Join the Smithsonian’s Amateur Radio Group for its annual field day
Field Day is a picnic, practice for emergencies, an informal contest and, most of all, FUN!
On the fourth weekend of June of each year, thousands of radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from the great outdoors. Smithsonian’s Ham radio operators will be participating in a national amateur radio exercise, ARRL Field Day, from 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 24 until 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 25. The Smithsonian Amateur Radio Group invites staff to come and participate in our Field Day event at SERC.
From its beginning back in the 1930s as an event to test the field preparedness and emergency communications abilities of the burgeoning amateur radio community, Field Day has evolved into the largest on-the-air operation during the year. Radio operators from across North America participate in Field Day by establishing temporary ham radio stations in outdoor locations to demonstrate their skill and service. Their use of radio signals, which reach beyond borders, bring people together while providing essential communication in the service of communities. Field Day highlights amateur radio’s ability to work reliably under any conditions from almost any location and create an independent, wireless communications network in the event of an emergency or disaster.
What
Smithsonian Amateur Radio Group Field Day
When
Saturday, June 24 at 12:00 p.m. through Sunday, June 25 at 2:00 p.m. (open to SI staff and visitors during normal SERC operating hours, 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. )
Where
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)
647 Contees Wharf Rd, Edgewater, MD 21037 (Behind the Contee Manor Ruins)
For questions or comments, or to participate in this event, please email nn3si@si.edu. For additional information about Amateur Radio at the Smithsonian, please visit our website nn3si.si.edu.
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Posted: 7 June 2023
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