Field Day 2008
WHEN: June 28 – 29, 2008
WHERE: Kincaid Park, Anchorage, Alaska
KL7AA
When trouble is brewing, ham radio
people are often the first to provide critical information and
communications. On the weekend of June 28 - 29, the public will have a
chance to meet and talk with these ham radio operators and see for
themselves what the Amateur Radio Service is about. Showing the newest
digital and satellite capabilities, voice communications and even
historical Morse code, hams from across the
This annual event, called "Field Day" is the climax of the week long "Amateur Radio Week" sponsored by the ARRL, the National Association for Amateur Radio. Using only emergency power supplies, ham operators will construct emergency stations in parks, shopping malls, schools and back yards around the country. Their slogan, "When all else fails…”is more than just words to the hams as they prove they can send messages in many forms without the use of phone systems, internet or any other infrastructure that can be compromised in a crisis. More than 30,000 amateur radio operators across the country participated in last year's event.
"We hope that people will come and see for themselves, this is not your grandfather's radio anymore," said Allen Pitts of the ARRL. "The communications networks that ham radio people can quickly create have saved many lives in the past months when other systems failed or were overloaded.”
In the Anchorage area, the Amateur Radio Emergency Services group and the Anchorage Amateur Radio Club will be demonstrating Amateur Radio at Kincaid Park. We invite the public to come and see ham radio’s capabilities and learn how to get their own FCC radio license before the next disaster strikes.
There
are 660,000 Amateur Radio operators in the
Come out to see the Anchorage Amateur Radio Club and Amateur Radio Emergency Services equipment and setup. For further information or if you have questions, please contact our team leaders TJ Sheffield, KL7TS and Keith Clark, KL7MM. TJ can be reached at kl7ts (at) hotmail.com and Keith can be reached at aksunlite (at) aol.com.
If you are interested in participating, please complete the sign up sheet below so that we can keep you updated about our Field Day activities and schedule updates. We will have a great event and great activities. Come out and join us and learn what fun amateur radio can be and how to get your amateur radio ‘ham’ license before the next disaster strikes.
If you are interested in participating, please use the SIGN UP sheet below and our event coordinators will keep you noitified of any updates and our operating plan and schedule.