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Cowtown Amateur Radio Club invites Benbrook officials to Field Day; club highlights emergency-communications role
Summary
Jeff Bailey of the Cowtown Amateur Radio Club invited Benbrook officials to the club's Field Day June 27–28 at Trinity Park and said club members support storm spotting and emergency communications; Bailey said he is assigned to the Benbrook Emergency Operations Center as a radio operator.
Jeff Bailey, representing the Cowtown Amateur Radio Club, asked council members and residents to attend the group's Field Day on June 27–28 at Trinity Park (Pavilions 4 and 5). Bailey described amateur radio's community role in storm spotting and emergency communications and said visitors could see a 24-hour demonstration of radio operations.
Bailey also noted several club members take part in Fort Worth/Tarrant County RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service) activities and said he is assigned to the Benbrook Emergency Operations Center and will serve as the city's radio operator in inclement weather. "...we will be operational down at Trinity Park...Come down either towards the beginning or after the sun goes down," Bailey said, inviting officials and residents to ask questions and see the equipment in operation. He encouraged council attendance and offered demonstrations for visitors.
No council action was taken; the remarks were made during informal public comment to raise awareness of the club's services and invite officials to the event.
