* Amateur Radio Operators Needed for Apple Scrapple – Bridgeville
October 5
The town of Bridgeville, DE will host the annual Apple Scrapple Festival on Saturday, October 12th. This town-wide event draws thousands of visitors to enjoy the rides, exhibitions, concerts, and food. Sussex County AUXCOMM will be supporting the Mobile Command Unit, providing amateur radio operators to cover specific key locations throughout the event in addition to observing the crowd and reporting any incident requiring emergency response. We also interface with the public providing them with critical information like where the restrooms are located, and, maybe, where they parked their car!
This is where you come in. We need several dozen operators to fully cover this event. Positions are available for full or half day operation. A VHF/UHF handheld radio is all that is needed, though a spare battery and surveillance or speaker mic are recommended. In addition to applying your ham radio skills and helping serve the public, you also get to explore and enjoy all of the food and fun the festival offers.
Please consider giving up all or part of the day to provide a meaningful service to the community. In past years some of our teams were instrumental in reuniting families that had become separated from their young ones, providing much needed information on what is where, aiding in timely EMS response, and providing valuable information to our public safety partners. Volunteers will operate in pairs. First timers need not worry about knowing where to go or what to expect as you will be teamed with an experienced operator.
Information about the festival is available from the organizer’s website https://www.applescrapple.com/ Thank you to those few who have already asked to be involved.
To get on the roster and receive further details as we get closer, please respond to this email, or email ws3eoc@gmail.com with 2024 Apple in the subject line. Indicate whether you are available for morning, afternoon, or full-day shifts.
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