We welcome the public to come learn more about ham radio!
Northeast Wyoming Amateur Radio Association will have a "GOTA" station on-site at CAM-PLEX, short for "Get On The Air," and it provides an opportunity for non-hams to sit down behind a ham radio (under the guidance of a licensed amateur operator who will be right there at your elbow since it's his license you'll technically be using), and talk on the radio with other amateur radio stations across the country. For many, it's their first taste of "getting on the air."
This is in addition to at least two other radio stations that club members will be operating at the same time on-site.
Because Field Day is an "emergency preparedness" opportunity for amateur radio operators, the rules state for the most "points" you must operate "off-grid" for the event...so ham radio stations will be running off of generators, solar/batteries, batteries, wind power, and some near water will be using water driven generators at their sites.
The objective is to contact as many stations as possible on the 160-, 80-, 40-, 20-,15- and 10-Meter HF bands, as well as all bands 50 MHz and above, and to learn to operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions.
Field Day will start at 12 noon on Saturday, and run for 24 hours to 12 noon Sunday. (The time is different in each time zone, so the East Coast will start at 2 p.m. Sat and run to 2 p.m. their time, etc.)