of Team W6SW arrived on June 25.

WQ6X left Mt. Abel on June 29.


Field Day participants often submit soapbox
entries to showcase their operation.

Click here to see the 2009 Soapbox entries thus far.

WQ6X is currently relocating to Burbank, in Southern California

For more information contact Ron Fitch.

Telephone Ron at: (818) 216-5376

E-mail Ron at: Ron@WQ6X.Info