‰ NOW 25 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM DECEMBER 2005 QST PAGES 67, 68 AND 97 ‰ SUBCOMMITTEE SESSION WAS FCC CHAIRMAN KEVIN J. MARTIN, AND KRAMER SAID HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO THE CHAIRMAN AFTER THE SUBCOMMITTEE CONVENED. KRAMER SAID MARTIN EXPRESSED THANKS TO THE ARRL FOR ITS ROLE IN THE AMATEUR RADIO VOLUNTEER RELIEF EFFORT FOLLOWING HURRICANE KATRINA. ARRLS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FIRM, CHWAT CO, WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ARRANGING KRAMERS COMMITTEE APPEARANCE. KRAMER SAID HE WAS HONORED TO PROVIDE THE TESTIMONY ON BEHALF OF THE ARRL. I AM PROUD OF AMATEUR RADIOS AND OUR ROLE IN THE KATRINA RELIEF EFFORT, HE ADDED. THE TEXT OF KRAMERS REMARKS BEFORE THE SUBCOM MITTEE IS AVAILABLE ON THE ARRL WEB SITE, WWW. ARRL. ORG/ NEWS/ STORIES/ 2005/ 09/ 30/2/. AMATEUR RADIO ANTENNA CCR BILL REINTRODUCED IN CONGRESS NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN STEVE ISRAEL HAS REINTRODUCED LEGISLATION AIMED AT MAKING IT EASIER FOR RADIO AMATEURS LIVING IN ‰ FROM PAGE 97 ‰ Franklin ARS NF2AR 498 2 10 3,130 NNY Middle GA RA WR4MG K4QM 910 2 27 ‰ END OF 25 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ