Columbia Amateur Radio Association and the Potomac Valley Radio Club ARRL Field  

The Columbia Amateur Radio Association and the Potomac Valley Radio Club will operate for the ARRL Field Day exercise at the Triadelphia Ridge Elementary School grounds at the corner of Triadelphia Road and Folly Quarter Road.  This is just east of MD Route 32 on Triadelphia Road.

The two clubs will be set up and operating from June 28, Saturday 2:00 pm  to June 29, Sunday 5:00 pm.  There will be approximately 13 portable military-type towers with beam antennas and several wire dipole antennas strung between the towers.  Approximately 20 operating positions will be making contacts all over the U.S. and Canada using the call sign W3AO.  Voice, code (CW), and digital modes will be used to make contacts.  There will be a GOTA (Get On-The-Air) Station which can be used by non-licensed persons of any age to try out amateur radio under the control of a licensed amateur.  Visitors are welcome.  Come out and see how "ham radio" can establish emergency stations.

For more information visit: www.arrl.org/fieldday

OR contact Ed Kuespert at w3bxs@comcast.net  OR  Dave Prestel at prestel@verizon.net