“HAM”ing it up at Snow Road Station

Jun 30, 2010

HAM radio operator George Williams Emergency Coordinator for Frontenac County Amateur Radio Services George Williams (aka call sign VE3SIQ), organized a field day exercise at Snow Road Station and set up a deployment to allow HAM radio operators from all around North America to make as many contacts as they can make in a 24 hour period.

Williams who started off in CB radio received his HAM license in 1989. Joining Williams on Saturday in Snow Road were other HAM operators including David Lawrence aka VA3ORP who has been a HAM operator since 1988. Lawrence set up two 30 foot vertical antennas outside the fire hall for the day’s events and ran some experiments to see “how well short wave propagation could be applied to emergency communications in Frontenac County.”

So far the operators have never had to provide emergency services in the area but both men have spoken to countless of individuals around the world via their radios. Anyone interested in getting their HAM Radio licence or finding out more about HAM Radio can contact George Williams at 613-548-0311.