Amateur Radio donates thousands of man hours of supplementary public service communications in civil emergencies, official drills and events such as parades and marathons each year. Such events show Amateur Radio in its best light, and it is critically important that ARRL bring documentation of this public service work to the attention of the Congress, the FCC and other public officials. Your information below is an important addition to the record. Please complete and return this form to the Public Service Branch at ARRL Headquarters. Thank you.

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1. Nature of activity (Check one).

          Communications Emergency. Amateurs supplied communications required to replace or supplement normal
          communications means.

         Alert. Amateurs were deployed for emergency communications, but emergency situation did not develop.

X     Special exercise. Amateurs supplied communications for a parade, race, etc.

       Test or drill. A training activity in which amateurs participated.

2. Brief description of activity: Communications support for the Anchorage Daily News 1998 5K Heart Run.

3. Places or areas involved: Anchorage, AK

4. Number of amateurs participating: 8

5. Event start date/time: 25 Apr 98/0800L               6. Event end date/time: 25 Apr 98/1400L

7. Duration of event (hours): 6                                 8. Total man-hours: 48

9. Number of repeaters used: 1

10. Estimated manpower cost: $480 (man-hours times $10/hr)

11. Estimated cost of equipment used: $4,700 (hand-helds, repeaters, etc.)

12. Total estimated cost of service: $5,180 (add amounts from lines 10 and 11)

13. Nets and/or frequencies used (including repeater call signs): KL7G deployable public service repeater, 449.65/444.65 MHz

14. Number of messages handled: Continuous tactical traffic

15. Names of agencies receiving communications support: Anchorage Daily News

16. Please list call signs of amateurs who were major participants: KL7TQ, KL0EO, KL0CY, KL0GA, KL7GR, KL7TS, NL7EA, KL0LO

17. Other comments: The event consisted of 6,300 runners and about 2,000 spectators.

Please attach photos of amateurs in action, newspaper clippings or other data.
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Name of Amateur Radio organization providing service: South Central Amateur Radio Club

Location of organization: City or town: Anchorage                State: AK

Your name: Larry K. Petty Call sign: KL5T

Address: 2631 W. 27th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99517

ARRL appointment, if any: ASM, VE, ARES                 e-mail address: [email protected]

Telephone:    (907) 552-2448            (907) 248-3864
                              (days)                          (evenings)

I attest that the information provided above is complete and true to the best of my knowledge.
 

//SIGNED//
LARRY K. PETTY                                                                                    25 Oct 98