By Bob Leavitt

Members of the Estes Valley Amateur Radio Club (EVARC) will participate in the national Amateur Radio Field Day event, Saturday, June 28th from Noon to 5:00 pm at the Estes Valley Memorial Observatory, 1500 Manford Avenue, Estes Park CO. This event is open to the public and all are encouraged to attend. Amateur radio operators are also known as “hams.”

Field Day demonstrates ham radio’s ability to work reliably under any condition from almost any location and create an independent communications network. Our services have been used during wildfire and flood emergencies. On Field Day, we will talk to hams in Colorado and across the country, perhaps overseas as well.

Outreach with Estes Park Public Schools is an ongoing part of EVARC’s mission. This year we provided many middle school students with the opportunity to talk on our ham radios at the Observatory’s radio room. They were able to contact hams across the U.S. and in Europe, Canada, and Central America. Some students came in after school to get even more time on the radios. Students, teachers and members of the public are welcome to join us on June 28 for Amateur Radio Field Day.