Have you ever wondered what would happen if cell towers and internet were suddenly not available? Ham radio operators from the Benton Amateur Radio Society in Central Arkansas will once again participate in a national Amateur Radio Field Day exercise in Bryant, Arkansas. Every year, they show how easy and essential this type of communication […]
Learn about ham radio as locals participate in annual Field Day in Bryant, a public exercise for 27 nonstop hours on June 25 & 26
Ham radio operators from the Benton Amateur Radio Society in Benton and Central Arkansas will be showing off their skills in a national amateur radio exercise this weekend. You can see them doing their thing at Mills Park in Bryant – for 27 hours straight – from 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 25th until 1:00 […]
Local “hams” to participate in Field Day, for over 27 hours straight on June 26 – 27
It’s time for the Ham Radio Field Day once again in Saline County on June 26th and 27th. Ham radio operators from the Benton Amateur Radio Society in Benton and Bryant will be participating in a national amateur radio exercise from 9:30 a.m. Saturday until 1 p.m. Sunday. The event is ARRL Field Day (www.arrl.org/FieldDay), an […]
Local amateur radio operators hosting 24-hour “Field Day” in Bryant June 27 & 28
What would we do to communicate if our internet and phones failed? Members of the Benton Amateur Radio Society will demonstrate a solid option as they participate in the national Amateur Radio Field Day exercise for a full 24 hours at Mills Park in Bryant. Field Day is a showcase for how Amateur Radio works reliably […]
Ham Radio Operators Invite Public to Field Day Sat & Sun in Bryant
Central Arkansas amateur radio operators (hams) will host a “Field Day” Saturday and Sunday, June 23 and 24 at Mills Park in Bryant to show off their emergency capabilities. ARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June of each year, more than 35,000 […]