Community photo: ARRL Field Day
Jon Baughman (right) and Bob Benson make contact with other amateur radio operators during American Radio Relay League Field Day activities on June 27.
This annual event is the climax of the week long "Amateur Radio Week" sponsored by the ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio. Throughout the country, ham radio operators set radio stations and made contact with others as a display of their emergency communications capabilities.
The North Okaloosa Amateur Radio Club meets at its clubhouse behind the Dorcas Fire Station on U.S. Highway 90 east of Crestview. The monthly business meeting is the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. “Tech Night” is on the fourth Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Meetings for beginners are from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sundays. Visit the club Web site at www.w4aaz.org for details. NOARC has helped officials from organizations like Auburn Water and Okaloosa Gas and CERT volunteers earn ham radio certification.
Read more in the July 4 edition of the Crestview News Bulletin
