FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sunnyvale, June 15th 2007


*Sunnyvale Hams Prepare for Disaster*


When the big one hits, or some other major disaster occurs, how does one
communicate when the phones are down, there is no fax machine, the
internet is gone, the "trunk line" is jammed, and the cell phone is
dead?  The hams (amateur radio operators) who are members of the
Sunnyvale Amateur Radio Emergency Service (SARES) know how and will be
providing emergency communications.


The members of SARES, and thousands of other hams across the United
States, spend one weekend every June practicing and demonstrating their
emergency communications skills.  This annual event, known as Field Day,
is organized by the American Radio Relay League, a national organization
of hams, which was established in 1914.


SARES members will be conducting Field Day exercises at Raynor Park in
Sunnyvale, 1565 Quail Avenue, June 23 and 24, from 11AM Saturday through
Noon Sunday.  The public is encouraged to drop by for a visit and take
the opportunity to learn about the many exciting facets of amateur radio
and emergency communications.


Across the country, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service provides
emergency communications for the Red Cross, Salvation Army, OEM, FEMA,
and hundreds of county and municipal governments and public safety
agencies.  Many ARES members hold training certificates from the
National Emergency Management System (NIMS) under the auspices of FEMA's
Emergency Management Institute.


For more information please contact:

Sunnyvale Amateur Radio Emergency Service
Neal Enault  WA6OCP
408-245-6186,  wire2k@prodigy.net