Icom America News
On a cold December day back in 1901, a faint Morse code letter ‘S’ was heard by a brilliant scientist and his intrepid assistant atop Signal Hill in Newfoundland, Canada. This was the first ever-transatlantic radio communication, received by none other than Guglielmo Marconi and George Kemp. Not long after this faithful day, enthusiasts and experimenters from all walks of life began to adopt this new wireless technology for their own use, eventually giving way to the hobby we all know and love.
I hope that many of you, if not all, got on the air for Field Day this year. It is always a highlight of my year. In general, I love contesting and field day is especially challenging as I usually guest operate from various field day locations all over the US. Over the years I have experienced Field Day with callsigns like N1FD, W4IY, W3AO, N7OS, KC7KEY, W0BM, W5NEM, and even did Locomotive mobile as N5R. One thing that all these callsigns have in common was the passion for this incredible hobby, and not afraid to flaunt our skills in front of non-hams! This year, I was invited to participate with the Mercer County Amateur Radio Club, W3LIF.
