[W1SMH] Good Recognition

[Jim Duarte]

Howdy,

I saw it earlier and immediately sent it to my Sister-in-Law in Daytona Beach. I
asked if she knew anything about it and what she thought. She's always wondered
what this "Ham Radio" thing is all about! COOL! How's things goin'? I've been
pluggin' away slowly here... trying to catch up on stuff and close out year-end
things! See ya!

jd

Kenneth Reynolds wrote:

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> ==>PRESIDENT BUSH ADDRESSES FLORIDA ARES NET
>
> President George W. Bush spoke January 31 via Amateur Radio to members of
> the Northern Florida Amateur Radio Emergency Service Net (NFAN). The
> president was in Florida to spotlight five volunteer groups for their value
> to the new Office of Homeland Security--among them the Volusia County
> Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES).
>
> "I want to thank all the volunteers who help make sure that Florida is
> prepared for any kind of emergency," the president said in part, after
> checking in around 9:15 AM to a regular session of the 75-meter ARES net. "I
> want to thank you all for helping your communities be prepared."
>
> Northern Florida ARRL Section Manager Rudy Hubbard, WA4PUP, said Bush spoke
> from a portable station set up at a Daytona Beach-area fire station. At the
> request of ARES Volusia County Emergency Coordinator Joette Barnett, KG4HPN,
> John Schmidt, AF4PU, and Clifford Fraser, KE4HIY, arranged to have the
> station ready as a demonstration of Amateur Radio's role in emergency
> preparedness and in the hope that Bush would be willing to address the
> 75-meter net. Hearing the president check into the net was a pleasant
> surprise, Hubbard said.
>
> ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, said he was "extremely gratified" that
> President Bush recognized the valuable service Amateur Radio operators
> provide in times of emergencies. "I know that all hams in the United States
> stand ready to do their part in America's Homeland Security Program," Haynie
> commented. Haynie has said that defining Amateur Radio's role in homeland
> security would top his list of initiatives for his second term.
>
> Hubbard said a copy of proposed expanded Amateur Radio antenna
> (PRB-1)legislation was given to the President and to the president's
> brother, Florida Gov Jeb Bush, for possible introduction in next year's
> Florida legislative session. "We Amateur Radio operators will volunteer
> however we're needed, and maybe it will be seen that we can greatly help the
> nation if we have the antennas we need," Hubbard commented. The proposed
> bill would seek to extend Florida's PRB-1 law to include private deed
> covenants, conditions and restrictions.
>
> Bush's stop in Florida was part of a swing through the southeastern US,
> which also included stops in North Carolina and Georgia. The Daytona Beach
> event marked a rare appearance on ham radio by a sitting president. Former
> President Gerald Ford spoke via a ham radio satellite hookup in 1986.
>
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