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Each year the K-W Amateur Radio Club joins clubs across North America in a 24-hour field day to test how prepared they are to operate in an emer- gency situation. From Saturday noon until Sunday noon the facility was cut off from all outside ser- vices, allowing the nearly two-dozen ama- teur radio buffs to place a full load test on the building. including its underground diesel generator, water and sewage service, plus sleeping and cooking facilities, Chapman said. As part of the test radio club members set up five portable sta- tions at the facility, as well as units at area hospitals, the police de- partment and selected This time the event was perfectly sche- duled to help the region test its underground di- saster control facility on King Street east in Kitchener, said Stan Chapman. regional safety omeer. "qiodqe "qtrttrttgit Chronicle Staff Local Ham Radio op- erators and the region Joined forces last weekend for a full- scale test of the re- gion’s disaster control centre and emergency communications net- work, and organizers say, both came through with flying colors. GordGlbeonotKltchemweeoneoleometwodozenlocel hem radio bum taking part In Saturday'e Amount Radio Field Day at the Region'e dIeeeteI' canto! centre. 7 Owns and fitness enthusiasts will find everything needed to play the gaml-or get int" shape? Equipment and gear. spurts clothing and workout facilities are all in Uptown Waterloo - just waiting for you! Come ,Jtop the 250 witores and services or Uptown Waterloo today __ where you'll fittd lots of free parking. ttreat selenium and friendl} people to so"? you! Disaster control centre stands up to rigid testing According to Chap- man the 18-year-old emergency centre "held up splendidly" under the demands of the radio operators. . The only real prob- lem we encountered during the 24 hours was the sink drains kept blocking. And, if that's the only difficulty we ever have with it, I’ll be very, very happy," he said. Chapman noted they also diseow The only difficulty encountered during the communications exer- cise, Chapman said, was in locating Mayor Marjorie Carroll, who had a very busy week- end because of the Sounds of Summer fes- tival. ered " very real need for oven mitts and pots and pans, but we made He said one member of the radio club man- aged to track the mayor down late Sat- urday night it the Sea- gram Museum. but wasn't allowed to con- tact her. "it was an interest, ing experience - we finally caught up with her Sunday morning by phone, and (relayed) messages from her to Northern Ontario and high schools. 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