Tom Stroud
For Immediate Release
For additional information contact:
Tom Stroud – President Tulsa Repeater Organization
P.O. BOX 248
CATOOSA, OK 74015
918-695-3735
[email protected]
Tulsa Amateur Radio Operators Get back together, to Train for Disaster
2nd ANNUAL NORTH EAST OKLAHOMA DISASTER PREPAREDNESS FIELD DAY
JUNE 27TH and 28TH
Local members of the 4 Amateur Radio Clubs will be getting back together to show off their emergency communication capabilities. Over the past years, the news continues to be full of reports of Amateur Radio Operators - often called “Hamsâ€, providing critical communication during unexpected emergencies including wildfires, winter storms as well as tornadoes and flooding in and around the Tulsa area. During local and long range disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, 2008 Pitcher and 2009 Lone Grove Tornadoes, Amateur Radio often called “Ham radioâ€- was often the Only way people could communicate. When trouble is brewing, Amateur Radio’s people are often the first to provide rescuers with critical information and communications. On the weekend of June 27th and 28th, the public will have a chance to meet and talk with Tulsa’s ham radio operators and see for themselves what the Amateur Radio Service is all about. Showing the newest digital and satellite capabilities, voice communications and even historical Morse code, Hams from around the Northeast Oklahoma area will be there holding public demonstrations of emergency communications abilities.
This Field Day event called “2nd Annual North East Oklahoma Disaster Preparedness Field Day†is the climax of the week long “Amateur Radio Week†sponsored by the ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio, and the four Tulsa area clubs Tulsa Repeater Organization (TRO), Tulsa Amateur Radio Club (TARC), American Airlines Amateur Radio Club (AARC), Broken Arrow Amateur Radio Club (BAARC), and visiting clubs from around Northeast Oklahoma. Using only emergency power supplies, ham operators will construct emergency stations at the “Tulsa Health Department Complex†located at 51st and 129th in south Tulsa. Their slogan, “Ham Radio works when other systems don’t†is more than just words to the Hams as they prove they can make contacts and send messages all around the world in many forms with out the use of phone systems, internet, or any other infrastructure that can be compromised in a crisis. More than 30,000 amateur radio operators across the country participated in last year’s event. Their will be things happening all day and into the night. Integrated Tower Systems will have a 100FT mobile tower set up for demonstration. Life Flight will be scheduled to make an appearance on Saturday evening. Storm Chasers, Skywarn Spotters, Fire, Rescue, EMS, Emergency Management, and Disaster Response Organization are welcome to bring Vehicles and Equipment out for display, so come meet the people who work to keep us all safe at the 2nd Annual North East Oklahoma Disaster Preparedness Field Day.
Tom Stroud-
Ktul news channel 8
First Alert Storm Team
For additional information contact:
Tom Stroud – President Tulsa Repeater Organization
P.O. BOX 248
CATOOSA, OK 74015
918-695-3735
[email protected]
Tulsa Amateur Radio Operators Get back together, to Train for Disaster
2nd ANNUAL NORTH EAST OKLAHOMA DISASTER PREPAREDNESS FIELD DAY
JUNE 27TH and 28TH
Local members of the 4 Amateur Radio Clubs will be getting back together to show off their emergency communication capabilities. Over the past years, the news continues to be full of reports of Amateur Radio Operators - often called “Hamsâ€, providing critical communication during unexpected emergencies including wildfires, winter storms as well as tornadoes and flooding in and around the Tulsa area. During local and long range disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, 2008 Pitcher and 2009 Lone Grove Tornadoes, Amateur Radio often called “Ham radioâ€- was often the Only way people could communicate. When trouble is brewing, Amateur Radio’s people are often the first to provide rescuers with critical information and communications. On the weekend of June 27th and 28th, the public will have a chance to meet and talk with Tulsa’s ham radio operators and see for themselves what the Amateur Radio Service is all about. Showing the newest digital and satellite capabilities, voice communications and even historical Morse code, Hams from around the Northeast Oklahoma area will be there holding public demonstrations of emergency communications abilities.
This Field Day event called “2nd Annual North East Oklahoma Disaster Preparedness Field Day†is the climax of the week long “Amateur Radio Week†sponsored by the ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio, and the four Tulsa area clubs Tulsa Repeater Organization (TRO), Tulsa Amateur Radio Club (TARC), American Airlines Amateur Radio Club (AARC), Broken Arrow Amateur Radio Club (BAARC), and visiting clubs from around Northeast Oklahoma. Using only emergency power supplies, ham operators will construct emergency stations at the “Tulsa Health Department Complex†located at 51st and 129th in south Tulsa. Their slogan, “Ham Radio works when other systems don’t†is more than just words to the Hams as they prove they can make contacts and send messages all around the world in many forms with out the use of phone systems, internet, or any other infrastructure that can be compromised in a crisis. More than 30,000 amateur radio operators across the country participated in last year’s event. Their will be things happening all day and into the night. Integrated Tower Systems will have a 100FT mobile tower set up for demonstration. Life Flight will be scheduled to make an appearance on Saturday evening. Storm Chasers, Skywarn Spotters, Fire, Rescue, EMS, Emergency Management, and Disaster Response Organization are welcome to bring Vehicles and Equipment out for display, so come meet the people who work to keep us all safe at the 2nd Annual North East Oklahoma Disaster Preparedness Field Day.
Tom Stroud-
Ktul news channel 8
First Alert Storm Team
