An antenna holding device for holding test antennas includes a base, a holding pole, a sleeve unit, and a support pole. When acquiring the emergency broadcast request information transmitted from a plurality of monitoring centers, the processing apparatus grasps contents specified in the request information to notify information necessary for the emergency broadcast to a broadcast station covering an objective area. At the web site, a computer associated with a data bank storing the profiles of a multitude of consumers is programmed to find out whether the identified individual is included in the data bank, and to determine from his profile whether there are available at a place reachable from his present location appropriate goods or services. The first end wall has a top surface, a bottom surface and a bore extending between said top surface and said bottom surface. The invention also relates to a method of friction stir welding by means of the welding device according to the invention, in which said device is force-driven.