W.E.A.R.C.

               West Essex Amateur Radio Club, Essex Fells, NJ

                                   an ARRL Special Service Club             

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Ham Radio Field Day

ESSEX FELLS - The West Essex Amateur Radio Club (WEARC) participated in an annual emergency communications Field Day sponsored by the American Radio Relay League, the national association for amateur radio. The event started at 2 p.m. Saturday June 28 and ended 2 p.m. Sunday June 29. Eleven WEARC members set up a temporary communications station at the Essex Fells Service Building and contacted hams across North America as an exercise in disaster preparedness. They made 781 contacts with other participating stations in 46 states and 5 Canadian provinces. Approximately 50,000 hams participate in this event nationwide. Visitors included Mayor Ed Abbot of Essex Fells and Mayor Ken McKenna from Verona.

Amateur “Ham” Radio Operators are frequently first responders when a major disaster strikes, providing critical communications to local authorities after normal communications have been rendered inoperative. During Hurricane Katrina, Ham Radio was the sole source of communication for many communities within the disaster area, linking local authorities, hospitals, shelters, and relief organizations, with State and Federal authorities. Hams continue to provide crucial and sometimes life-saving communications during disasters.

For more information about WEARC and Amateur Radio, please visit www.wearc.org
 

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