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Amateur radio in the news: Field Day, Hamvention celebrates 70th year,
Mills on the Air

Posted: 26 May 2022 12:33 PM PDT https://www.kb6nu.com/amateur-radio-in-the-news-field-day-hamvention-celebrates-70th-year-mills-on-the-air/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email


Ham Radio Operators On the Air for Nationwide ARRL Field Day Event



Ham radio operators from the Portage County Amateur Radio Service will be
in Freedom Township  participating in a national amateur radio exercise for
a full 24 hours  from 2:00 pm on Saturday until 2:00 pm on Sunday, (June 25 – 26) at the Freedom Township Community Park (corner of State Route 700 and Streeter Road ). The event is Field Day, an annual amateur radio activity organized since 1933 by ARRL, the national association for amateur radio in
the United States.



Hams from across North America participate in Field Day by establishing temporary ham radio stations in public locations to demonstrate their skill
and service. Their use of radio signals, which reach beyond borders, bring people together while providing essential communication in the service of communities. Field Day highlights ham radio’s ability to work reliably
under any conditions from almost any location and create an independent, wireless communications network.
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Dayton’s amateur radio ‘Hamvention’ returns for 70th anniversary




XENIA, OH — Following a two-year hiatus as a result of the COVID-19
pandemic, the Dayton Hamvention returned to celebrate 70 years of what is
now considered the largest amateur radio convention in the world, according
to organizers.








“Amateur radio is a very interesting hobby of service that people all over the world communicate with,” said Michael Kalter, spokesperson for the
Dayton Hamvention.
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Amateur radio enthusiasts mill about at John OGroats

The ham radio enthusiasts gather outside the John OGroats Mill.

Members of the Caithness Amateur Radio Society (CARS) took part in a
contact event at the weekend in the British mainlands most northerly mill
at John OGroats.

Plans to transform John O’Groats Mill into a visitor attraction and
community hub had a further boost with the visit by CARS members to use the historic building for contacting other ham radio enthusiasts.

Nigel Mansfield, CARS club secretary, said: Called Mills on the Air, clubs
all over the UK and Europe, operating from all types of mills, tried to
raise as many contacts as possible through the medium of amateur radio.
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