http://www.tricountyleader.com/news/2011-06-16/Community/Hams_hold_demo_day.html
“Hams hold demo day”
2011-06-16 / Community
SNIPPET: “When all else fails, hams are ready, willing and able.
Over the past years, the news has been full of reports of Amateur radio operators providing critical communications in emergencies world-wide. On the weekend of June 25-26 local residents will have a chance to meet and talk with ham radio operators and see for themselves what this “radio service” really is about.”
SNIPPET: “There are 674,000 licensed Amateur Radio operators in the U.S., and more than 2.6 million world-wide. Hams provide emergency communications for the DHS Citizens’ Corps, the American Red Cross, Salvation Army, FEMA, TX Dept of Homeland Security and many other state and local agencies through formal agreements.
To learn more about Amateur Radio, visit one of the following sites: http://www.arrl.org/ newham, http://www.etecs.org or http://www.tylerarc.org. The public is most cordially invited to come, meet and talk with the hams. They’ll even get you on the air.”