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On May 27th the Kitbuilding and Troubleshooting Workshop held a special event for the benefit of the AARC 2018 Field Day effort.  13 club members inclusing event hosts Raven (KB3MUV) and Eric Berman (KC3GDV) built 2 meter J-Pole Antennas from Ladder Line.  3 others were unable to attend but purchased J-Pole kits from the club, another was unable to attend due to illness.

With less than 7 weeks to go our Field Day Chairman, Rich Grace (KB3ZYO) is looking to fill the several positions on the Field Day Committee.  These are Shelters, Public Information, Message Handler,  and Rigs. 

The Shelter person will head the crew that sets up and tears down the three shelters and one easy-up required for Field Day 2018. 

The Public Information person will insure that all site visitors are greeted, logged in, and given escorted tours of the operation then given a chance to make some contacts. 

Armed Forces Day was Saturday May 12th 2018.  On that single day of the year, hams and military operators are allowed to converse on the radio   This is split frequency operation at it's best.  The Military stations used military frequencies not far from the ham bands, as posted online.  They announced the amateur radio frequencies on which they listened for replies.  A complete list of the Military operations from the event can be downloaded here