John Moyle Memorial Field Day

The WIA's portable-operation field day, honouring John Moyle: 24 hours from 0100 UTC on the third full weekend in March, HF through microwave.

Rules at wia.org.auThe rules are the sponsor's. This page holds the dates and the facts.

When it runs

Third full weekend of March

0100Z Saturday → 0100Z Sunday

Times are UTC, as the sponsor states them.

Next runnings

0100Z Sat 20 Mar → 0100Z Sun 21 Mar · 24h2027
in 169 days
Logs due 0100Z Sun 4 Apr
0100Z Sat 18 Mar → 0100Z Sun 19 Mar · 24h2028
in 533 days
Logs due 0100Z Sun 2 Apr
0100Z Sat 17 Mar → 0100Z Sun 18 Mar · 24h2029
in 897 days
Logs due 0100Z Sun 1 Apr
0100Z Sat 16 Mar → 0100Z Sun 17 Mar · 24h2030
in 1261 days
Logs due 0100Z Sun 31 Mar

Operating

Modes: SSB / CW
Bands: 160m80m40m20m15m10m6m2m70cm23cm13cm3cm
160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters on HF and 50MHz to 241Ghz on VHF/UHF/SHF
Exchange: Single-operator and multi-single stations send RS(T) and a serial number starting at 001, running consecutively across all bands; multi-operator stations start a new series at 001 on each band
Logs: Cabrillo · due 14 days after the end · vklogchecker.com
Who can enter: Anyone, anywhere.
WIA: 'All stations are welcome to participate, but DX stations can only claim points for contacts with VK, ZL and P2 stations.'

Where this comes from

Checked against the sponsor: Yes. The rule on this page was read off WIA's own published rules. Link last confirmed 2026-08-17.
What the source says: wia.org.au (John Moyle Memorial Field Day rules): 'The Field Day is held over the 3rd full weekend in March and run from UTC 0100 on the Saturday to 0100 on the Sunday.' Bands as quoted in bands_note. Modes: 'Phone (SSB AM FM)', 'CW', 'Mixed (both PH and CW modes)'. Exchange as quoted. Logs: 'within 14 days to vklogchecker dot com', or jmfd@wia.org.au. The third full weekend in March 2026 is March 21-22.
Recorded caveats: A field day: WIA requires field stations to run from an independent power source, and 'Mains power operation of a portable station is expressly forbidden.' Power is not capped by the rules -- 'All entrants are to operate with power not to exceed their licence conditions for the mode and band of operation.'

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