For More Information contact: 
Glen Briggs
Grundy County Amateur Radio Emergency Services Coordinator.
(660) 358-4390
kb0rpj@arrl.net


For Immediate Release

Trenton, Missouri, March 12, 2004 -- Amateur Radio operators from throughout northern Missouri will start 

gearing up this week for the upcoming severe weather season by joining state and local agencies for the

annual statewide severe weather exercise. 

The exercise, will be held at 1:30 PM on Tuesday, March 16th 2004, is a statewide event sponsored by the State

Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service. Area Operators will meet on a pre-arranged

frequency and will exchange information about current weather. Operators are urged to use emergency power

whenever possible. 

Glen Briggs, the Local Amateur Radio Emergency Services Coordinator said. "Last Year we found out just how

valuable being prepared is, with a record number of tornadoes being reported across the United States

Amateur Radio Operators relayed Thousands of reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service."

Briggs went onto say. "Of these thousands of reports, many helped the National Weather Service better warn 
the public." 


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