Kentucky Mountains Amateur Radio Club hosts annual field day in Whitesburg

WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) – Beginner radio, also called ham radio, is a interest and repair practiced by folks internationally.

On Saturday, a number of ham radio buffs got here collectively on Pine Mountain, not solely to bond over a shared love, however to tell others on the importance ham radio has inside our society.

“You realize, the saying goes, when all else fails, beginner radio works,” mentioned Woody Hartlove, Kentucky Mountains Beginner Radio Membership member.

To make sure they’re prepared in case catastrophe strikes, these with the Kentucky Mountains Beginner Radio Membership got here collectively to host a discipline day.

“That is an occasion the place we follow popping out, organising, operating off battery energy. As soon as we’re on battery energy, we’re making these contacts, and the explanation we do that is in case there’s ever a pure catastrophe, the ARRL needs us to interface with county governments, state governments, and native governments,” mentioned Roland Brown, president of the Letcher County Beginner Radio Membership.

Ham radio may profit us for extreme climate, offering a sky warn web to work alongside the Nationwide Climate Service to supply real-time updates.

“It will get upgraded as warnings are available in and as they go away, it’ll get downgraded, however we’re often there on prime of the climate, making an attempt to get all people to remain protected,” mentioned Hartlove.

Occasions like this may additionally function a strategy to hold others knowledgeable on the membership’s mission.

“We do have an growing old inhabitants of ham radio operators, however I feel its essential for most of the people to grasp what position we’re taking part in right here within the grand scheme of issues,” mentioned Brown.

Except for selling their fundamental objective, these with the membership say the beginner radio membership is a neighborhood like no different.

“Its like one massive glad household and everyone seems to be so good and pleasant and useful. its a fantastic interest to get into,” added Hartlove.

These with the radio membership say they meet each month however periodically host occasions involving the neighborhood.

The membership can be internet hosting a “Ham Fest” occasion in August which can be open to everybody.

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