Is anybody out there? Radio operators use field day to test equipment
Clark Fork Valley Amateur Radio Club President Lyle Holyoak, right, reviews club member Bill Subda's contact log book. (Tracy Scott/Valley Press)
Ham radio operators from around Western Montana spent last weekend practicing their trade during the 2024 American Radio Relay League Field Day in Thompson Falls Power Park.
Radio equipment for the weekend exercise was supplied by members of the Clark Fork Valley Amateur Radio Club.
The field day, held during the fourth full weekend in June, is the most popular amateur radio event in the U.S. and Canada. First envisioned in the 1930s as an event to evaluate the field preparedness and emergency communications skills of early amateur radio communities. Field Day has evolved into the largest on-the-air operation of the year. In 2023 almost 4,500 clubs, groups and individuals participated in the exercise.
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