Tuesday, June 18, 2019

FIELD DAY 2019!!!


This coming Saturday and Sunday, June 22 and 23, the Ellsworth Amateur Wireless Association, EAWA, will be hosting the local operations of ARRL Field Day. Come and stop by the Trenton Elementary School anytime between 2PM Saturday and 2 PM Sunday to see what we are up to! We will be operating 24 hours working other participating stations across North America testing our equipment and having an overall good time! If you are interested or just plain curious about this vast hobby and what we provide come on down and join in!

From The American Radio Relay League (ARRL):

“ARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada.  On the fourth weekend of June of each year, more than 35,000 radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from remote locations.

It is a time where many aspects of Amateur Radio come together to highlight our many roles. While some will treat it as a contest, other groups use the opportunity to practice their emergency response capabilities.  It is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate Amateur Radio to the organizations that Amateur Radio might serve in an emergency, as well as the general public. For many clubs, ARRL Field Day is one of the highlights of their annual calendar.

 The contest part is simply to contact as many other stations as possible and to learn to operate our radio gear in abnormal situations and less than optimal conditions. 

But despite the development of very complex, modern communications systems — or maybe because they ARE so complex — ham radio has been called into action again and again to provide communications in crises when it really matters.  Amateur Radio people (also called “hams”) are well known for our communications support in real disaster and post-disaster situations.

What is Amateur Radio Often called “ham radio,” the Amateur Radio Service has been around for a century. In that time, it’s grown into a worldwide community of licensed operators using the airwaves with every conceivable means of communications technology. Its people range in age from youngsters to grandparents.  Even rocket scientists and a rock star or two are in the ham ranks.  Most, however, are just normal folks like you and me who enjoy learning and being able to transmit voice, data and pictures through the air to unusual places, both near and far, without depending on commercial systems.  

 The Amateur Radio frequencies are the last remaining place in the usable radio spectrum where you as an individual can develop and experiment with wireless communications.  Hams not only can make and modify their equipment, but can create whole new ways to do things. “ 

 For More Information visit:   www.arrl.org

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