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EVERYTHING YOULL NEED IN ONE LOCATION, INCLUDING A BACKUP RADIO, AN EXTRA
BATTERY PACK, AND A BACKUP ANTENNA.  LUNCH, SNACKS, BEVERAGES, A FOLDING
CHAIR, PENS, A CLIPBOARD, AND PAPER ARE ALSO NECESSITIES.  PREPARE YOUR CAR
IN ADVANCE AS WELL, WITH ANY PLACARD OR PARKING PASS THE EVENT ORGANIZERS
GAVE YOU.  ADDITIONALLY, YOULL WANT TO BRING YOUR CELL PHONE IN CASE OF
EMERGENCIES THAT REQUIRE YOU TO CALL 911.  YOULL WANT TO BE AS SELF
SUFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE, AS IT IS VERY LIKELY YOU WILL BE DOING
COMMUNICATIONS AT YOUR ASSIGNED LOCATION BY YOURSELF.  EARLY THE DAY OF THE
EVENT YOULL WANT TO BE AT YOUR ASSIGNED LOCATION EARLIER THAN THE
ORGANIZATION HAS REQUESTED.  ASSUMING THE EVENT IS OUTDOORS 95 OF THEM ARE,
YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO LEAVE EARLY IN THE MORNING, NAVIGATE ROAD
CLOSURES, PARK YOUR VEHICLE, AND SET UP EQUIPMENT IN THE DARK, MEANING IT
MAY BE COLD, ESPECIALLY IN THE SPRING AND FALL.  YOULL WANT TO DRESS IN
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