05-23-2001, 03:03 AM
From the ARRL...
NEWINGTON, CT, May 14, 2001--Representatives of the ARRL and REACT will meet in Dallas, Texas, May 16 to sign a memorandum of understanding. The agreement is intended to promote joint coordination of the resources of the two organizations and to facilitate the flow of information to and from the public during emergency situations.
ARRL president Jim Haynie, W5JBP, and REACT International president Chuck Thompson, N5IAG, will sign on behalf of their respective organizations.
"This memorandum of understanding is part of our efforts to establish a common front in dealing with emergencies and disaster communication and with other issues facing the radio hobby, including such things as antenna ordinances," Haynie said.
Thompson said the memorandum will strengthen the organizations' "common goal of providing assistance to the public."
While REACT has been associated primarily with Citizens Band in the past, the organization has widened its focus to embrace amateur and other services. ARRL and REACT share common goals in terms of emergency communication. The primary mission of REACT is "to provide public safety communications to individuals, organizations, and government agencies to save lives, prevent injuries, and give assistance wherever and whenever needed."
The memorandum of understanding calls on the two organizations to "cooperate and utilize their resources from time to time to optimum mutual benefit to both parties." Among specific principles, the agreement will involve cooperation during emergencies and disaster relief and the elimination of "duplicative or technically inferior service" during such responses. "The parties will generally encourage ongoing liaison with each other and urge members of both organizations to develop increasingly effective communications and cooperation," the agreement states.
Thompson and Haynie are long-time friends, and Haynie is a member of REACT in the Dallas area. Haynie was the instructor for Thompson's Novice Amateur Radio license class. He says Thompson recruited him to REACT membership.
Ceremonies begin at 7 PM at the Dallas Area Red Cross chapter building, 4800 Harry Hines Boulevard.
A copy of the REACT-ARRL Memorandum of Understanding is available on the ARRL Web site (http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/mou/react.html).
NEWINGTON, CT, May 14, 2001--Representatives of the ARRL and REACT will meet in Dallas, Texas, May 16 to sign a memorandum of understanding. The agreement is intended to promote joint coordination of the resources of the two organizations and to facilitate the flow of information to and from the public during emergency situations.
ARRL president Jim Haynie, W5JBP, and REACT International president Chuck Thompson, N5IAG, will sign on behalf of their respective organizations.
"This memorandum of understanding is part of our efforts to establish a common front in dealing with emergencies and disaster communication and with other issues facing the radio hobby, including such things as antenna ordinances," Haynie said.
Thompson said the memorandum will strengthen the organizations' "common goal of providing assistance to the public."
While REACT has been associated primarily with Citizens Band in the past, the organization has widened its focus to embrace amateur and other services. ARRL and REACT share common goals in terms of emergency communication. The primary mission of REACT is "to provide public safety communications to individuals, organizations, and government agencies to save lives, prevent injuries, and give assistance wherever and whenever needed."
The memorandum of understanding calls on the two organizations to "cooperate and utilize their resources from time to time to optimum mutual benefit to both parties." Among specific principles, the agreement will involve cooperation during emergencies and disaster relief and the elimination of "duplicative or technically inferior service" during such responses. "The parties will generally encourage ongoing liaison with each other and urge members of both organizations to develop increasingly effective communications and cooperation," the agreement states.
Thompson and Haynie are long-time friends, and Haynie is a member of REACT in the Dallas area. Haynie was the instructor for Thompson's Novice Amateur Radio license class. He says Thompson recruited him to REACT membership.
Ceremonies begin at 7 PM at the Dallas Area Red Cross chapter building, 4800 Harry Hines Boulevard.
A copy of the REACT-ARRL Memorandum of Understanding is available on the ARRL Web site (http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/mou/react.html).