287 - Ham Radio Hijinks w/ Tom Dean

Published: June 20, 2023, 8 a.m.

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This coming weekend, the 4th Saturday of June, Field Day.\\xa0 An annual test of emergency preparedness in the amateur radio community and a contest to see how many other stations you can make contact with in 24 hours.

Tom Dean, KC2SJM, joins us today to speak about how much fun he is having on amateur radio, without the need to advance beyond the technician class license.

Tom speaks all over the word and is active in his local community.\\xa0 Helping the Red Cross during drills, local races and hamfest, and enjoying the local ham radio community.\\xa0

If you are interested in amateur radio and hear this podcast before the weekend, check out http://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator to find a local group in your area.\\xa0 You don\\u2019t need to be an active ham or licensed to stop by a club and check it out.

Tom can be reached on twitter at https://www.twitter.com/kc2sjm

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