From WOOD COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
The Wood County Amateur Radio Club (WCARC) will conduct Field Day
exercises June 28-29 on the grounds of the Wood County Museum, 13660
County Home Rd., Bowling Green.
The Field Day is a nationwide event sponsored by the American Radio Relay
League (ARRL). The theme this year is “Radio Connects,” highlighting the many ways that wireless technology connects people across distances near and far.
This year’s event will include a “Get On the Air” (GOTA) station available for technician or novice licensees, newly licensed amateurs, other generally inactive licensees, and non-licensed persons to experience the fun of amateur radio. The station will be staffed at all times by a licensed “control” operator and coach to assist new “Hams” and other interested individuals to make contacts.
The two-day radio communications event is part picnic, campout, practice for emergencies, informal contest and fun.
More than 31,000 hams across the globe are expected to join forces with their radio clubs, schools or friends to operate from remote locations.
For many radio clubs, ARRL Field Day is one of the highlights on their annual calendar. A typical Field Day site will showoff many aspects of amateur radio and its many roles.
Some groups use Field Day as an opportunity to practice their emergency communications readiness.
ARRL Field Day is an annual demonstration and invites the general public and organizations to see how amateur radio can serve in an emergency, When All Else Fails®.
Hams are well-known for their communications support in real disaster and post-disaster situations. 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 also inspires the next generation of technical leaders by providing a hands-on sandbox where students gain experience in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
For those with a competitive spirit, Field Day stations compete to make radio contacts with as many other stations as possible while learning to operate radio equipment in challenging situations and less-than-optimal conditions. These same skills are used by hams who volunteer to help with large, preplanned, non-emergency events such as marathons and bike-a-thons; fundraisers such as walk-a-thons; celebrations such as parades, and exhibits at fairs, malls, and museums.
