Following very active and intense winter weather and what promises to be an equally active summer hurricane season, the Sussex Amateur Radio Association asks “are you prepared?”
If the answer is no, sort of, or maybe, then you and your family are invited to join members of SARA for our annual Field Day event this weekend, Saturday June 26, 1 pm to 6 pm, at the Marvel Carriage Museum 510 South Bedford St, Georgetown. The goal of this year’s event is to ensure that the citizens and visitors of Sussex County are properly educated as to what it takes to prepare for a major man-made or weather related event.
“Field Day is a way for hams to get out and have fun under some difficult conditions,” says Bill Duveneck, President of SARA, the largest amateur radio organization in the First State. “But it’s also a chance to fine-tune our emergency communication skills. We use battery power as well as generators and set up temporary antennas exercising field conditions. The idea, established by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the national association for amateur radio, is to put together a self-sufficient, working radio station quickly thereby increasing the ability to establish communications both inside and outside an effected area.”
This year’s Field Day will feature free and valuable information regarding amateur radio and how to properly prepare your family should disaster strike Delmarva. The public, both young and old, are invited to come by to see that ham radio is not just your grandfather’s hobby any more. We will even get you on the air to experience the fun, utility and camaraderie for your self.
For more information please contact Bill Duveneck at 302-537-4755 or visit www.sussexamateurradio.com
