[SFDXA] Arizona Congresswoman Introduces National Amateur Radio Operators Day Resolution

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    Arizona Congresswoman Introduces National Amateur Radio Operators
    Day Resolution

11/19/2020

US Representative Debbie Lesko of Arizona has introduced a *resolution* 
<https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/1201/text>designating 
April 18, 2021, as National Amateur Radio Operators Day, to recognize 
the important contributions of amateur radio operators.

“Amateur radio operators are critical in times of crisis and our 
communities are safer thanks to their dedication to sharing important 
information with the public,” Lesko said. She was approached to 
introduce the resolution by 12-year-old Raymond, N7KCB, from Peoria, 
Arizona.

“I started *Long Distance Responders* <https://www.hamresponder.com/> so 
I can help prepare the community for emergencies with amateur radio,” 
said Raymond. “There might be a price for a radio, but the ability and 
knowledge to help someone is truly priceless.”

As Lesko’s resolution notes, World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) is 
celebrated annually on April 18 to commemorate the founding of the 
International Amateur Radio Union (*IARU* <http://www.iaru.org/>) in 
1925, and she said her resolution recognizes the amateur radio community 
with a national day in the United States in 2021. The resolution cites 
the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) for providing “invaluable 
emergency communications services following recent natural disasters, 
including but not limited to helping coordinate disaster relief efforts 
following Hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, and Maria and other extreme weather 
disasters.”

http://www.arrl.org/news/arizona-congresswoman-introduces-national-amateur-radio-operators-day-resolution

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