[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Alexandria Radio Club will be at National Night Out (Tonight)

[Don (KI4D)]

We had a great time last night celebrating National Night Out.  The weather
was absolutely perfect for the event, and we all had free ice cream. We had
several visitors to our exhibit, including Chief Smedley.  Our exhibit was
right next to the Alexandria CERT exhibit which gave us apple time to
converse with Marjorie and her team.  Since Del Ray does not have great
elevation for our 2m repeater, we also had time to experiment with radios
and antennas to gain the best access to the repeater.  In summary, it was a
valuable experience for the club.

 

73

Don, KI4D  

 

 

From: Don (KI4D) <don.ki4d at gmail.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, August 3, 2021 8:06 AM
To: 'alexandriaradioclub at mailman.qth.net'
<alexandriaradioclub at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Alexandria Radio Club will be at National Night Out (Tonight)

 

Alexandria Radio Club will participate along with Alexandria Community
Emergency Response Team (CERT) in celebrating National Night Out tonight
from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the city of Alexandria.  We are inviting club
members to visit our exhibit in Del Ray at Pat Miller Square, intersection
of Oxford and Mount Vernon Ave; we will be displaying the club banner.  Club
members Rick Bunn (N4ASX), Sean Gallagher (KO4QQY), and I will represent the
club and will be wearing our club safety vests.  We invite club members to
listen for us on the club 2m repeater, as we will be operating a portable
station at that location.  We will also be distributing our club literature
and talking to the public about the importance of amateur radio during
emergencies.  Fire/EMS Chief Corey Smedley, whom we know, and other city
officials concerned with City safety and security will also be out
celebrating this annual event.  City residents are encouraged to turn on
their porch lights and meet with their neighbors to help celebrate this
event.  

73

Don, KI4D

 

National Night Out Returns To Alexandria In 2021 | Del Ray, VA Patch

https://patch.com/virginia/delray/national-night-out-returns-alexandria-2021


-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: Alexandria Radio Club at National Night Out.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 2144363 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/alexandriaradioclub/attachments/20210804/d4d6ea7d/attachment-0002.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: National Night Out with Chief Smedley and Alexandria Radio Club.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 1785393 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/alexandriaradioclub/attachments/20210804/d4d6ea7d/attachment-0003.jpg>