Amateur Radio Field Day

The Wayne County Amateur Radio Assoc in conjunction with the Kinston Amateur Society will be joining thousands of Amateur Radio operators who will be showing off their emergency capabilities this coming June, 27^th and 28^th. 

Over the past year, the news has been full of reports of ham radio operators providing critical communications during unexpected emergencies in towns across America including the California wildfires, winter storms, tornadoes and other events world-wide.  During Hurricane Katrina, Amateur Radio – often called “Ham radio” - was often the ONLY way people could communicate, and hundreds of volunteer “hams” traveled south to save lives and property.  When trouble is brewing, Amateur Radio’s people are often the first to provide rescuers with critical information and communications. 

On the weekend of June 27 - 28, the public will have a chance to meet and talk with local ham radio operators and see for themselves what the Amateur Radio Service is about.  Showing the newest digital and satellite capabilities, voice communications and even historical Morse code, hams from across the USA will be holding public demonstrations of emergency communications abilities.

In the Goldsboro area, the Wayne County and Kinston radio clubs will be demonstrating Amateur Radio at 2104 Salem Church Road, Goldsboro, NC 27530 on June 27^th and 28^th.  We invite the public to come and see ham radio’s new capabilities and learn how to get their own FCC radio license before the next disaster strikes. "We hope that people will come and see for themselves, this is not your grandfather's radio anymore," said Allen Pitts of the ARRL.