Radio Jeudevine will pop-up behind the Jeudevine Library in Hardwick on Sat. June 24, International Ham Radio Day. From 10:30 am to Noon Dave Ferland and David Hale will set up a Ham Radio Station at the library (at picnic table behind Library). At 1 PM participants will learn how to operate Radio Jeudevine and be able to talk to people all over the world.

Enter the exciting world of Amateur Radio, a two-way shortwave radio service and hobby that takes you around the world and around town, too. Discover how you can help provide communication services in safety and emergency conditions. Hams are licensed by the Federal Communications Commission. Two local ham radio operators will set up a real amateur radio station in the library, and workshop participants will have an opportunity to operate the station live on the air.

The many facets of amateur radio attract practitioners with a wide range of interests. Many amateurs begin with a fascination of radio communication and then combine other personal interests to make pursuit of the hobby rewarding. Some of the focal areas amateurs pursue include public service and safety communications, radio contesting, radio propagation study, technical experimentation, promoting the hobby, and computer networking. There will be information about local and regional ham clubs and organizations, licensing, and getting started. Get started now at the largest ham club in the world, the American Radio Relay League: http://www.arrl.org/

The workshop facilitators are David Ferland of Plainfield (Ham Operator for 29 years in Central Vermont) and David Hale, also of Plainfield (Ham Operator for 27 years in Central Vermont). For more information about the ham radio or the workshop call David Hale 279-3258, or David Ferland 454-1177 or call Jeudevine Library at 472-5948 or www.jeudevinememoriallibrary.org.

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