Radio operators to sponsor Field Day

Staff report

CANFIELD

The Mahoning Valley Amateur Radio Associa- tion will have its annual Field Day, a demonstration of emergency communications, from 2 p.m. June 23 to 2 p.m. June 24 at the Mahoning County Career & Technical Center, 7300 North Palmyra Road.

Included in the event are demonstrations of the newest digital and satellite capabilities and voice communications, as well as historical Morse code.

The event ends Amateur Radio Week sponsored by the American Radio Relay League, the national association for amateur radio. Using only emergency power supplies, ham operators will construct emergency stations in parks, shopping malls, schools and backyards around the country. More than 30,000 amateur radio operators across the country participated in last year’s event.