(2300z) 3/18/2005 to (2300z) 3/20/2005
ATTENTION: Stations who worked N2ARC during the weekend of March 19-21, 2004, THE COMMEMORATIVE CERTIFICATE/QSLs are being mailed on Monday, October 11, 2004! We’re sorry for the delay; things here have been as hectic as you can imagine! Hope you agree that the results were worth the wait! 73, the ops at N2ARC!
We have used all the certificates we printed; if you would still like a QSL card and did not send us an SASE yet, please do so.
(Design for QSLs by VA3JFF - 06-SEP-2004) (Design for certificate by VA3JFF - 06-SEP-2004)
PRINCETON, NJ – March 24, 2004
Local Amateur Radio operators will once again test their readiness to
provide emergency communications services on March 18-20 (2005) as part of
American Red
Cross month celebrations. That
weekend, they will operate a special event radio station N2ARC from the Central
New Jersey Chapter of the American Red Cross in Princeton, NJ.
The event is designed to test operators' abilities to
operate the station for an extended period of time, as might be needed under
emergency conditions. These
skills were put to the test on September 11, 2001 and during the recent blackout
when local amateur radio operators provided vital communications support to the
Red Cross and the recovery efforts in New York.
Amateur Radio is a key component of Homeland Defense, where it has been
described as the one communications medium that will never fail.
While the event is a serious test of skill, it’s also fun, too. During the weekend, the radio operators try to contact as many other amateur radio stations as possible. Amateurs who contact the station are eligible to receive a special commemorative certificate by sending a LARGE (8-1/2 X 11) self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
Gerry Jurrens, N2GJ
PO Box 147
Kingston, NJ 08528-0147
Operation
is planned on 28.445, 14.255, 7.240, and 3.952 MHz as well as on VHF
bands and via the Automatic Position Reporting System.
Further details can be found at
http://www.arrl.org/contests/spev.html
"We are in the middle of a telecommunications
revolution and Amateur Radio is right in the middle of the action," says
Gerry Jurrens, who coordinates the partnership between the local Amateur Radio
Emergency Service operators and the Red Cross chapter.
"We are making friends around the world, getting students interested
in technology and helping our communities when disaster strikes."
Today there are more than 700,000 Amateur Radio operators in the United States and more than 2.5 million worldwide. It’s easier than ever to earn your license! Information on how to become involved in Amateur Radio is available from the national association for amateur radio:
American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
225 Main Street,
Newington, CT 06111
or by calling (toll-free in the USA):
1-800-32-NEW HAM
The URL for the ARRL's home page on the World Wide Web is www.arrl.org.
The URL for the Central New Jersey Chapter of the American Red Cross is www.njredcross.org