Amateur radio winter field day will be held on Saturday
DAKOTA CITY — The newly created Springvale Amateur Radio Club will be setting up its equipment to showcase amateur radio from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday across from 407 Fifth St. N. in Dakota City. Come watch amateur radio operators set up a field station and antennas, contact people around the world, operate voice, digital and morse code, test their equipment and abilities and practice emergency skills. Visitors are welcome to stop by, ask questions and learn about the exciting hobby of amateur radio. You may even have the opportunity to pick up a microphone and get on the air.