Hayden Collins Amateur Radio Field Day

Effective emergency service response relies on up-to-date communications.  In a natural disaster, ham radio operators provide a critical link between responders and those in need, supporting Civil Air Patrol, Department of Defense, and EMA managers everywhere.

Events like Saturday’s field day for the Northwest Georgia Amateur Radio Club in Rome – part of the ARRL Field Day for ham radio operator clubs across the country – are a chance for members to demonstrate to local community organizations the role that amateur radio can play in an emergency situation.

Operators in Nome, Alaska checked in during Hayden Collins’ visit to the field day and the Northwest Georgia Public Health Emergency Command Center.  When not helping with disasters, short wave radio operators offer educational programs, and operators can even speak to astronauts while in space.  Hayden praised their support for emergency services and their enthusiasm for community programs.

Hayden Collins’ supporters will return to Adairsville for a second political shoot-out on Saturday, July 10.  Similar to the one in March, the shooting competition categories will include a pistol bullseye, precision rifle, and turkey shoot event, as well as the shotgun/rifle/pistol three-stage shoot.

Tickets for the competition can be purchased at the www.haydencollins.org web site.  The fundraiser will again be held at the Adairsville Sporting Range, with range safety being provided by Intelli-Quest Training Academy.  Jo-Jo’s Market in Euharlee and Precise Bookkeeping & Tax Services in Taylorsville are also sponsors of this event.

Join Hayden in celebrating our Second Amendment right to bear arms, and our responsibility to do so in a disciplined manner.  Precision targets and skill from years of practice make for not only an exciting competition and a particularly North Georgia kind of fundraiser, but also provide an example of our respect for our rights and traditions.