On a cold but sunny Saturday — Fayetteville’s annual Veterans Day Parade is underway a few streets away — a group of amateur radio hobbyists have set up a display at the N.C. Veterans Park and are chatting away.
Not just to each other, though, but to other “ham” operators around the world.
They’re the Cape Fear Amateur Radio Society (CFARS), a group founded here in 1969 and open to anyone interested in ham radio, also referred to as amateur radio. The groups use radio frequencies for non-commercial communication, either by voice or through Morse code, around the world, according to American Radio Relay League The National Association for Amateur Radio (ARRL).
According to the ARRL, there are more than 2,000 amateur clubs in the United States. CFARS, which is based in Fayetteville, held a “Special Event Station” on Nov. 4 during the Veterans Day Parade. David Winfree, a club member, said the event was centered around making connections and enjoying the hobby.
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