National Amateur Radio Winter Field Day Starts Saturday:

The 24-hour national amateur radio Winter Field Day is set to kick off Saturday, Jan. 27 at 1 p.m. at the Copperas Cove Civic Center, located at 1506 W. Ave. B. The day is held for local amateur radio operators to work together in conjunction with local emergency management agencies to practice their skills in the event of an emergency. The event will run for 24 hours and has a lineup of free workshops that are open to the public, as is the entire event. Winter Field Day is being conducted by Copperas Cove's amateur radio club, the Cove Repeater Association, in conjunction with the City of Copperas Cove's Division of Emergency Management, the Copperas Cove Police Department, the Copperas Cove Fire Department, along with representatives from the Texas Department of State Health Services, the Capital Area RAC and Coryell County Emergency Management.

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