IP: more on Ham radios in the aftermath of 11 September 2001: [risks] Risks Digest 21.68

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 21:30:34 -0700
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> From: "Joseph C. Pistritto" <jcp () jcphome com>
> Subject: Re: IP: Ham radios in the aftermath of 11 September 2001:
>   [risks] Risks Digest 21.68
>
> Related to this, some of your list may wish to know that in addition to 
> helping out at emergencies when they happen, hams train every year for 
> emergency communications in lots of ways.  The most popular of those is 
> "Field Day" where groups of amateurs put together stations "in the field" 
> that often operate off independent power sources for a 24 hour continuous 
> period and attempt to communicate with as many other such stations as 
> possible.   Field Day is in June every year and usually around 30,000 
> amateurs all over the United States participate.  In addition to voice 
> modes (the most popular), many stations communicate via satellites and 
> packet radio (even TCP/IP) as well.
>
> Here's an article on this year's field day from a Stamford Connecticut paper:
> http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/stamford/2001-06-24/article9.shtml
>
>   -jcp-



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