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HAPPENINGS ARRL COO TESTIFIES ON CAPITOL HILL TO AMATEUR RADIOS VALUE IN
DISASTERS  ARRL CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER HAROLD KRAMER, WJ1B, TESTIFIED ON
BEHALF OF THE LEAGUE SEPTEMBER 29 BEFORE THE US HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND THE INTERNET.  ADDRESSING THE HEARING TOPIC, PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS FROM 9/11 TO KATRINA CRITICAL PUBLIC POLICY LESSONS,
KRAMER ECHOED AND AMPLIFIED COMMENTS ARRL PRESIDENT JIM HAYNIE, W5JBP,
DELIVERED EARLIER IN THE MONTH TO THE HOUSE GOVERNMENT REFORM COMMITTEE SEE
NOV QST, P 49.  AS DID HAYNIES REMARKS, KRAMER TESTIFIED ON THE SUCCESSFUL
EFFORTS OF AMATEUR RADIO VOLUNTEERS WHO SUPPORTED RELIEF OPERATIONS
FOLLOWING HURRICANE KATRINA.  AMATEUR RADIO WAS UNIQUELY SUITED TO THIS
TASK BY VIRTUE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF HF COMMUNICATIONS COVERING LONG
DISTANCES WITHOUT FIXED INFRASTRUCTURE, KRAMER POINTED OUT IN HIS
TESTIMONY.  THOUSANDS MORE RADIO AMATEURS OUTSIDE THE AFFECTED AREA
MONITORED RADIO TRAFFIC AND RELAYED HEALTH AND WELFARE MESSAGES, HE SAID.
KRAMER NOTED THE INCREASED DISCUSSION IN RECENT YEARS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY
INTEROPERABILITY.  THE AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE PROVIDES A GOOD DEAL OF
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RC W9TE KB9WWM 900 2 42 3,672 IN K5PRK AD5NR 853 2 42 3,600 NTX Alliance
ARC W8LKY 767 2 12 3,554 OH N9EE Repeater Group N9EE 1123 2 25 3,526 WCF
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