Providence Radio Association, Amateur Radio Station W1OP, founded in 1919

1 -- W1OP [ with W1C ] ARRL Field Day, June 22-23, 2019
[DX DAY Fri., June 21] 2 -- State of Rhode Island 3 -- Newport County Conanicut Island >	W1OP Kilo Award
	4 -- Beavertail State Park K-2868	5 -- Beavertail Lighthouse WLOTA L1422	6 -- NA-031	7 -- RI007S
Look for our Special Event and Field Day GOTA station -- Whiskey One Centennial [ W1C ] June 16 to June 30, 2019

W1OP Centennial Year 2019 . . . Look for W1OP/100

DXCC 300+ Countries ... FD 2018 3A #9 USA ... IARU NE Record Holder 2018
DXCC --160M ... 1st --160M ... 160M WAS 2x

W1OP.com and .org are under construction.

Why Licensed Radio Amateurs?

Radio Amateurs Pitch In
to Help as Major Coastal Storms Hit Northeast

Emergency Communications in Rural Maine
"...that's when amateur radio comes into play."

Hawaii's Communication Breakdown
-- How Going Ham Could Save Us

Licensed Radio Amateurs in Service

SATERN is the official emergency communications service of The Salvation Army SATERN, a group of licensed Amateur Radio Operators providing emergency communications support for Salvation Army operations in local,

regional, and international disaster and emergency situations.
Connected to the Red Cross Safe and Well Program.

The Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) consists of licensed Amateur Radio Operators who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment, with their local ARES leadership, for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes.

The "Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service," RACES is a protocol created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission. RACES volunteer operators are licensed Amateur Radio Operators certified by a civil defense agency to be able to communicate on Amateur Radio frequencies during drills, exercises and emergencies. They are activated by local, county and state jurisdictions and are the only Amateur Radio operators authorized to transmit during declared emergencies when the President of the United States specifically invokes the War Powers Act.

The Hurricane Watch Net is a group of licensed Amateur Radio Operators, trained and organized to provide essential weather related communications support to the National Hurricane Center during times of Hurricane emergencies.

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