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THE FIFTH PILLAR AT THE 2005 ARRL NATIONAL CONVENTION HELD IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE ANNUAL DAYTON HAMVENTION.  WE UNVEILED ARRL EXPO, A GREATLY
EXPANDED EXHIBIT AREA IN WHICH WE HIGHLIGHTED THE MANY FACETS OF THE ARRL
DIAMOND.  ARRL EXPO WAS SUCH A HIT THAT IT HAS BECOME A RECURRING FEATURE
OF THE HAMVENTION AND OF THE ARRL NATIONAL CONVENTION, WHEREVER THE LATTER
IS HELD.  THE FIRST ARRL EXPO IN 2005 IDENTIFIED FOUR PILLARS OF OUR
ASSOCIATION PUBLIC SERVICE, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND MEMBERSHIP.  AMATEUR
RADIO HAS A FUNDAMENTAL MISSION OF PUBLIC SERVICE, SO IT IS ONLY NATURAL
THAT THIS BE AT THE TOP OF THE LIST FOR ITS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.  TO BE
ABLE TO CONTINUE SERVING THE PUBLIC, AMATEUR RADIO NEEDS A STRONG ADVOCATE
TO ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BOTH DIRECTLY
AND THROUGH THE MEDIA.  SO THAT WE MAY BETTER SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST WE
MUST CONSTANTLY EDUCATE OURSELVES.  TRAINING AND LEARNING DO NOT STOP WITH
THE EARNING OF A LICENSE ON THE CONTRARY, THE LICENSE SIGNALS THE
BEGINNING, NOT THE END, OF THE JOURNEY.  FINALLY, THERE IS NO BETTER
EXAMPLE THAN THE ARRL THAT ITS MEMBERSHIP IS THE MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE OF
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K4JLD/346 W5FI/347 I0KRP/349 K0KG/343 VE1YX/349 G4SQA/340 K9VAL/345
W5NUT/362 JA7IC/334 W2YC/335 JH8CFZ/335 WS0E/345 OH5LP/333 K4JRB/371
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