BusinessAugust 2, 1999
BUSINESS MEMO: AMATEUR RADIO FIELD DAY
The Southeast Missouri Radio Group recently held its annual amateur radio field day at Klaus Park in Cape Girardeau. During an exercise, the local radio group contacted more than 375 amateur radio stations, including those in Alaska, Canada and Puerto Rico, in a test to check the readiness of amateur radio emergency communications...
The Southeast Missouri Radio Group recently held its annual amateur radio field day at Klaus Park in Cape Girardeau.
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During an exercise, the local radio group contacted more than 375 amateur radio stations, including those in Alaska, Canada and Puerto Rico, in a test to check the readiness of amateur radio emergency communications.
The group has been effective in establishing communications during emergencies -- floods, fires and hurricanes.
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