PRINTER'S NO. 1485
No. 142 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY KREBS, ROSS, ARMSTRONG, LEDERER, RUBLEY, PIPPY,
CLARK, WALKO, M. BAKER, FAIRCHILD, MAJOR, BEBKO-JONES,
CALTAGIRONE, LUCYK, BENNINGHOFF, CAPPELLI, LAUGHLIN, MELIO,
THOMAS, FICHTER, McGILL, DeWEESE, ZUG, CLYMER, CRUZ,
READSHAW, HERMAN, SATHER AND FREEMAN, APRIL 4, 2001
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 4, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating April 18, 2001, as "Amateur Radio Day" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Radio amateurs, through their interest in
4 communications and technology, spark experimentation and
5 innovation using the radio spectrum; and
6 WHEREAS, Radio amateurs recognize the importance of promoting
7 this global resource to provide communication, technical
8 training and humanitarian relief throughout the world,
9 particularly in developing countries; and
10 WHEREAS, Youth recruitment reinforces the interests of
11 amateur radio and the outlook of radio communications in this
12 digital age; and
13 WHEREAS, Radio amateurs have applied their skills to
14 broadcasting, mobile and satellite telecommunications and have
15 been leaders in developing high-frequency digital radio
16 communication; and
1 WHEREAS, Radio amateurs throughout the world are most unified
2 in providing emergency preparedness, response and relief in the
3 event of natural disasters; and
4 WHEREAS, The International Amateur Radio Union has observed
5 April 18 as "World Amateur Radio Day" since 1981 in recognition
6 of the union's founding in Paris, France, on that date in 1925;
7 therefore be it
8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate April
9 18, 2001, as "Amateur Radio Day" in Pennsylvania.
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