5.0. SR 06-08-1998~ity of
River
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Mayor & City Council
Phil Hals, Street/Park Supt.
June 8, 1998
Request to Use Orono Park
A1 Wicldund, a resident of Elk River, requested permission to use an Orono
Park Shelter as a headquarters for a 24 hour Ham Radio disaster exercise
that will offer practice for alternate forms of communication that might be
used during a real emergency.
This exercise will run from June 27 at noon to June 28 at noon. The Radio
Club will furnish their own radios, generator screen tent and other
equipment needed for this drill.
The Park and Recreation Commission approved this request by consensus of
the members present at the May meeting.
13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425
Mr Phil Hals
City of Elk River
April 29, 1998
Dear Mr Hals
Thanks for taking my call last week in regards to using one of your parks for our annual field day
operations. We are in the process of organizing an amateur radio club in the Elk River area.
Amateur radio (Ham radio) is still a vital link for emergency communications in the event that
local communications are disrupted. One of our members has already talked with the fire chief about
getting involved with some of their drills. We also would like to be involved with community events.
Last summer, we were involved with the Heritage Festival parade providing parade route communications.
Field Day is a nation wide operation that is sponsored by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).
Amateur radio organizations across the U.S and Canada will be on the air the weekend of June 27 &28,
1998 to test their emergency skills, demonstrate who we are to the community and to have fun making
contacts across the country. This operation runs twenty-four hours starting at noon (12:00) that Saturday
until noon (12:00) Sunday. This will mean some of us will be spending the night in the park.
We cannot use commercial power. We will have a generator, screen tent and trailer on site, plus radio
equipment and antennas. The preferred park would be Orono Park because of the area structure and
the visibility of the community.
If you have any questions please feel free to call me at 441-0867.
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Allan Wicklund
KBOMDM