Field Day 2004

pa3gvr writes "This weekend many Amateur Radio operators (HAMs) throughout the US and Canada will take their equipment to public parks, campgrounds and Emergency Operation Centers. With all the coverage that BPL has gotten lately it might be interesting to see what this Amateur Radio thing actually is. Field Day is setup as an exercise for HAMs to test their readiness and ability to operate under less than ideal (emergency) conditions. Besides the training and exercise aspect, this is also a social event. Visitors are welcome to have a look and maybe even operate some of the equipment. K4FAU, Florida Atlantic University ARC and Boca Raton ARC will be setting up their Field Day station on the Boca Raton, FL FAU campus."

Comments

why ham radio isn't popular

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Ham radio is like an AOL chatroom, only you get to talk to crochety 55-year-old men and their wives instead of police officers posing as 13-year-old girls.

In all seriousness, ham radio is a hobby whose time has passed. It's a chat protocol. Big deal. There are better protocols these days. Sure, you can make it do wacky things like send data, but come on, sitting next to a book and jotting down station numbers, trying to see how many you can get, is not a hobby. It's tedium for retirees...hey, it's better than slot machines, I suppose.