[ARRL-OK] "When all else fails …

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In just six weeks it will time for FD 2003.  It is  time to get the 
arrangements finalized, pins and shirts ordered and other preparation if you 
have not done so.  Let me know of your FD plans…..I wish you good luck and a 
safe 2003 Field Day.  

73, John-WB5SYT 

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The new 2003 ARRL Field Day logo says it all: "When all else fails . . . ," 
the legend in the upper left-hand corner declares. The four-part image--which 
will be on this year's Field Day pin and other gear--depicts a tornado and 
downed utility lines in opposing corners, and an Amateur Radio transceiver in 
the lower right. Field Day 2003 takes place June 28-29--as always the fourth 
full weekend in June. 
Jerry Conover, NE7I, of Flagstaff, Arizona, suggested the slogan for 2003. 
"It came to me just before Field Day last year," said Conover, a professor of 
marketing at Northern Arizona University. "I think there's a general lack of 
understanding in the public about what hams can do," he said. "I think the 
slogan shows our spirit and pride as amateurs and lets the world know we'll 
be there."  The logo was designed by ARRL Graphic Arts Supervisor Sue Fagan 
and Senior Technical Illustrator David Pingree, N1NAS. 

The "When all else fails . . ." slogan fits right in with the original notion 
of Field Day. Started in 1933, the exercise was--and still is--a way to test 
a station's or a club's emergency preparedness. The logo and slogan for 2003 
also help to focus attention on the new Class F operating category. Stations 
operating as Class F will go on the air during Field Day from an official 
Emergency Operations Center (EOC) set up by a governmental agency or a 
non-governmental organization, such as the American Red Cross or the 
Salvation Army. 


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