Monday, June 29, 2015

Lakeside Amateur Radio Club Holds Field Day Event

Lakeside, Calif. -




On June 27-28, 2015, the Lakeside Amateur Radio Club, also known as the LARC, participated in the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Day Event at the Lakeside Fire Protection District Annex.

Field Day is a demonstration of emergency communication abilities using Amateur Radio. The LARC set up for this 24 hour event to practice their readiness to help out Lakeside in the time of need like the 2003 and 2007 Firestorms where the majority of lives were lost in Lakeside.  LARC members tested their skills by setting up a large Yagi Antenna and easy set up wire antennas to make their communications in the United States and Canada.  Most all of the equipment is owned by the individual members who brought out their gear for club members to use.  




Gordon Shackelford is also the Club's educator and
 provides classes throughout the year
LARC members connecting with other radio ham operators

They also practiced their communication skills using computer and voice communications. They trained brand new Amateur Radio Operators at this event and even conducted licensing people to become Amateur Radio Operators with 100% success. Lakeside now has a new Ham Radio Operator and another individual upgraded their license to the next level called “General Class.”  Some of the members who participated in this event are also Lakeside Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members, and they have found a useful tool called “Amateur Radio.”
If you would like to help out with communications in the time of need in your local community by using Amateur Radio, you can learn more about the local Amateur Radio Club by visiting www.lakesideARC.org

The LARC is sponsoring an Amateur Radio Event called a Hamfest on October 3, 2015, 7am - 3pm, at the Lakeside Rodeo Grounds and additional information can be found by visiting www.SDhamfest.org.

Story by Paul Rios, LARC
Photos by M. Brown, Lakeside LVG

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