The Joint Canada and USA Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Preparedness Event is being conducted this weekend, Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30, 2007. Simulated emergency traffic will be passed to and from the special event station at Signal Hill, St. John's, Newfoundland, with ARES stations in Canada and the United States taking part. Special event call sign VO1ARES will be used by the Signal Hill station and any Radio Amateur wishing to make contact is encouraged to do so before or after the formal demonstration of emergency traffic handling is completed. Please see the RAC website at www.rac.ca for the event web page at www.rac.ca/fieldorg/aresjointevent.htm to obtain all information.
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