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.””
"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.”