Hello radio fans! This Friday October 11th, the Frederick County Division of Parks & Recreation is sponsoring the Frederick County HAM-VENTION at the Utica District Park. The park is located at 10200-B Old Frederick Road Frederick (north of Frederick and south of Lewistown), and the event begins at 6pm and will take place in the overflow parking near the north end of the park. Bear to the right as you enter the park and follow signs.
The event will have demonstrations of amateur radio equipment, along with hidden transmitter foxhunting (no animals involved), emergency messaging (hurricanes are still a thing) and long-distance communications. Of course, if you have questions, there will be folks who can provide answers.
As a part of the event, we will be participating in a Red Cross pop-up emergency communications exercise. If you’re an experienced radio operator, please participate by sending someone a Winlink Quick Welfare form, and CC: KC3WDO. We’ll also be monitoring the 146.73 W3FDK repeater.
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