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Cedar Creek Amateur Radio Club invites public to Field Day emergency‑communications exercise
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Charles Ligon invited the Gun Barrel City Council and public to the club’s annual Field Day exercise, which focuses on emergency communications and operates continuously for about 24 hours using alternative power sources.
Charles Ligon, who identified himself as representing the Cedar Creek Amateur Radio Club, invited the council and public to the club’s annual Field Day exercise this coming weekend.
Field Day is an annual emergency-communications exercise sponsored by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). “Field Day is always the June beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and running through 2059 UTC Sunday,” Ligon told the council, and he said the event typically draws tens of thousands of radio operators nationwide.
Ligon said the exercise emphasizes rapid deployment of radio equipment in austere conditions and encourages use of emergency and alternative power sources; the club will operate three battery‑powered radios this year to simulate operations during outages. He also invited unlicensed members of the public to try on-air contacts under FCC rules that allow licensed operators to control and supervise guest operations.
The club’s Field Day is described in the ARRL materials as an emergency preparedness exercise that often lasts about 24 hours; local clubs also pair the exercise with demonstrations, camping and outreach to involve youth and recruits. Ligon closed by inviting council members and the public to attend and participate.
