[CTSARA] SARA May Board Minutes Field Day 2010

[John Sabini Jr.]

Stamford Amateur Radio Association
Meeting Minutes
May 19, 2010
 
http://www.ctsara.org/20100519_Board_Minutes.doc
 
 
Saturday June 26 th & Sunday June 27 th.  At the Stamford Museum Observatory. 
 
Field Day is an annual amateur radio exercise, widely sponsored by IARU regions and member organizations, encouraging emergency communications preparedness among amateur radio operators. In the United States, it is typically the largest single emergency preparedness exercise in the country, with over 30,000 operators participating each year.
 
Since the first ARRL Field Day in 1933, radio amateurs throughout North America have practiced the rapid deployment of radio communications equipment in environments ranging from operations under tents in remote areas to operations inside Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs). Operations using emergency and alternative power sources are highly encouraged, since electricity and other public infrastructures are often among the first to fail during a natural disaster or severe weather.
 
To determine the effectiveness of the exercise and of each participant's operations, there is an integrated contesting component, and many clubs also engage in concurrent leisure activities (camping out, cookouts, etc.). Operations typically last a continuous twenty-four hours, requiring scheduled relief operators to keep stations on the air. Additional contest points are awarded for experimenting with unusual modes, making contacts via satellite, and involving youth in the activity.
 
Check the SARA Preparations page. We will have a update this Thursday.
 
Official antenna captain for Field Day. Terry, W1TSM.
Any questions: ranceiii at aol.com
 
 
SARA Field Day 2010 Preparations: http://ctsara.org/saraSIGNUP.htm
 
Latest information and updates check; http://www.ctsara.org/   


J/S WB1GRB 
 
 
 
 
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