TMRA Field Day
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The TOLEDO MOBILE RADIO ASSOCIATION (TMRA) radio amateur operators (hams) will participate in a National Emergency Communications Preparedness exercise on June 25 and 26. The exercise, is known as Field Day, demonstrates the vital role played by amateur radio operators in emergency radio communications on a local, statewide, national and international basis. In addition to Field Day, local Hams provide communications resources for everything from the local bicycle event to assisting the American Red Cross, FEMA and even the International Space Station.
Ham radio operators will conduct 2022 Field Day operations at The WOLCOTT HOUSE MUSEUM, 1035 RIVER ROAD MAUMEE, OHIO, beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 25 and operating for up to 24 hours. The public is invited to come and see modern amateur radio technology in action. Ham radio operators will be available to answer questions, provide literature and even help you get on the air.
For additional information contact:
Steve Bellner / President and Field Day Chair
419-367-1200
Field Day is the climax of a week-long “Amateur Radio Week” sponsored by the ARRL, the National Association for Amateur Radio. Often using only emergency power supplies, ham operators will construct emergency stations in parks, shopping malls, schools and backyards around the country. Their slogan, “When All Else Fails, Ham Radio Works” is demonstrated by hams sending and receiving messages in many forms without the use of phone systems, internet or any other infrastructure that can be compromised in a crisis.
Modern amateur radio is a fast-growing hobby and there are now over 750,000 licensed amateurs in the United States and more than 3.0 million worldwide. Through the ARRL’s Amateur Radio Emergency Service® program, volunteers provide both emergency communication for thousands of state and local emergency response agencies and non-emergency communications services to a wide variety of community organizations, all without cost to the public.
To learn more about amateur radio, go to http://www.arrl.org/emergency-radio-org .
Press Release Contact Name: William Kozbial
Press Release Contact Email: [email protected]
Press Release Contact Phone: 419 893 3420
Organization Name: Toledo Mobile Radio Association
Website or Link: http://www.tmrahamradio.org/
Organization Address / City / State:
Mail:
P.O. Box 9673
Toledo, OH 43697-9673