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[HCDX] Hams gather to test radio readiness
Hams gather to test radio readiness
http://www.lohud.com/article/20110626/NEWS02/106260385/Hams-gather-test-radio-
readiness?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|News|s
YORKTOWN - The collection of shortwave radios, nestled under a small blue tent, seemed
out of place in the bucolic surroundings of Hilltop Hanover Farm.
But the rural setting was actually the perfect spot for the amateur radio operators manning
the tent - a remote enough location for the group to join a national ham radio competition
being launched at the other end of Westchester County.
The annual ham radio Field Day competition, held at Mamaroneck's Harbor Island Park, put
thousands of amateur radio enthusiasts, or "hams," on the air to reach out across the country
to connect with as many other operators as possible.
"Field Day is designed for hams to operate under less-than-optimal conditions," said
Yorktown resident Michael Mirsky, 66, part of the Hanover Farm crew. "In other words, not in
the comfort of your home, not on power from Con Edison or NYSEG, but out in the field
under conditions that might be encountered in cases of an emergency."
Hams are quick to note it's more than mere hobby.
"Recent history is replete with examples of ham radio operators being the only
communication in a disaster area," said Yorktown Town Justice Salvatore Lagonia, 58, a
ham for 30 years.
"Ham radios are still very valid, especially in a world where we have natural disasters and
man-made disasters."
Sponsored by the American Radio Relay League, the Field Day event is the largest of several
ham radio competitions held yearly.
The competition kicked off at the Mamaroneck park at midday, and concludes today. More
than 35,000 amateur radio enthusiasts took part last year.
For Andrew Mirsky, it was almost a birthright - the 33-year-old Brooklyn resident was right
there with his dad at Hanover Farm.
The crew took just 45 minutes to set up their national communication network, which
included several shortwave radios and laptops, all of them powered entirely by a nearby
generator.
"When we're reliant on so many forms of communication that are so dependent on very
complex systems - power grids and Internet and routers and everything - it is a
throwback," Andrew Mirsky explained. "But in its simplicity it enables communication in
adverse conditions."
And from out-of-the way locations like a picturesque farm in YorktownStandard rig : ICOM
R75 / 2x16 V / m@h40 heads Sennheiser
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Pesawat penerima: ICOM R75 , Lowe HF150 , Degen 1102,1103,108,
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