[SARES] Fw: Message From President Haynie, W5JBP

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¡¡¡¡¡¡  WARNING, the light at the end of the tunnel could be a freight 
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From: "ARRL Web site" <memberlist@www.arrl.org>
To: <pafidt@rawbw.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 9:11 PM
Subject: Message From President Haynie, W5JBP


> My fellow Amateur Radio Operators,
>
> There is no doubt that the recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina
> will be the largest and longest emergency actions that hams have ever
> undertaken.  It will also be one of the hardest, not simply due to the
> large areas involved, but also because many of us have friends and
> relatives directly impacted by this catastrophe.  For them, and all the
> people of the Gulf region, we ask divine aid and comfort in this time
> of sorrows.
>
> But we are also hardened and resolved to turn this event into one of
> the most glorious opportunities to show the unique attributes of ham
> radio - it works!  You know that.  We can again show the world that we
> have the best trained, most ingenious and dedicated ARES and RACES
> operators ever in history.  We have the attention of the world press,
> and we will show what ham radio can do.
>
> This will not happen in a week, not even in a month.  The recovery
> efforts will be drawn out over numerous states and are expected to go
> well into the winter.  Hams will grow weary and need relief and
> replacement from all across America.  The ARRL, the national
> association for Amateur Radio, is already working on strategic plans to
> make it possible for these volunteers to come.  Our goal is to provide
> the SEC's with all the support we can muster and allow them to do their
> jobs.
>
> There is a curious coincidence in the fact that the United Technologies
> grant, which allowed the ARRL to train so many thousands of hams in
> emergency communications, ends this week.  Now we are seeing the
> results of that effort.  Disciplined hams, using correct procedures
> have already saved many lives, and will save hundreds more by providing
> timely, accurate and critical communications to our served agencies.
> To the students, mentors, organizers, funders and teachers of those
> courses we can only say, "Well done!"
>
> I know many people would like to move NOW - please don't.  I know many
> of you want to enter the fray, come to the coast and get involved.
> Please, not yet.  Instead, get yourself ready.  Refresh your skills and
> knowledge of protocols and procedures.  Once the agencies are able to
> complete a preliminary needs assessment, we will know who is needed and
> where.  For now, the area is simply too dangerous and no one is being
> allowed in.  Transportation and logistics, including volunteer groups
> coming in, must be done in an orderly manner or we may only add to the
> chaos and confusion.   Information and coordination for such a
> historically large response is being developed and will be made
> available soon.  But for now, work through your SEC's and follow their
> lead.  I would also ask that you be professional and disciplined
> whenever checking into an HF net.   Net control is a difficult job at
> best, so be respectful.  If you have traffic fine, but if not, please
> stand by.
>
> There is already no doubt that when the history of this event is
> written, the role of Amateur Radio will be one of honor.  Unpaid
> volunteers who came through for their country and communities when all
> other systems failed or were overwhelmed.  By working together and
> mutually supporting each other, we can perhaps give these very dark
> days a small glint of glory.  Let these be the days that hams, decades
> from now, remember with pride.  Together we can - and will - make it
> happen because, after all, we are HAMS.
>
> Jim Haynie, W5JBP
> President
> ARRL
>
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