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PAGE 6 - MADISON MESSENGER - <strong>June</strong> 13, <strong>2021</strong><br />
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Watch hams in action<br />
The <strong>Madison</strong> County Amateur Radio<br />
Club will participate in a national emergency<br />
communications preparedness exercise<br />
on <strong>June</strong> 26-27. Known as Field Day, the<br />
exercise involves setting up and operating<br />
emergency radio communications using amateur<br />
(ham) radio to communicate with similar<br />
operations throughout the country.<br />
The club will conduct its Field Day operations<br />
at the Deercreek Township Hall, 75<br />
Middle St., Lafayette, beginning at 2 p.m.<br />
<strong>June</strong> 26 and concluding at 2 p.m. <strong>June</strong> 27.<br />
Operations will include digital messaging,<br />
as well as voice and Morse Code communications.<br />
The <strong>Madison</strong> County club members<br />
will demonstrate the “magic” of ham radio<br />
by contacting hams across the country using<br />
wire antennas, low-power radios and emergency<br />
power.<br />
The public is invited to come and see<br />
modern amateur radio technology in action<br />
and learn about this exciting hobby. Club<br />
members will be available to answer questions,<br />
provide literature and even help visitors<br />
get on the air. The best visiting times<br />
are 2-6 p.m. <strong>June</strong> 26 and 10 a.m.-2 <strong>June</strong> 27.<br />
Field Day is sponsored by ARRL, the national<br />
association for amateur radio, and<br />
has been an annual event since 1933. This<br />
year’s operations are expected to involve<br />
over 40,000 ham radio operators from across<br />
North America.<br />
Often using only emergency power supplies,<br />
ham operators construct and operate<br />
emergency stations in parks, shopping<br />
malls, schools and backyards around the<br />
country. Their slogan, “When All Else Fails,<br />
Ham Radio Works,” is demonstrated by<br />
hams who can send messages in many<br />
forms without the use of phone systems, internet<br />
or any other infrastructure that can<br />
be compromised in a crisis. The event combines<br />
public service, emergency preparedness,<br />
community outreach and technical<br />
skills.<br />
Modern amateur radio is a fast-growing<br />
hobby. There are now nearly 28,000 licensed<br />
amateurs in Ohio, more than 750,000 in the<br />
United States, and more than 2.5 million<br />
worldwide. Through the ARRL’s Amateur<br />
Radio Emergency Services program, volunteers<br />
provide emergency communication for<br />
thousands of state and local emergency response<br />
agencies and non-emergency communications<br />
services to a wide variety of<br />
community and civic organizations, all without<br />
cost to the public.<br />
For more information about the <strong>Madison</strong><br />
County Amateur Radio Club, go to<br />
http://mcarcoh.org/. To learn more about<br />
Field Day, go to http://www.arrl.org/fieldday.<br />
Support for Geneaology Society<br />
Tom Galluzzo (left), commander of American Legion Post 105, presents a donation<br />
to Charles Fisher, vice president of the <strong>Madison</strong> County Genealogical Society. The<br />
Society has an extensive collection of <strong>Madison</strong> County obituaries, local newspapers<br />
on microfilm, family files, and reference material. Volunteers can help beginners<br />
start to learn about their family history, as well as aid experienced researchers. The<br />
Society is located at London City Hall, 20 S. Walnut St., and is open Mondays, 10<br />
a.m.-4 p.m., and other times by appointment. Call (740) 852-0994 on Mondays or<br />
leave a message. For more information, visit “<strong>Madison</strong> County Ohio Genealogical<br />
Society” on Facebook.
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