Field Day 2018 Announcement

(Madison, WV) 10 January 2018 – The Coal Country Amateur Radio Club is pleased to announce the kick-off of Club participation in ARRL Field Day 2018. We have just secured the location, Water Ways Soccer Field in Julian West Virginia. This was the location of CCARC’s 2017 Field Day Activities and it is absolutely perfect for our use. Through discussion with the Boone County Administrator Pam White and the Parks and Recreation Director Russell Thomas back in 2017, the Club provided information detailing the impact of our activities which includes emergency radio preparedness and the educational activities we provide through the club’s affiliation with ARRL. Ken Cregger, the President of the Club states “…we’re always excited for Field Day. It brings our club together, we operate in an emergency type situation. Putting up new antennas and working different pieces of equipment provided by club members is very educational.”

The club operates for 24 hours, from 2pm on Saturday June 23 until 2pm on Sunday June 24 on a variety of different radio modes and on all available amateur radio frequency bands. Potentially thousands of other amateur radio stations will be contacted during this event where basic information is exchanged to verify contacts in both directions. These contacts are submitted to ARRL, along with other pertinent information and around mid-November 2018, the results will be presented by ARRL. In 2017, the Coal Country Amateur Radio Club scored 6th Place overall in the West Virginia section, a great accomplishment by a club that’s only been participating in Field Day for the previous 4 years.

If you’re interested, stop by the Club location at the Water Ways Soccer Field on June 23 or 24 2018. Club members are all too eager to tell you all about radio operations and their equipment. It’s a great time for amateur operators and it’s an awesome experience for young folks interested in science and math. The club will make every effort to allow public participation in radio operations, just let us know and we will GET YOU ON THE AIR!

73!

The Coal Country Amateur Radio Club

Madison, WV – www.wv8ccc.org

 


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