Winter Field Day Association

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http://www.winterfieldday.com/ is the place to find out more information. Below is some information copied from that site :

Purpose: To encourage emergency operating preparedness in the winter.

When: The contest runs for 24 hours during the last full weekend in January each year from 1700 UTC (12:00 noon EST) Saturday to 1700 UTC (12:00 noon EST) Sunday. For 2016, the dates are January 30 and 31, 2016. Station set up may begin no earlier than 1300 UTC (8:00 AM EST) on January 30, 2016.

Bands: All bands, except 12, 17, 30 and 60 meters.

Modes: Any mode.

I plan on using a 40 meter NVIS antenna from the house. Possibly a trip to the park ( or back patio ) to test out the portable setup. Or, a combination of the two.