Gainesville Amateur Radio Society, Inc.

GARS
2002 ARRL National Field Day and Emergency Communications Test

Santa Fe Community College
Gainesville, Florida

Hosted By

Santa Fe Community College Amateur Radio Society
and
Santa Fe Community College

Saturday June 22nd - Sunday June 23rd




Getting ready for Field Day starts with getting up those towers & antennas on Friday afternoon and Saturday Morning - Rain or Shine!




First in recent memory of a Field Day... we were proud to dedicate this years to the victims and families of the 9/11 attacks and to the brave men & women that gave there lives for fighting for our freedom.... Echo Taps by Andrew and Charles Riggs.

Some operators of 2002 Field Day...before the starting bell. We had some 32 Operators working the airways.




We also had participation and support of various groups:

Nicki McBain  -      American Red Cross - Ala. County Chapter
Steve Abrams, Director  -      Alachua County Emergency Management
Todd Sherman, KB4MHH  -      Alachua County Skywarn
Ron Meder, W8MSH  -  Alachua County ARES
Wiley Horton   - BellSouth - Disaster Preparedness Communications
Bob Van Riper  -  Flightline Gainesville, Inc.
Ann Rowe    - Florida Division of Emergency Management
Portable Tower  -  Florida Fire Marshal
Michael Heeder   -  Gainesville Fire Rescue
Gary Kirkland,  Steven (photographer),  Cindy S. Reporter  -  Gainesville Sun
Steve Orlando, Public Affairs  -  University of Florida
Larry Danker  -  Rock 104 - WRUF-FM
Kevin Benjamin  -  WUFT-TV 5
WCJB- TV 20
Frank DeNuzzo, W3KT  -  QCWA, Chapter 200
Jackson Sasser, Pres.  -  Santa Fe Community College
Warren Croke, NW4C  -  Santa Fe Comm. College Amateur Radio Society, K4EAC
Jeff Hires, KF4TQC  -  Gator Amateur Radio Club, W4DFU
Trina Coggins  -  Danone Waters of North America
Jim & Penny Carr  -  Alachua County Fire-Rescue
Paul Smith, KF4ONH  -  Santa Fe Community College Police Department