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Public Invited as Amateur Radio Operators to Practice Emergency Situations:

Posted: 28 Jan 2017 04:00 PM PST
http://www.eham.net/articles/38531


COPPERAS COVE, TX (KXXV) -- The City of Copperas Cove Division of Emergency
Management teamed up with members of the Cove Repeater Association (Amateur
Radio Club) to participate in this year's national Amateur Radio Winter
Field Day exercise. The activities will be held over two days, January
28-29, at the Copperas Cove Fire Station located at 415 S. Main St. The
event begins at 1 PM on January 28 and concludes not later than 1 PM on
January 29. This event is open to the public and all are encouraged to
attend. Anyone may become a radio operator. "Individuals, any person in the
United States, or for that matter throughout the world, can earn a license
and be able to operate on the radio waves that are designated in the
amateur radio frequencies," Deputy Chief/Emergency Management Coordinator
Gary Young said.