3:56 PM: Thanks to Cindi Barker for the photos! Above are some of the ham-radio operators set up on the north end of South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor) for Seattle Radio Field Day, a 24-hour marathon of broadcasting, networking, and educating, among other things. You’re welcome to stop by any time during Field Day and find out how it all works. Various workshops/demonstrations are happening in and near the breezeway shown in the photo, as listed here..

That’s Luke Denuelle “presenting first aid in disasters,” Cindi explaiins. To find Field Day, ust turn into the north SSC parking lot and you’ll see the small village of trailers and towers set up until things start wrapping up late Sunday morning.

6:42 PM: We just visited for a look at what’s happening as the evening begins.

(Photos from here by WSB’s Tracy Record)

If you visit, go beyond where participants are camping, to the field on the west side of the north lot:

There you’ll find tents where operators are exploring and engaging, like this trio:

They were working with digital KT8 radio. And it’s not all about two-way at Field Day. Back in the breezeway, we found a radio collector showing off this 1939 RCA of Canada AM receiver:

It’s battery-powered because it’s from a time when rural farmers didn’t have electricity in their homes. For antique fans, here’s a peek at its tubes:

Lots of good conversation to be had, too; we talked with Jim and Barbara Edwards, who also are longtime West Seattle Grand Parade volunteers (parade communication is heavily reliant on amateur radio) and learned about some of what they’re working on to keep it running well behind the scenes this year. Again, Field Day is on until about 11 tomorrow morning, and if you visit, ask about the GOTA – Get On The Air – tent, where you can find out what it’s like firsthand.