Hays-Caldwell Amateur Radio Club hosts annual field day

The Hays-Caldwell Amateur Radio Club hosted its annual Summer Field Day event Saturday, June 27, at city hall in Mountain City. The event is honored nationwide and orchestrated by the Amateur Radio Relay League, with the goal to exercise and compete using radio technology and operator expertise. Six radio stations were available for attendees, ranging from 11 to 83, to visit: youth and scouting radio merit badge; morse code; satellite contact; voice communication; digital communication; and radio command. For more information on the radio club, visit www.hchams.com or look out for the feature story in the July 8 edition of the Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch.