Members of the Woodmont Amateur Radio Association (WARA) invite the public to their Emergency Operations Center located in the Woodmont Borough Hall on Saturday, January 24 from 1-4 pm to experience the group’s Winter Field Day activities. Parking is available across the street.
Winter Field Day (WFD) is a 30-hour hands-on exercise that engages thousands of amateur radio operators and clubs to promote emergency preparedness and the practical application of amateur (ham) radio during winter conditions. During this annual event, participating individuals and clubs go into the “field” to set up portable stations or use Emergency Operations Centers, their homes or vehicles and try to contact as many other participating stations as possible. They use a wide variety of radio frequencies allocated for licensed amateur radio operators. Operators make contact through voice, digital and Morse code (CW) to improve their preparedness for disasters and enhance their operational abilities. This use of radio signals, which reach beyond borders, brings people together while providing essential communication in the service of communities. Amateur Radio events like Winter Field Day highlight ham radio’s ability to work reliably under any conditions from almost any location and create an independent, wireless communications network.
Visitors are welcome to stop by, ask questions, and learn about the exciting hobby of amateur radio and its role in emergency communications. Visitors will also see antennas, various radios, and observe different modes of communication in use. You might even get on the air with a licensed operator and learn the meaning of terms such as CQ, QSL, QSO, 73 and more.
For more information about the Woodmont Amateur Radio Association (WARA) radio Open House, contact Claudia Nielsen at (203) 343-4580 or email pio@wara.club Check out the Winter Field Day website at https://winterfieldday.org/for more details and a list of other locations where the public is invited.