[W2CRA] CHERRYVILLE HAMS PUT W4H RADIO ON THE AIR AT HUNTERDON 4-H FAIR

[Walter O'Brien, W2WJO]

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CHERRYVILLE HAMS PUT W4H RADIO ON THE AIR AT HUNTERDON 4-H FAIR

Flemington NJ ­ July 14, 2004:
 
Cherryville Repeater Association announces special event radio station W4H,
honoring the 2004 Hunterdon County 4H & Agricultural Fair being held from
Wednesday, August 25th, through Sunday, August 29th, at the new fairgrounds
in Ringoes, NJ. The fair is the current incarnation of the historical
Flemington Fair, which has operated in Hunterdon County since the middle
19th century. 
 
The public is invited to drop by the Cherryville Repeater Association booth,
just outside the ³Community Tent² area of the fair, and talk live on the air
themselves. You might talk to a new friend across the country, or maybe even
around the world. No license or experience is required, and each participant
will receive his or her own personalized color certificate to memorialize
their on air experience.
 
Cherryville¹s booth will feature showings of ³Amateur Radio Today², a
documentary film featuring world famous newscaster and ham radio operator,
Walter Cronkite, showing how amateur radio comes to the aid of communities
everywhere in all sorts of emergencies. Amateur television, satellite and
automatic position reporting stations will also be demonstrated. Information
on how to become involved in Amateur Radio will be available.
 
Today there are more than 650,000 amateur radio operators in the United
States and more than 2.5 million worldwide. "We are in the middle of a
telecommunications revolution, and Amateur Radio is right in the middle of
the action," says club vice-president Walter O¹Brien, W2WJO "We are making
friends around the world, getting young people interested in technology and
helping our communities when disaster strikes. We hope that people will come
out to our booth at the Hunterdon 4-H Fair and experience first hand what
it's all about." 
 
W4H special event radio station will operate during regular fair hours, 10
AM to 10 PM, from Wednesday August 25 until Saturday, August 28, and from 10
AM to 6 PM on Sunday, August 29, on the ham radio frequencies of 7.275 MHz,
14.275 MHz, 21.375 MHz, and 28.375 MHz. Please send QSL requests to W4H, c/o
Cherryville Repeater Association, PO Box 308, Quakertown, NJ 08868, 9x12
SASE required for non-folded certificates.
 
The Cherryville Repeater Association is a non-profit organization of over
one hundred amateur radio operators or ³hams² dedicated to providing
community service using their communications skills. They provide free
communications services for many local events where the safety of both
participants and spectators is a concern, including the March Of Dime
Walk-a-thon, Skylands Triathlon, Lebanon¹s 4th of July parade, equestrian
events, scout jamborees, and the like. Several members are also active in
state and local Radio Amateur Civilian Emergency Service (RACES), Amateur
Radio Emergency Services (ARES) and have provided emergency communication
support to local authorities during disasters such as hurricanes, floods,
etc. 
 
Club meetings are at 7:30 p.m. the second Friday of each month at the
Flemington Baptist Church, at the corner of Church and Main Streets. All
interested persons are welcome. Classes to teach newcomers how to become an
amateur radio operator are offered by the association and are scheduled to
begin in September in association with Hunterdon County Red Cross in
Flemington. For more information call the club information line on
908-788-4080. The Cherryville Repeater Association web site can be found at
http://www.qsl.net/w2cra.
 
 
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Cherryville Repeater Association II
P.O. BOX 308
QUAKERTOWN, NJ 08868

Club Info Phone 908-788-4080