[InHam] Fw: Re: ARMAD / AMATEUR RADIO MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY

[kb9ibw@netzero.com]

Could you please Help us get the word out about this event.  Thanks


To Whom It May Concern:
     Hi, and best wishes from Ft. Wayne.  May has been named Military Appreciation Month by the U.S. Congress.  As you may be aware I was the mgr. for the Ft Wayne,In. and National Rally For America Amateur Radio Special Event station setup held in West Virginia.  The purpose of the Special Event was to have Amateur Radio operators contact military personel around the globe to show America's support for our young men and women in uniform.  The event was a huge success.  
     We are going to hold another special event this year on May 29,2004 that will involve all Ham's who would like to contact troops and others involved in Military Service, and to show our support once 
 again.  What we would like to do is have all Amateur Radio Clubs and operators in the United States and around the world set up stations in a shopping mall or public park or other public area where many people may gather, and contact military members and veterans world wide for approx 4 to 6 hours.  We would also allow the general public that is 
gathered at these locations express appreciation to military people worldwide using HF,VHF,UHF and Echolink and IRLP.  Please pass this email on to as many Clubs and Ham Radio people as possible so that we can receive feedback and to get the word out to as many military bases and personel as possible so that they can participate.
     We would like to have Amateur Radio bulletin boards, publications, and internet sites post this information and provide feedback.  
     We here at Ft Wayne, In. as members of the FT Wayne Radio Club, and ACARTS support the idea, and would love to have Amateur Operators join us in this endeavor to help show support to our troops, and thier families.
We could have family members of military personel speak third party via Ham Radio to our troops along with anyone wishing to talk that may be at the location where a radio station is set up.  This would be a great morale booster for us at home, and for our military personnel.
     Please join us in this activity and submit any ideas to KB9IBW / Emery McClendon; Special Event manager, via email at kb9ibw@netzero.com.  
     Thank you in advance and let's show the world what Amateur Radio can do on this Special day.
     Other information will be posted as the Event progresses, and we move forward with planning.
Our troops have expressed a desire for this type of support, and Amateur Radio could really be a great opportunity to show the world what our hobby can do for public service.  Please spread the word and join in with us for this very special event which we have named ARMAD.
Amateur Radio Military Apreciation Day.
Thank you!

God Bless America & God Bless Our Troops!

Emery / KB9IBW
Allen County Amateur Radio Technical Society :: Technical Committe Chairman

PS:  I can also be reached on the 145.330 or 145.700,kb9rlw-l #16686 Echolink frequency, and at IRLP node #8380.

Staff:  N9HRA:   Richard Andrew
        N9KNJ:   Ron Kauffman 
        N9RYI:   Bryan Jenks
        KB9JDT:  Emery McClendonII 

        


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