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NAB Hosts ARRL Beltway Hams

ARRL First Vice President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, and President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, at NAB Headquarters.

NEWINGTON, CT--Mar 9, 2001--For the second time in six months, Washington, DC area hams and ARRL officials huddled inside the Beltway to discuss some of the major issues facing Amateur Radio. On hand to talk about the League's agenda were ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP; First Vice President Joel Harrison, W5ZN; and Executive Vice President Dave Sumner, K1ZZ.

Some 45 hams employed in the telecommunications area or closely associated with telecommunications heard Haynie, Harrison and Sumner describe ARRL's efforts relating to the protection of Amateur Radio spectrum and amateurs' rights to erect towers. The group met at National Association of Broadcasters headquarters.

ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, and NAB Vice President for Science and Technology John Marino, KR1O.	NAB luncheon attendees listen to ARRL Executive Vice President Dave Sumner, K1ZZ.

NAB's Vice President for Science and Technology John Marino, KR1O, served as host for the gathering. According to Marino, many of the NAB staff are hams, as are some well-known radio personalities.

ARRL Honorary Vice President Hugh Turnbull, W3ABC, and Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, exhibit an ARRL "Amateur Radio" plate.

ARRL Executive Vice President Dave Sumner, K1ZZ, said that a cooperative spirit exists between NAB and Amateur Radio. "It's a traditional relationship that stems from there being so many hams involved in broadcasting from its very beginning," he said.

In a light-hearted reference to recent efforts to allow District of Columbia hams to acquire automobile ham plates, ARRL Legislative and Public Affairs Manager Steve Mansfield, N1MZA, presented license-plate-sized ARRL "Amateur Radio" tags to all of those attending the luncheon. At the conclusion of the meeting Marino invited the group to return this fall.

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