January 24 & 25, 2026

EXERCISE, EXERCISE

It's Winter Field Day 2026, and time to earn the Objective Multiplier for sending and receiving at least one Winlink email as allowed by the Winter Field Day Exercise Rules.
Start a new message and select Standard Templates > GENERAL Forms > Bulletin.
Click Setup and enter the callsign you are using for Field Day, followed by " Winter Field Day 2026 status".

• For (Name/Group) enter "Iowa Winlink Weekend"
• Bulletin Nr. enter WFD2026
• Enter YOUR CALL/YOUR GROUP NAME
• Date/Time - click to add the date and time
• Leave as Routine
• Enter "Iowa Winlink Weekend"

In the Bulletin box, enter conditions appropriate to the time of your report, start a new line and enter your:
call sign, first name, city or town, county, state, mode (Winlink HF, VARA FM, VHF packet, etc.)

Save a copy for later if you wish.
Review your message, then click Submit and set "Subject:" to "Iowa Winlink Weekend".

In the message composition window, make sure "Send As:" is set to Winlink Message.
Check "Request message receipt" to guarantee rreceiving a Winlink message.
Set "To:" to WB0GAG. Add any others you would like to receive the message.