Local amateur radio operators in Coffeyville and Independence are teaming up to showcase emergency communications this weekend.

 

Members of the Coffeyville and Independence Amateur Radio Clubs will participate in ARRL Field Day, which is the largest amateur radio event of the year in the United States. Club members will set up a station inside Oakcrest Lodge in Pfister Park in Coffeyville, just across from the Aviation Heritage Museum.

 

Coffeyville ARC Vice President John Vest says the event is amateur radio's open house.

 

The temporary station will be on the air from 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 22nd, through 1 p.m. Sunday, June 23rd. Vest says the public is welcome to come and see the operation.

 

A link for more information about the event is available here.