[WARC] FW: Amateur radio field day: June 28 (#25779)

[Shari Jarvis]

This email was circulated among Winona County employees this past week.  Ly=
nn Theurer, who responded to Myrlah's email, is head of Community Health Se=
rvices where I work.  Thought you would like to see the comments.

73,
Shari
WA9IGK



> Subject: FW: Amateur radio field day:  June 28 (#25779)
> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:10:23 -0500
> From: SJarvis at Co.Winona.MN.US
> To: sharijarvis at hotmail.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lynn Theurer =

> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 4:54 PM
> To: 'Myrlah.Olson at state.mn.us'; Shari Jarvis; Merrily Hazelton
> Cc: Jeff Peterson; Bob Bilder; Sue Goodew
> Subject: RE: Amateur radio field day: June 28 (#25779)
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> Shari will you let your group know about this? Myrlah - our folks were
> invaluable in the SE Flood of 2007!!! Thanks.  Lynn =

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Myrlah.Olson at state.mn.us [mailto:Myrlah.Olson at state.mn.us] =

> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 12:07 PM
> To: Lynn Theurer
> Subject: Amateur radio field day: June 28 (#25779)
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> Amateur radio field day:  June 28
>  (#25779)
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> Jun 12, 2008 12:06:50 PM
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> Greetings:
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> Every year on the fourth full weekend in June (June 28-29 this year),
> the amateur radio Field Day is held.  The purpose of this exercise is to
> encourage emergency preparedness.  Wikipedia says that it is the largest
> single emergency preparedness exercise in the country, with over 30,000
> operators participating each year.
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> If you would like to participate, observe, or just make contact with
> amateur radio operators in your area, you can find a club near you on
> the Amateur Radio Relay League Website 'Clubfinder'
> http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/club/clubsearch.phtml =

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> The Hams are a great resource for a redundant Health Alert Network
> system.  We have really enjoyed working these knowledgeable people
> committed to assisting in emergencies.
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> Let me know if you have any questions or difficulty contacting amateur
> radio clubs in your area.  Thanks.  =

> =

> Myrlah Olson
> Partner Alerting and Communication
> Minnesota Department of Health
> =

> Message sent to:
>   HAN Coordinator, HAN Coordinator, HAN Coordinator, HAN Coordinator,
> HAN Coordinator, Response Coordinator Roles for All Organizations
> District Office Public Health Preparedness Consultants, Workspace Admin
> oep at health.state.mn.us
> =

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