[MIham] ARES Vests and Jackets

[Frank N8UVI]

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.
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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.


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