ARRL Field Day
Amateur radio's biggest weekend — Penn Wireless operates as W3SK, 5A EPA, from Tyler State Park. On the air at the park or from home, every contact counts toward our club score.
Operating Guides
Tyler State Park operators
On-Site Safety Briefing
Required reading before you operate at the park: site layout, antenna and generator safety, RF exposure, heat and hydration, ticks, park rules, emergency procedures, and the full operating plan for our 5A station.
Open safety briefingCan't make it to the park?
Field Day From Home
Operate from your own shack under your own callsign and add your score to the Penn Wireless club total. Covers entry classes, the exchange, scoring, bonus points, logging, and how to submit your entry.
Open home guideGuides open in a new tab as a full-screen slideshow — use the arrow keys (or the on-screen buttons) to move through them, and scroll on mobile.
New to Field Day?
Field Day is the ARRL’s annual emergency-preparedness exercise and the most popular operating event of the year. Clubs and individuals set up stations — often on emergency power in parks and fields — and make as many contacts as they can in a 24-hour period. It’s part contest, part picnic, and the best weekend of the year to try the hobby. Everyone is welcome at Tyler State Park, licensed or not — come watch, learn, and get on the air at the GOTA (Get On The Air) station.