The Dallas Amateur Radio Club will be hosting ARRL Field Day 2025 back at the Johnston Outpost YMCA, 3325 Valley View Ln., Farmers Branch, TX .
Think Dallas Field Day 2025! Think Excitement! Think Fun! Think Food! That is what you have rolled into one event when you come and attend the Dallas Amateur Radio Club Field Day event on June 28 – 29, 2025. The Dallas Amateur Radio Club kicks off their Field Day event Saturday, June 28th at 1 pm central time and ends Sunday, June 29th, at 1 pm central time. (This is the 4th weekend in June)
The setup crew of volunteers will meet at 10 AM central time on Saturday to start putting finishing touches on our setup. If you are available to volunteer with set-up, please contact us here on this link so we can get an idea on how many volunteers we can depend upon.
We will take over the Johnston Outpost YMCA on Friday evening around 5 pm and start readying for Saturday morning setup. The DARC Communications Trailer will be on site for the event.
We are hoping for a great turn out for families and individuals who are able and would like to share this time with us – remember no alcoholic beverages are permitted.
FD2025 event will kick off Saturday being ready to CQ CQ CQ CQ dah dit dah dit dah dah dit dah, Whisky 5 Fried Chicken at 1 PM! We will be operating as 3A NTX. There will be plenty of stations to work from, whether it is CW, digital or voice/SSB – there is room for all. Operators are encouraged to review the Field Day rules here on the ARRL site.
The Afterglow Movie will also be live on site starting at 10:30PM central time. Keep current with the w5fc.org to find out what the movie will be.
Something new: We are looking for a grill-master to run the grill for Saturday lunch, so if you know how to use a grill and are willing to help, send us a note here on this link. The DARC will provide Saturday lunch, around 2PM central time, consisting of Hamburgers & Hot Dogs and will again have a potluck dinner starting around 7:30PM central time Saturday. You may sign up to bring a particular dish(s) using the form below. Food will be served until it runs out! It is a “first-come first-served event”. The DARC will also have a Field Day door prize drawing for some HRO gift certificates 1st place $100.00, 2nd place $75.00, and 3rd place $50.00 for anybody that attends and signs in on site. That drawing will be at the DARC July 2025 general meeting. Last, we need volunteers to help clean up Sunday June 29, 2025 at 1pm/afternoon – please note your willingness to help on the sign up form below. For that effort, anybody helping will be eligible for a special $50.00 HRO gift certificate – you MUST be present to win. That drawing will be held on site.
Hope to see you there!
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Field Day Marshals 2025: Travis KI5PGM and Bill KF5ZBL
Please fill this form out if you would like to volunteer and/or bring some tasty food items to share for the Saturday night pot luck dinner.
Here is a list of items people will be bringing to the pot luck dinner:
One last thing – if you take any photos of the event please be sure to post them up in the shared google gallery: https://photos.app.goo.gl/JmF8itNRwifNkc859