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OK, here's more information from the "Eastern Mass ARRL" website.
Here's one link where the governors office contacted the EMass Ham rep:
"A representative from the Governor's office has
reached out to the Amateur Radio community in the
wake of last week's perceived "snubbing" of
Amateur Radio emergency communications efforts in
comments made by the Governor in a televised "Town Meeting."
According to Eastern MA Section Emergency
Coordinator Rob Macedo, KD1CY, Pam Hickman from
the Governor's Office of External Relations
telephoned Macedo yesterday. "Hickman stated the
Governor's Office would like to the 'make the
situation right,'" explained KD1CY. "
<http://ema.arrl.org/article.php?sid=805>
Copyright © Eastern Massachusetts ARRL 1998-2008
And followed later by this May 2006 report where
the hoped for proclamation was in fact issued.:
"Governor Romney has designated the week of June
5th through June 12th as Massachusetts Amateur
Radio Week. Their efforts are being recognized
because the CommonwealthÂ's more than 13,000
Amateur Radio operators continue to provide vital
assistance to the MEMA, as well as local
Emergency Management Agencies and Public Safety
entities in times of emergency. Amateur Radio
operators have donated these services free of
charge, in the interest of the citizens of MA, as
well as the world, for over 75 years."
<http://ema.arrl.org/article.php?sid=901&mode=&order=0>
(The preceeding is a directly lifted quote from A "Former member South Shore Amateur Radio Club, 1952 - 1956"
Again, taken from yesterday's Ole VA Hams Post.
Sincerely, Danny Dyer, Wb4idu.
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