Winter Field Day 2024

[Adam_VE3FP]

I agree with you John. Adverse operating conditions are definitely more challenging but l think there may only be a handful of hams who would go to the extremes you mentioned. Challenges will occur with almost any new setup due to location, weather and equipment. We experience this at ARRL Field Day every year.

Ham radio covers a broad area of interests. Some hams build stations with huge antenna farms using max allowable power and others down to simple antenna and flea power, while some ops stick to mobile or portable operations. With the advanced technology in computers and radios many other modes of operations are now available besides phone and cw. 

My opinion is to take part in many events this hobby provides, so going to the extremes is ok for those up the challenge but for most is just staying active in your area of interest.

Out of curiosity I wanted to find out how many ops each class had in WFD.
My results are only based on my CW QSOs from 2023 WFD.  

  All QSOs  517
  Home       304   59%
  Outdoor   104    20%
  Indoor      93     18%
  Mobile      16        3%

Pictures from 2013 WFD at my QTH
I think it was -20C that evening.