[ARRL-OK] Fw: [PR-COM:2538] Date of Amateur Radio Awareness Day

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From: "Fusaro, Norm W3IZ" <w3iz at arrl.org>
To: <clubs at arrl.org>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:55:28 -0400
Subject: [PR-COM:2538] Date of Amateur Radio Awareness Day

Clubs,

Please make note of the change in this year's Amateur
Awareness Day.

This year the day will be moved from 9-11 to 9-18.


73,

Norm Fusaro, W3IZ
ARRL Affiliated Club/Mentor Program Manager
225 Main St.
Newington, CT 06011

w3iz at arrl.org
860-594-0230


-----Original Message-----

From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ=20
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 6:05 PM
To: pr-com
Sj: [PR-COM:2538] Date of Amateur Radio Awareness Day

The date for this year's Amateur Radio Awareness Day
previously was announced as Saturday, September 11.  We
are changing it to Saturday, September 18.

A little background:  Amateur Radio Awareness Day
originally was established in 1990 as a Saturday in
September that was clear of other activities.  Later it
was institutionalized as the third Saturday in September.
Then we discovered that on occasion this conflicted with
something, such as a religious holiday, in which case it
was shifted to the second Saturday.

This year there was no particular reason to pick the
second rather than the third Saturday, and the second
Saturday corresponds with September 11 -- a day that
will be commemorated for an overarching reason.

While amateur radio played a part in our nation's response
to the September 11 attacks, concern has been expressed
that by designating September 11 as Amateur Radio Awareness
Day we may be perceived as trying to ride the coattails of
a national tragedy.  At the very least we may be perceived
as insensitive.

While we regret and apologize for any confusion that may
result, we believe the best course of action at this time
is to designate September 18 as Amateur Radio Awareness Day.
Please modify any material you may have accordingly.

David Sumner, K1ZZ
Chief Executive Officer, ARRL


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