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KC2UGV
06-27-2011, 02:03 PM
http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/all_news/548124/ham-radio-operators-practice-for-emergencies/

(http://buffalo.ynn.com/content/all_news/548124/ham-radio-operators-practice-for-emergencies/)
Ham radio operators in Albion spent Saturday practicing for emergencies and communicating with other operators from around the world.

NQ6U
06-27-2011, 07:27 PM
I thought Field Day was about beating your rival club and drinking beer.

KC2UGV
06-28-2011, 06:37 AM
I dunno. I've never done one (And my neighbor, who owns a guitar shop and is a ham is going to lace into me for not doing field day, he says it's the duty of every ham to be active for field day, to support the local clubs).

W3WN
06-28-2011, 09:34 AM
Well, since we're on the subject: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleynewsdispatch/s_744083.html
(no, this is not my club)

W5RB
06-28-2011, 11:38 AM
http://meridianstar.com/local/x603693033/MARC-starts-Field-Day-operations-today
Here's my contribution , about half was written by me , about half pasted by the editor from webpage and interview notes . I dunno how the misspelling of the ARRL weblink happened . Anyway , the local club's contribution .

KG4CGC
07-01-2011, 09:39 PM
Last year, a local club held their field day at a smoked BBQ restaurant.

WØTKX
07-02-2011, 12:59 AM
The group I did FD with made the news... We ran as K0BO.

CQ Field Day, Kilowatt Zero Body Odor! :mrgreen:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/07/hamming-up-the-airwaves.html