Who's Listening? Hams Ask:

COURT HOUSE -- "CK N2CMC. How copy KC5OLN? QSL." It's not a foreign language, but text Bill "N2CSA" Cole saw on his digital ham radio's screen. He joined nearly 40,000 other ham radio operators across the U.S. June 24 for a Field Day event demonstrating the science, skills, and service ham radio operators might need in abnormal situations under less than optimal conditions. Cole joined a dozen or so other Cape May County Amateur Radio Club members as they participated in the most popular ham radio event since it began in 1933 by the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL). For 24 hours, the operators reached out to contact colleagues, share logistical information and track how many they spoke with in a language that can be traced to the start of Morse Code. Cole, of Lower Township, and Art Schaper, of Cape May, were set up in the 4-H Fairgrounds Lockwood Building, testing their digital equipment as part of the event. Using their radios, generators provided power, and antennae set up on the grounds, they could text, send pictures or video files. Those would be important items that could help agencies determine the breadth of disasters and what type of emergency response is needed.

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