TheDay.com, New London, CT

TheDay.com, New London, CT

"Emergency Radio Test Planned For Saturday

By ROBERT A. HAMILTON
Day Staff Writer, Navy/Defense/Electric Boat
Published on 9/29/2005

Amateur radio operators in eastern Connecticut will conduct an annual emergency test Saturday, according to District Emergency Coordinator Wayne Gronlund of East Lyme.

The ham radio operators won't know the details of the drill until the day of the exercise. Gronlund will open an envelope Saturday morning detailing the nature of the simulated emergency, and radio operators will staff emergency operation centers around the region, setting up portable stations where needed.

Gronlund noted that in recent weeks the importance of ham radio has been vividly displayed, as operators came from all over the country to begin restoring emergency communications in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, providing free service to medical, police and other responders.

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Bob N5IET

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