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REACT International, Inc. REACT INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION TARGETS 21ST CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS For Immediate Release Suitland, MD., March 28, 2000 -- REACT International Inc., (Radio Emergency Associated Communications Teams) will hold their International Convention July 26-28, 2000 hosted by the Florida Council of REACT Teams, Inc., at the Ramada Plaza Hotel Gateway Inn in Kissimmee, Florida. This will be an End of the Century Blowout as REACT goes Transmitting into the 21st Century our theme for the convention. Parts of the Convention will be Live on the Internet. Highlight of the Convention will be the appearance of the DCAT (Disaster Communications Assistance Team) van with complete communications setup including radios in all bands, GPAR, ATV, and weather satellite monitoring. The van has its own tower, repeater, and generator that can be dispatched anywhere for emergency communications during disasters. Amateur operators from around the world are invited to call the DCAT van Wednesday July 26 between 0900 EDT to 12 midnight (1300UTC 26 July to 0400UTC 27 July). Once contact is made, if amateurs send a QSL card, they will receive a commemorative certificate from the 2000 REACT International Convention. The frequency is 28.335, and the callsign is K4EOC. The address is 2000 REACT International Convention, P.O. Box 360292, Melbourne FL 32936-0292. Exciting programs planned are a FCC seminar by Mr. Riley Hollingsworth, Special Counsel, Amateur Radio, from the Bureau of Enforcement in Gettysburg, PA. Guest speaker for the banquet is Mr. Joseph Myers, Director of the Florida Division of Emergency management in Tallahassee. There will be medical training and certifications in CPR and First Aid by the American Heart Association, a time capsule ceremony where documents and items will be placed to be opened in the future, workshops, an Amateur breakfast and testing, contests, awards, and many other activities. And, of course, all the well known attractions are nearby with free transportation from the hotel. REACT was founded in 1962 and is the recipient of The President's Volunteer Action Award. Although first use involved CB radio, which still exists, most teams now also use GMRS. There is an extensive network of GMRS repeaters throughout the country. In a typical year members may monitor CB, GMRS, Amateur, VHF and Marine frequencies over 3 million total hours. Approximately 170,000 calls will be taken and 39 million dollars will be saved by taxpayers because of this volunteer work.
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