[Elecraft] Pacific Coast Lighthouses First Day of Issue Ceremony

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Well, Ken, did you step up and identify yourself as an Amateur Radio
Operator and explain how that activity help promote an awareness of these
historic structures around the country?

Ron AC7AC

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

As a passing comment ...

My Lady (N7HKW) and I are lighthouse hosts for the 
Oregon State Parks Department from November through
April of each year.

As an amateur working at two of Oregon's lighthouses for 
five years, I wouldn't participate in activating the lighthouses.  
I know how some management staff ... and more importantly visitors ...  view
the "occupation" each year.

I happened to be in a park office on business the day that
a local club's representative for the week's occupation came
to apply to use the lighthouse and heard the after-he-left discussion.

Of course I understand what's behind the event, but from my perspective of
how it's viewed by non-amateurs , it's counter 
productive.  Almost embarrassing, actually.

We will, of course buy a few plate blocks of Oregon's Umpqua River
Lighthouse stamp. (:-))

73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
k0pp at arrl.net