Ham Radio Open House at Brookshire’s

For the second year, Mabank store director Scott Andrews has welcomed the Cedar Creek Amateur Radio Club to operate next to the store.

This group of ham radio operators will compete in a worldwide contest called “Field Day.”  In the 24-hour period on June 25th and 26th they will contact as many stations as possible.  The highest score wins.  But, there are many complications.

We must demonstrate that we can operate our stations with emergency power, so we bring generators.  We must continuously transmit in that period so many of our club members will be there throughout the day and night.

Although this is fun, there is a serious side to the event.

When disaster strikes whether man-made or natural, the first thing lost is communications.  The Internet is lost, cell phones, everything we count on disappears.  But not ham radio!

We carry our own two-way radios in our cars or even in our hands.  So we have become first responders in any crisis.  That means “Field Day” is an opportunity to show the public what we can do.

So this is an invitation to our open house to watch the action, ask questions and hear voices from around the world.

It happens from 1 PM Saturday, June 25th until 1 PM Sunday June 26th at the Mabank Brookshire’s store on Hwy 198 in Mabank.

For further informayion and to learn more about amateur or ham radio visit www.k5ccl.org