Ham radio fans gather at county fairgrounds – Southgate Amateur Radio Club

Amateur radio enthusiasts from across the region met recently at the Macoupin county Fairgrounds for Hamfest 2018. The annual event is held to give local members of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) a chance to match their radio call signs to some faces, as well as see the latest advancements of Ham radio technology.

Radio operators in attendance often identified themselves by their call signs rather than names. Lou “K9LL” Bartels of the Montgomery Count ARC said Hamfest is an “Eyeball QSO” and gives people a chance to put a face to the voices they hear over the radio.

Bartels said many people were excited to hear the keynote speaker Tim Moloney “N9RPM.” He was one of the Fabulous 50 who helped establish communications last year after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

Vicky Whitiaker, “KD9BAU”, the ARRL Illinois Section Public Information Coordinator, said Hamfest is a great chance for people to see all the different aspects of radio. Indeed, there was something from every era of radio on display throughout the day. Vicky’s husband, Roger, found a radio transmitter used by the famous Navajo Code Talkers during World War II to add to his collection. There was a little bit of everything; digital radios and manual radios alongside miniature drones and military equipment.

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