SPECIAL NOTICE:

There will be a discussion tonight about the situation on the 146.040/146.0640 repeater during the ARES net, 7PM. Alternate locations will certainly be a topic of discussion, and anyone with ideas on alternate sites is encouraged to join in. This should not affect the in-town field day site discussed below.

ARRL Field Day is the most popular on-the-air operating event in amateur radio. On the fourth full weekend in June, tens of thousands of amateur radio operators "head for the field" to set up portable communications stations and make as many contacts with other hams in a 24 hour period. Field Day is part educational event, part operating event, part public relations event – and ALL about FUN!

As of this writing, the Tri-Cities Amateur Radio Club is planning to establish two field locations. One location will be outside of their home base-- the Red Cross Building in Kennewick. This location will facilitate area hams and the public who want to join in to a local location. A 2nd field location at the Clearwater fire lookout in the Blue Mountains south of Prescott is being planned for the "hard core" types.

Club Vice President Steve Simmons, KE7ZMA will be coordinating the in-town location at the Red Cross Building.

Local area ARES coordinator Lee Neth will be coordinating the blue mountain crew.

Check back here for more details as it becomes available.

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