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Good Afternoon <br /> My name is John Van Dalen <br /> My amateur radio call is N7AME <br /> 1316 Hoyt Ave <br /> Everett, WA 98201 <br /> I am here this afternoon to personally thank the Mayor for the Resolution <br /> declaring this week AMATUER RADIO WEEK in the City of Everett. <br /> I am an active member of the Snohomish County Hams Club; WA7LAW <br /> and many of our over 100 members live and work in Everett. Many of us <br /> fulfill the "WHEREAS" statements and many are CERT certified which will <br /> help our local neighbors and the city recover from a natural disaster. <br /> We are from all walks of life but we come together to use our time <br /> communicating to every county around the world. <br /> This past weekend was the Amateur Radio Relay League's annual Field <br /> Day. Field Day is an exercise to leave our homes and join others around the <br /> country to setup self sustaining encampments and to communicate with each <br /> other. The ARRL is the premier amateur radio club in the US with over <br /> 170,000 members. By the way, there are well over 700,000 licensed <br /> amateurs ranging from the age of 8 to 102 years old, who are licensed and <br /> operating radio equipment. <br /> WA7LAW is our callsign. This weekend our club communicated with <br /> over 500 stations using Morse code, voice and digital communications. <br /> Many of the other stations were also encamped in national, state and city <br /> parks around the country. <br /> So, on behalf of all ham radio clubs, THANK YOU for declaring <br /> AMATUER RADIO WEEK. I want to also thank Scott Bader and Cassie <br /> Franklin for visiting our site at Harborview Park the site Saturday. <br /> Are there any questions or comments <br /> Thank you <br /> 6/28/2017 <br />