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PA Amateur Radio Proclamation Signed

Edward G. Rendell, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, signed a proclamation that proclaimed June 2004 as Amateur Radio Month.  The proclamation was obtained through the efforts of EPA State Government Liaison, Fred Serota, K3BHX.

The proclamation issued from the Governor's Office in Harrisburg, PA stated:

    WHEREAS, thousands of our Commonwealth's citizens have been licensed by the Federal Communications Commission as Amateur Radio operators.  These dedicated volunteers, also known as Hams, have been providing vital supplemental communications to their communities during times of natural disasters, in local emergencies and at public events since the earliest days of wireless radio; and

    WHEREAS, these Hams are on the alert for any local or global emergency and are committed to being a critical resource in our Homeland Security efforts; and

    WHEREAS, Amateur Radio promotes international goodwill, encourages young people to pursue and education and careers in scientific, engineering or liberal arts fields and expands the state of the art in communications and electronics through experimentation.

    THEREFORE, I, Edward G. Rendell, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do hereby proclaim June 2004, as AMATEUR RADIO MONTH in Pennsylvania.  I encourage all citizens of the Commonwealth to support the efforts of local Amateur Radio Operators and recognize their vital importance in a comprehensive communications system.

    GIVEN under my hand and the Seal of the Governor, at the City of Harrisburg, this seventh day of June in the year of our Lord two thousand and four, and of the Commonwealth the two hundred and twenty-eighth.

    /signed/ Edward G. Rendell, Governor

View the actual proclamation

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