Meets every 2nd Tuesday night at 7:30pm EST at the Pickens County Emergency Management building located at 1509 Walhalla Hwy, Pickens, SC 29671. (Hwy 183 west of Pickens)
ARRL Amateur Radio Field Day June 26 - 27
Located at Mile Creek Park Landing, Pickens, SC. From Pickens take Hwy 183 west to Hwy 133 north, left on Keowee Baptist Church Rd. Click here for Map Quest map
Pickens Co. Emergency Communications
Communications Coordinator - Connie Bowen
Providing Comprehensive, Integrated and Safety programs to reduce risk. Planning before emergencies, Coordinating during emergencies and the Recovery after an emergency has occurred.
Amateur Radio Field Day
Sponsored by Pickens County Emergency Communications
Amateur Radio Operators and the General Public are invited.
Field Day is open to all amateurs in the areas covered by the ARRL/RAC Field Organizations and countries within IARU Region 2. DX stations residing in other regions may be contacted for credit, but are not eligible to submit entries. Object: To work as many stations as possible on any and all amateur bands (excluding the 30, 17, and 12-meter bands) and in doing so to learn to operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions. A premium is placed on developing skills to meet the challenges of emergency preparedness as well as to acquaint the general public with the capabilities of Amateur Radio.
