Wood County Amateur Radio Club hosts open house as part of ARRL Field Day, June 27-28 – BG Independent News

Wood County Amateur Radio Club hosts open house as part of ARRL Field Day, June 27-28 – BG Independent News

From WOOD COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB The Wood County Amateur Radio Club will participate in the annual ARRL Field Day event at the Wood County Historical Society Museum site, 13660 County Home Road, Bowling Green. The public is invited to attend the 24-hour event that starts at noon on June 27 and ends at noon on June 28. Multiple stations will be set up in simultaneous operation, transmitting on many of the high-frequency ham bands using temporary antennas erected on site. No commercial power will be used.Field Day is ham radio’s open house. Every June, more than 31,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio’s science, skill and service to our communities and our nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event. Field Day has been an annual event since 1933 and remains the most popular event in ham radio. At the Wood County event, there will be a special “Get On The Air” station to allow anyone a chance to talk on the air to someone in a faraway place.The Wood County club has invited licensed ham operators Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn (WD8BOI), Emergency Management Agency Director Jeff Klein (KG8QP) and Wood County Commissioner Craig LaHote (WB8NDW) to participate.