[South Florida DX Association] ARMAD / AMATEUR RADIO MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY

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>From Jeff WA4AW:-Bill W2CQ
 
Subject: Re: ARMAD / AMATEUR RADIO MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY
Here is a gud club project to work with.
 Jeff  WA4AW
ARRL  SFL  ACC
 
> > To Whom It May Concern:
> >     Hello, and best wishes from Ft. Wayne,Indiana.  May has been 
> > named Military Appreciation Month by the U.S. Congress.  My name 
> > is Emery McClendon, and my Amateur Radio call is KB9IBW.  As you 
> > may be aware I was the manager for the Ft Wayne,In. and National 
> > Rally For America Amateur Radio Special Event station that was 
> > 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, 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 public places such as a shopping mall or public park 
> > or other public area where many people may gather.  Then we will  
> > contact military members and veterans world wide for approx 4 to 6 
> > hours via radio.  We would also allow the people who are gathered 
> > at these sites to talk live to the troops, and veterans, and show 
> > them our support.  We ask that Military ham operators and Clubs 
> > join in with us so that we can honor you.   
> >    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, as well as any other sites and publications that can be 
> > contacted.  
> >     We here at Ft Wayne, In. as members of the FT Wayne Radio 
> > Club, and the Allen County Amateur Radio Tecnical Society 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 want to  have the family members of military personel speak 
> > third party via Ham Radio to our troops along with anyone else 
> > 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  (see: WWW.FORTWAYNERADIOCLUB.ORG AND WWW.ACARTS.COM)
> > 
> >    I can be reached on 145.700mhz/kb9rlw #16686; and 
> > 146.474mhz/kb9ibw #106819 Echolink and at IRLP node 
> > #8380/w9fez/145.330mhz.  You may also contact Richard Andrews, 
> > n9hra on 146.940, and n9hra@arrl.net.
> > 
> > Staff:  N9KNJ.........Mgr HF Ops.....Ron Kauffman
> >         N9HRA.........Mgr Technical Ops.....Richard Andrews
> >         N9RYI.........Station Ops.......Brian Jinks
> >         KB9JDT........Special Ops.......Emery McClendonII