He called the last full weekend in June “a pretty big deal” for the Dial Radio Club of the Middletown Area and its 75 members. The club usually sets up four stations in Smith Park next to Hook Field, he said.
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Spaulding, amateur radio callsign N8QF, plans on using his home station and operating on a backup generator. To make contacts, he plans on using a variety of different modes, including voice and digital communications, he said.
He wants to ensure his equipment will be operational if a “real emergency” occurs, he said.
This marks the 82nd annual Field Day event. It started in 1933 by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the national association for radio amateurs, and has been held every year since, except for the years 1942-1946 when amateur radio was suspended during World War II.
There are more than 750,000 licensed radio amateurs in the U.S., who donate the equivalent of millions of dollars per year providing emergency and public service communications, Spaulding said.
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