http://www.centralfloridafuture.com/ucf-club-participates-in-ham-radio-field-day-1.1770219
“Central Florida Future
UCF club participates in ham radio Field Day”
Billie Hartl
Published: Sunday, June 28, 2009
Updated: Sunday, June 28, 2009
SNIPPET: ““With this setup we can easily talk around the world,” Wall said. “We can run two to four stations simultaneously. We do a satellite contact — we transmit to a satellite in orbit and talk to someone somewhere else on the planet. It’s one of our favorite things to do because it’s such a difficult thing to accomplish.””
SNIPPET: ““We run these radios at 100 watts max, a little more than two incandescent bulbs,” Wall said. “With that we can talk globally. When you think of that in terms of power consumption, it’s nothing.”
The club works with different types of radio, including Morse code, AM radio and FM radio in addition to digital.”
SNIPPET: “The club finished fourth in the state in its category last year. The club is classified as 2A since it has two main stations and outdoor emergency power exclusively.
“It’s pretty cool because it’s the largest radio communications network in the world, and it’s privately owned by citizens,” Wall said.”
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/jun/28/amateur-radios-used-for-us-drill/
“Amateur radios used for U.S. drill”
By Rachel McGrath
Sunday, June 28, 2009
SNIPPET: “Amateur radio operators from across Ventura County gathered in Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley on Saturday to participate in a 24-hour national exercise testing communications that could be vital during a natural disaster or national emergency.”
SNIPPET: “At the Reagan Library, there were 12 operating stations set up by members of the Ventura County Amateur Radio Society, Simi Settlers Amateur Radio Club and the Ventura County Amateur Radio Club.”
SNIPPET: “Marty Woll, vice director for the western division of the ARRL, came by to see the Simi Valley station in action.
“For some hams, this is one of the few times in the year when they can take their equipment out of their homes and set up in some location where they don’t have all the conveniences of power and everything else and make things work,” Woll said.
“In an actual disaster, of course, the infrastructure could be gone in which case they are often the only link perhaps between Red Cross shelters or between an isolated location and the outside world, so it’s important.””