Field Day 2004

Posted by michael on Friday June 25, 2004 @03:20PM from the dit-dah-dit dept.

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."

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Re:YAAA by Anonymous Coward · 2004-06-25 18:52 · Score: 1, Funny

I'm working in a secret project called BoB: Broadband over Batteries. Since batteries can reach places that power lines can't, this kind of technology will kill all other (animal or electric, analog or digital, wired or wireless) communication means... mmmh... soon.