[Ares-races] Safety Vests

[Lowell Steele]

For all who are inquiring about ARES vests.
The below questionnaire was sent by the ARRL, I have not seen any follow up
from them, maybe they are working on a standard vest for ARES?????

Bob Steele/N8HGL
ARRL, OES, VE, ARES/EC, SKYWARN
MARS/NNN0LLL
FM09bp
n8hgl@arrl.net
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(Below message was sent in February 2002)

To: ARRL Section Managers, Section Emergency Coordinators, District
Emergency Coordinators, Emergency Coordinators

From: Steve Ewald, WV1X, ARRL Field Organization/ Public Service Team
and Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, ARRL Marketing Coordinator

Subject: ARES Vests and Jackets

Please note: To respond to this message, email sewald@arrl.org.
Do not click on the "reply" button when responding to this message via the
list server. Thank you.

At the 2002 Annual Board of Director's Meeting, ARRL staff were tasked to
research the possibility of developing a distinctive garment for use by
Amateur Radio Emergency Service volunteers, similar to those used by Red
Cross volunteers.

Please take a few moments to complete this questionnaire. Your responses and
comments will help determine how much interest there is in developing ARES
apparel.

Q1) Please tell us how many volunteers you represent if your responses to
the following questions represent the preferences of your group or club:

Q2) If you had the opportunity, would you (or your ARES members) be
interested in purchasing:

     Vest with the ARES logo. YES/NO

     Windbreaker (jacket) with the ARES logo. YES/NO

     I am not interested in buying either option. [ ]


Our preliminary investigations for vests and windbreakers indicate some of
the following options and price ranges.

VESTS
Option A: Full zip, all fleece, nylon with microfleece lining (a high
quality option), embroidered or screen printed. Retail $40-50.

Option B: Reflective style vest, like the type you see police or runners
wearing (a basic quality option). "Bib" style. Retail $15

WINDBREAKERS (jackets)
Option C: Basic unlined windbreaker (a basic quality option). Retail
$30-$40.

Option D: Kasha lined full zip windbreaker (a high quality option). Retail
$40-$50.

Q3) Indicate which options (A, B, C or D) you would be most interested in
buying. Answer "none" if you are not interested in any of the options. If
you like more than one option, please list them in the order of preference:

Do you have additional comments or suggestions that may be helpful to our
marketing research?

Please respond by March 5, 2002, to sewald@arrl.org.

Thank you for your help! 73.