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Ewing Township Amateur Radio Appreciation Day is June 28
Proclamation marks ARRL Field Day at Delaware Valley Radio Association in West Trenton
On June 9, the Township of Ewing, N.J. recognized Saturday, June 28 as Ewing Township Amateur Radio Appreciation Day. The proclamation was made to recognize the contributions all radio amateurs make to the community and to mark the Delaware Valley Radio Association’s participation in ARRL Field Day, held annually during the last weekend of June.
Pictured, (left to right): Ewing Township Mayor Bert Steinmann; Councilman Kevin Baxter; Councilwoman Kathleen Wollert, Jon Frush W8JRF, Delaware Valley Radio Association Field Day chairman; Council President Jennifer Keyes-Maloney and Councilwoman Sarah Steward.
Nationwide, some 40,000 “hams” will participate in ARRL Field Day, including members of DVRA. They will set up portable radio stations on emergency power and try to make contact with other hams in the US and Canada.
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- The DVRA’s Field Day operations will be open to the public Saturday, June 28, 2 to 5 p.m.
- 798 Bear Tavern Rd., West Trenton, NJ 08628
Amateur radio operators are from every walk of life – men and women of all ages, in every corner of the world. They share passion for experimenting and engineering ways to transmit voice, data and pictures over the air, near and far. They’re creative, resourceful and ready to improvise, especially in emergencies.
A picnic, a campout, practice for emergencies and an informal competition, Field Day is the most popular ham radio activity held annually in North America. The event involves contacting as many other stations as possible, around the country and the world, operating radio gear in abnormal situations and less than optimal conditions.
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Despite the development of very complex, modern communications systems — or maybe because they are so complex — ham radio has been called into action, again and again, to provide communications in crises when it really matters. Hams are well-known for their communications support in real disaster and post-disaster situations.
Hams also put these same skills to work helping organize large non-emergency events, like marathons, bike-a-thons, walk-a-thons and parades.
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