BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Eastern BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181104T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180503T000000Z UID:98F81DB8-5A0F-467D-B53D-A9DE81C01285 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20180407T020000 DTEND;TZID=US/Eastern:20180407T150000 DESCRIPTION:In 1928 the first radio broadcast to police car radios began at the police station on Belle Isle. The 9th IEEE Milestone was placed at th e Belle Isle Detroit Police Station in 1987 to honor the first mobile comm unications systems broadcast in 1928. We are now preparing to celebrate th e 90th anniversary of that achievement.\n\nCommissioner William P. Rutledg e of the Detroit Police department became intrigued by radio. He envisione d a fleet of automobiles that were linked by radio to police headquarters. Rutledge contacted his nephew\, Bernard (Barney) Fitzgerald\, an amateur radio operator with call sign (W8FS). Rutledge and Fitzgerald worked toget her to first prove the concept\, then to spread the results to the Detroit police department patrol cars.\n\nWe celebrate this achievement with thre e core groups\, The APCO (Association of Public-Safety Communications Offi cials)\, the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) and A RRL (American Radio Relay League)\, the fraternal association of amateur r adio operators.\n\nSome may question\; “Why the amateur radio operators? ”\n\nPart 97 of the FCC regulations contains the rules governing the Ama teur Radio Service. It lists five “purposes” for the existence of amat eur radio.Number one is providing emergency and public-service communicati ons. Another is advancing skills in the technical and communication phases of the radio art. Both of these were expressed in the vision and contribu tion of the early radio amateurs who were at the heart of the accomplishme nt we celebrate here today.\n\nWe remember the people who first made this this significant technical achievement possible\, and honor the 90th anniv ersary of their work. The use of mobile radio communications to enhance th e safety and security all people began here. What they accomplished here w ere the first steps toward our current mobile communications systems. 50 y ears ago the IEEE placed a historical plaque at the Belle Isle police stat ion building. Approximately 10 years ago the APCO ( https://www.apcointl.o rg/about-apco.html ) also supported the placement of a historical marker n ear the building.\n\nPlans are in place for a member of the local IEEE Sec tion\, the APCO\, and members of the Amateur Radio community ( [http://www .arrl.org](http://www.arrl.org/) ) to visit to Belle Isle \\between 10 AM and 4 PM on April 7th and to hold the re-dedication ceremonies for both pl aques at 2 PM. (See http://ethw.org/Milestones:One-Way_Police_Radio_Commun ication\,_1928.)\n\nBill Boyke (N8OZV) of the Ford Motor Company\, Tin Liz zy Amateur Radio Club has registered special event Amateur Radio Station\, 'K0P' (Kilo Zero Papa) with the FCC. We expect to see participation from several local Amateur Radio clubs in the form of operation of low power (Q RP) emergency radio communication equipment and simple wire\, loop or vert ical antennas. All this equipment is small\, easily portable and will be u nobtrusive and completely removed at the end of the day. This will be a go od opportunity for non 'Hams' to see what amateur radio is all about.\n\nF or the Amateur Radio Community\, as you arrive\, we have some organization al business to conduct:\n\n- Talk-in on the 2 Meter Wandotte Repeater: WY8 DOT/R 147.240 MHz\, +\, 100 Hz Tone.\n- Once you arrive please switch to S implex Frequency 146.52\n- We plan to operate “Station K0P” with multi ple rigs and operating frequencies / Times / Modes / so we are developing a Scheduling system to maximize everyone’s on-air time.\n- Collecting co ntact information for the QSL cards.\n\nPlease ‘Sign-in’ as you arrive \, so we have a clear record of who was able to attend.\n\nDriving Directi ons:\n\nEntrance to the MacArthur Bridge to Belle Isle is at the junction of E. Jefferson Ave. and E. Grand Blvd. (The nearest Interstate highway ju nction appears to be the I-375 spur from the I-75\, and E. Jefferson Ave.) \n\nNote: Most major roads on the island are one way\, so pay attention to the signs.\n\nCross the bridge\, and stay to the right avoiding the const ruction.\n\nAs you enter Belle Isle proper\, you are directed to the right onto Sunset Drive.\n\nStay to the left as Sunset Drive divides to become Casino Way. Stay left!\n\nTurn left onto Central Ave.\n\nFollow Central Av e. past Muse Road\, Picnic Way and Fleming Street.\n\nApproach the status of Major General Alpheus Starkey Williams (no relation) at the junction of Central Ave. and Inselruhe Ave.\n\nStay to the right of the statue\, and circle to the left around the statue\, effectively turning left onto Insel ruhe Ave.\n\nInselruhe Ave.is a two way street\, so traffic can approach f rom both directions!\n\nDiscover the old Belle Isle police station buildin g immediately on your right. (GPS coordinates of 42.340419\, -82.986598)\n \nYou are there!\n\nParking:\n\nSince Inselruhe Ave. is a fairly narrow\, two way street\, parking there is to be avoided. If the police station par king lot is full (it is rather limited) please park along Riverbank Drive. (Note it is one way.)\n\nThere are ‘over-flow’ covered facilities bot h east and west of the police station along Riverbank Drive\, so there sho uld be room for everyone who can come.\n\nThe link below to a map gives a good overview of the entire island with all the roads.\n\nhttp://www.michi gan.gov/documents/dnr/belle_isle_map_color_461800_7.pdf\n\nSpeaker(s): Ric h\, Kim\n\nAgenda: \n10:00 AM Amateur Radio Clubs set up small emergency s tations and operate.\n\n2:00 PM Official Re-Dedication Ceremony (APCO / IE EE )\n\n4:00 PM Close Amateur Radio stations for the day.\n\nClean up the grounds as we leave!\n\nBldg: Belle Isle Police Station\, 2 Inselruhe Ave. \, Detroit\, Michigan\, United States LOCATION:Bldg: Belle Isle Police Station\, 2 Inselruhe Ave. \, Detroit\, M ichigan\, United States ORGANIZER:k.williams@ieee.org SEQUENCE:4 SUMMARY:Belle Isle IEEE Milestone Re-dedication URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/171091 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>In 1928 the first radio broadcast to polic e car radios began at the police&nbsp\;station on Belle Isle.&nbsp\; The 9 <sup>th</sup> IEEE Milestone was placed at the Belle Isle Detroit Police S tation in 1987 to honor the first mobile communications systems broadcast in 1928.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;We are now preparing to celebrate the 90<sup>th</sup > anniversary of that achievement.&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Commissioner Wil liam P. Rutledge of the Detroit Police department became intrigued by radi o.&nbsp\; He envisioned a fleet of automobiles that were linked by radio t o police headquarters.&nbsp\; Rutledge contacted his nephew\, Bernard (Bar ney) Fitzgerald\, an amateur radio operator with call sign (W8FS).&nbsp\; Rutledge and Fitzgerald worked together to first prove the concept\, then to spread the results to the Detroit police department patrol cars.&nbsp\; </p>\n<p>We celebrate this achievement with three core groups\, The APCO ( Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials)\, the IEEE (Institu te of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) and ARRL (American Radio Relay League)\, the fraternal association of amateur radio operators.&nbsp\;</p> \n<p>Some may question\; &ldquo\;Why the amateur radio operators?&rdquo\;& nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Part 97 of the FCC regulations contains the rules governing the Amateur Radio Service.&nbsp\; &nbsp\;It lists five &ldquo\;purposes&r dquo\; for the existence of amateur radio.Number one is providing emergenc y and public-service communications.&nbsp\; Another is advancing skills in the technical and communication phases of the radio art. &nbsp\;Both of t hese were expressed in the vision and contribution of the early radio amat eurs who were at the heart of the accomplishment we celebrate here today.& nbsp\;</p>\n<p>We remember the people who first made this this significant technical achievement possible\, and honor the 90<sup>th</sup> anniversar y of their work.&nbsp\; The use of mobile radio communications to enhance the safety and security all people began here.&nbsp\; What they accomplish ed here were the first steps toward our current mobile communications syst ems.&nbsp\; &nbsp\;50 years ago the IEEE placed a&nbsp\;historical plaque at the Belle Isle police station building.&nbsp\; Approximately 10 years a go the APCO&nbsp\;(&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.apcointl.org/about-apco.htm l"><strong>https://www.apcointl.org/about-apco.html</strong></a>&nbsp\;) a lso supported the&nbsp\;placement of a historical marker near the building .&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Plans are in place for a member of the local IEEE Section\, the APCO\, and&nbsp\;members of the Amateur Radio community (&nb sp\;<a href="http://www.arrl.org/"><strong>http://www.arrl.org</strong></a >&nbsp\;) to visit&nbsp\;to&nbsp\;Belle&nbsp\;Isle&nbsp\;\\between &nbsp\; &nbsp\;10 AM and 4 PM on April 7th and to hold the <u>re-dedication&nbsp\; ceremonies</u> for both plaques at 2 PM.&nbsp\; (See <strong>http://ethw.o rg/Milestones:One-Way_Police_Radio_Communication\,_1928</strong>.)&nbsp\;< /p>\n<p><u>Bill Boyke (N8OZV)</u>&nbsp\;of the Ford Motor Company\,&nbsp\; <u>Tin Lizzy</u>&nbsp\;Amateur Radio&nbsp\;Club has registered special eve nt Amateur Radio Station\, 'K0P' (Kilo Zero Papa)&nbsp\; with the FCC.&nbs p\;&nbsp\;We expect to see participation from several&nbsp\;local Amateur Radio clubs in the form of operation of low power (QRP)&nbsp\;emergency ra dio communication equipment and simple wire\, loop&nbsp\;or vertical anten nas.&nbsp\; All this equipment is small\, easily portable and will&nbsp\;b e unobtrusive and completely removed at the end of the day.&nbsp\; This wi ll be a good opportunity for non 'Hams' to see what amateur radio is all a bout.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>For the Amateur Radio Community\, as you arriv e\, we have some organizational business to conduct:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Talk-i n on the 2 Meter Wandotte Repeater: WY8DOT/R 147.240 MHz\, +\, 100 Hz Tone .</li>\n<li>Once you arrive please switch to Simplex Frequency&nbsp\;146.5 2</li>\n<li>We plan to operate &ldquo\;Station K0P&rdquo\; with multiple r igs and operating frequencies / Times / Modes / so we are developing a <u> Scheduling system to maximize everyone&rsquo\;s on-air time</u>.&nbsp\;&nb sp\;</li>\n<li>Collecting contact information for the QSL cards.</li>\n</u l>\n<p><strong><u>Please &lsquo\;Sign-in&rsquo\; as you arrive</u></strong >\, so we have a clear record of who was able to attend.&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nb sp\;</p>\n<p><strong><u>Driving Directions</u></strong><strong>:</strong>& nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Entrance to the MacArthur Bridge to Belle Isle is at the junction of E. Jefferson Ave. and E. Grand Blvd.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;(The ne arest Interstate highway junction appears to be the I-375 spur from the I- 75\, and E. Jefferson Ave.)&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong><em>Note:</em></strong> <em> Most major roads on the island are <u>one way</u>\, so pay attention to the signs.&nbsp\; </em></p>\n<p>Cross the bridge\, and stay to the righ t avoiding the construction.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>As you enter Belle Isle proper \, you are directed to the right onto Sunset Drive.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p> Stay to the left as Sunset Drive divides to become Casino Way.&nbsp\; Stay left!&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Turn left onto Central Ave.</p>\n<p>Follow Central A ve. past Muse Road\, Picnic Way and Fleming Street.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Approac h the status of Major General Alpheus Starkey Williams (no relation) at th e junction of Central Ave. and Inselruhe Ave.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Stay to the r ight of the statue\, and circle to the left around the statue\, effectivel y turning left onto Inselruhe Ave.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Inselruhe Ave.is a two w ay street\, so traffic can approach from both directions!&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>D iscover the old Belle Isle police station building immediately on your rig ht.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;(GPS coordinates of 42.340419\, -82.986598)</p>\n<p>You a re there!&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Parking:</strong></p>\n<p>Since In selruhe Ave. is a fairly narrow\, two way street\, parking there is to be avoided.&nbsp\; If the police station parking lot is full (it is rather li mited) please park along Riverbank Drive.&nbsp\; (Note it is one way.)&nbs p\;</p>\n<p>There are &lsquo\;over-flow&rsquo\; covered facilities both ea st and west of the police station along Riverbank Drive\, so there should be room for everyone who can come.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The link below to a map gives a good overview of the entire island with all the roads.&nbsp\;</p>\ n<p><strong><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/belle_isle_map_ color_461800_7.pdf">http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/belle_isle_map_c olor_461800_7.pdf</a> </strong></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>10:00 AM&n bsp\; Amateur Radio Clubs set up small emergency stations and operate.&nbs p\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;2:00 PM&nbsp\; Official Re-Dedication Ceremony ( APCO / IEEE )&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;4:00 PM&nbsp\; Close Amateur Radio sta tions for the day.</p>\n<p>Clean up the grounds as we leave!</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR