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Chain of Lakes ARRL field day operates emergency station at Sand Bay (1961)

Also 1961 Chain of Lakes American Radio Relay League field day

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinSand Bay · Beaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

The Chain of Lakes American Radio Relay League held its annual field day at Beaver Island on June 24–25, 1961, establishing an emergency station at Sand Bay and making long-distance radio contacts.

Evidence and limits

The report gives examples of contacts and names the group’s president, but it is not a complete station log or operator roster.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, July 1961, “ARRL Field Day.”
    Reports the Chain of Lakes American Radio Relay League group operating an emergency station at Sand Bay on June 24–25, with contacts including Labrador, Ecuador, Okinawa, and locations in the United States. It identifies Orville Miller of Bellaire as president and does not provide a complete operator roster or logs.