[ILHam] Field Day - North Shore Radio Club and MAC

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Amateur Radio Volunteer Emergency Preparedness Exercise

Public Invited

Northbrook, Illinois

Contact: Rob Orr (847) 724-5228,  KB9RST@arrl.net

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE=20

The North Shore Radio Club and the Metro Amateur Radio Club invite the =
public to an Amateur Radio special event station.  The special event is =
called Field Day and will be held at The Gazebo in the Park in =
Northbrook at 1810 Walters Avenue.  You are invited to bring your family =
and friends. Everyone may operate a Ham radio (with an experienced =
operator present).  We use this opportunity to demonstrate Amateur Radio =
capabilities for providing valuable emergency communication.  The event =
is open to the public at no charge.

This is an annual international exercise that runs 24 hours (rain or =
shine) from 1:00pm on Saturday June 28 to 1:00pm on Sunday June 29, =
2003.  Our Clubs will operate four different types of radio stations and =
make contact with thousands of other amateur radio operators around the =
world to demonstrate the potential power of Amateur Radio during a =
national or local disaster.

Events of September 11 and May's tornado season demonstrate that =
emergencies that cripple communications can happen at anytime - =
anywhere.  FCC's Special Counsel for Amateur Radio Enforcement Riley =
Hollingworth made it very clear how important Amateur Radio services are =
to a community when he said, "Amateur Radio operators have a lot to be =
proud of.  Amateurs have a fail-safe system of communication."

Amateur Radio stations use special FCC-licensed frequencies on the HF =
(High Frequency), VHF (Very High Frequency) and UHF (Ultra High =
Frequency) bands.  Operators will use voice, digital, INTERNET and Morse =
code technology to communicate.

North Shore Radio Club and Metro Radio Club members range in age from 12 =
to 95 and live in the northern suburbs.  They will be setting up =
portable radio stations using emergency power in a simulation to prepare =
for emergencies such as floods, tornadoes, and other natural disasters =
where normal communications may be compromised.  One principal objective =
of this exercise is to test equipment and communication skills by =
participating in a contest to contact as many of the thousands of other" =
Amateur Radio Field Day" stations in North America as possible in =
24-hours.  A second objective is to demonstrate to the public many =
opportunities that Amateur Radio offers for fun and personal skill =
improvement.

Rob Orr, Club President North Shore Radio Club stated, "Field Day is =
open to the public and it is a great way for us to show the world how =
Amateur Radio can be of service to the community."   It allows us to =
show people what this hobby is all about.  To learn more about Field Day =
and Amateur Radio, visit our Clubs' websites at www.ns9rc.org and =
www.qsl.net/mac/ .  Come discover the exciting world of Amateur Radio =
...bring your family and friends!=20


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