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The East Bay Amateur Radio Club will conduct its annual “Field Day” this weekend at Caesar Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina. 

“Field Day” begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday and ends at 11 a.m. on Sunday. 

Field Day is the annual exercise for amateur radio operators around the country to test their emergency communication skills. 

“Hams” all across the country will be camping out in the field making contacts with other “hams” around the world. Radio communication modes will include voice, Morse code, slow scan TV, and digital. 

The “hams” at the Berkeley site will operate all equipment using only portable generators and batteries to simulate emergency conditions.  

The public is invited to join the group and participate in its attempts to make contacts around the world.