Envelope-to: dave@picks.force9.co.uk Delivery-date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 03:46:34 +0000 Received: by ptb-mxcore01.plus.net with spam-scanned (PlusNet MXCore v2.00) id 1F9Dcf-0001xK-Jb for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Wed, 15 Feb 2006 03:46:34 +0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore01.plus.net with esmtp (PlusNet MXCore v2.00) id 1F9Dcf-0001wj-Fi for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Wed, 15 Feb 2006 03:46:33 +0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1F9Dbv-0000RL-Ob for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 15 Feb 2006 03:45:47 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1F9Dbv-0000RC-3O for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 15 Feb 2006 03:45:47 +0000 Received: from vms040pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.40]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1F9F0a-0005HM-Nx for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 15 Feb 2006 05:15:38 +0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] ([141.156.167.199]) by vms040.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-4.02 (built Sep 9 2005)) with ESMTPA id <0IUP00MBAMFKI2O0@vms040.mailsrvcs.net> for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:45:24 -0600 (CST) Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:45:20 -0500 From: Andre Kesteloot To: AMRAD Tacos , rsgb_lf_group Message-id: <43F2A3D0.3020101@verizon.net> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040804 Netscape/7.2 (ax;nscd1) Subject: LF: Off Topic: HAM RADIO OPERATORS "TRUE HEROES," Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-PN-SpamFiltered: by PlusNet MXCore (v2.00) ==>HAM RADIO OPERATORS "TRUE HEROES," REP MIKE ROSS, WD5DVR, SAYS IN "SALUTE" US Rep Mike Ross, WD5DVR (D-AR), this week offered "A Salute to Ham Radio Operators" on the floor of the US House. Ross, one of two Amateur Radio licensees in the House of Representatives (the other is Rep Greg Walden, W7EQI, R-OR), addressed his colleagues February 8 to recognize the contributions of the Amateur Radio community in the wake of last year's devastating hurricane season. "Citizens throughout America dedicated to this hobby--a hobby that some people consider old fashioned or obsolete--were true heroes in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as they were often the only line of communication available into the storm ravaged areas," Ross said. He noted that while ham radio is often overlooked "in favor of flashier means of communication," Gulf Coast communities learned after the 2005 hurricanes that technology can be "highly vulnerable" to storm damage. "Ham radios, entirely self- contained transmitters, require no cell towers or satellites, simply a battery and a strip of wire as an antenna," Ross explained. Because of the "critical intervention" of radio amateurs across the US, Ross said, many lives were saved following Hurricane Katrina. "The dedication displayed by ham radio operators in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina sets a tremendous example for us all," Ross concluded, noting that "now more than ever" he's proud to be an Amateur Radio operator. "The people whose lives were rescued as a result of the tireless dedication of ham radio operators will forever be grateful to these selfless public servants."