Local hams preparing for field day

May 23, 2017

Amateur radio has played an important part of emergency communications since the dawn of radio. Amateurs always practice their skills. One of those practices is the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Annual Field Day, when “hams” as they are called, move out into the community and operate for 24 hours remotely, away from power connections and antennas. They do what they can, with what they can create to get by and get the job done. Boundary County Emergency Management supports this annual field day as a training opportunity, and invite you to visit your local Amateurs at their Field Day location to discover what they are doing and how they do it. This year's field day takes place June 24 and 25, and in Boundary County, hams, sponsored by the Boundary Amateur Radio Club, will gather at the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge headquarters from 11 a.m. Saturday through 11 a.m. Sunday to practice and perfect their skills. All are invited and you don't need to be a ham to participate.