By Emma Mason
Are you an HAM radio enthusiast? Then this is a great year to join the Dayton HAMvention. HAMvention is one of the largest amateur radio gatherings on the globe for years and has been taking place since 1952. When HAMvention first started the station's committee consisted of several people with different roles on the station. People like John Willig, Al Dinsmore, Bob Siff, Frank Schwab, Bob Montgomery, and etc. After the first year of HAMvention, the program grew. Fundraisers succeeded. The radio station gave birth to a female program that was also successful.
This year from May 20-22, STEM’s robotics group got called from HAMvention to hold their first booth at the station. They are asking for volunteers to help them help with setting up the both. The HAMvention will be held in Hara Arena, from 8:00a.m to 6:00 p.m. If you’re a fan of the amateur radio station, visit pilot and go to the STEM communication page to sign up to volunteer.
Besides that, the HAM radio have started their first social media check out the booth, located at the flea market by the Hara Arena. The booth will be controlled by webmasters that are a part of the radio station. The booth will also tune in every Friday and Saturday. That’s one way to stay in touch with the station. Other ways to stay in touch are Twitter, Facebook, and live streams on their official website. Every Saturday at 3p.m EDT, HAM Radio do live tweet-ups with their fans.
For more information about HAM radio visit their official website: hamvention.org
Get some updates on the radio: http://www.facebook.com/hamvention/
Watch the station live: http://hamvention.org/media-news/live-coverge
