ARRL Field Day is the most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June, more than 35,000 radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from remote locations. The event called Field Day, encourages hams to set up antennas and radios outdoors in the “Field” and make as many radio contacts with other hams as is possible in a 24-hour period.
The purpose of Field Day is to simulate a national level disaster where normal communications infrastructure is impacted over a wide area. Hams, also known as amateur radio operators, have a long history of providing communications during local and national emergencies and disasters. The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) of Douglas and Elbert Counties has organized a Field Day location in the Parker area at Rueter-Hess Reservoir, 9343 Double Angel Road, Parker. This location is off Stroh Road, south of Hess Road, on the southeast side of the Rueter-Hess Reservoir. Here is a Google Map Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bWw3m4VVxYS28w8n9.
The exact GPS coordinates are: 39.478959084187515, -104.81674008006836
Setup begins at 12:00 PM on Friday, and the beginning of actual Field Day activities/communications start at 12:00 PM on Saturday and continuing for 24 hours until 12:00 PM on Sunday. And not a drop of AC power is used to communicate across the globe. Amazing, right?
ARES of Douglas and Elbert Counties will be making ham radio contacts from a NEW Field Day location. The public is invited to check out Field Day and come see what ham radio is all about.
Peter, W0OW (left) and Bill, KF0CWS (right).
