Radio club hosts emergency preparedness event

FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Amateur Radio Club hosted Field Day 2023, an emergency preparedness exercise, Saturday, June 24, 11 a.m. till Sunday, June 25, 11 a.m. at Frazier Elementary School's athletic field on Gum Tree Lane.

The premise of Field Day is to prove that in an emergency amateur radio operators or "hams" are capable of setting up radio stations in the field and by using portable antennas and emergency power (generators, batteries, solar) they are able to contact as many other groups around North America doing the same thing. There are expected to be over 40,000 participants in Field...