KH6JRM's Amateur Radio Blog
There remain only a few hours until the busy Memorial Day weekend breaks on Hawaii Island shores. For those of us at KKBG-FM and KHLO-AM, the next few days will busy and filled with remote broadcasts, outrigger canoe races, the Honokaa Western Days Rodeo, and the traditional drag races at the Hilo Drag Strip. By the time our staff reaches Monday, all of us should be tired, talked out, and ready for a vocal cord transplant. My weekend will be spent in the track tower announcing the pro-gas and ET bracket races and sending live updates back to the station. Although the next few days will be intense, the time away from the newsroom will give me a break of sorts from the usual panic of world events. For the briefest of moments all of us at the track will be only concerned with elapsed times and getting closest to our indices (pro-gas). Radio plays a huge role in coordinating and facilitating the complicated series of events that make a smooth running race. All key personal (tower, s