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Campaign
Statement
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| Commitment
to Amateur Radio |
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Although
I have only been a Ham for 15 years I was an early
believer of the commitment that amateur radio volunteers
make to their communities and wanted to be part of
that effort. It has led me to a decade long service
with ARES in various roles including being EC for
Travis County during September 11, 2001. I inherited
a very active ARES organization in Travis County and
worked hard to continue to improve it. After I accepted
the position of PIC for the section I continued to
work with both the Travis and Williamson County groups
to assist however needed.
I have also been an officer of the Austin Amateur
Radio Club for many years, serving as Secretary, Vice-President
and -here in our 90th year as an ARRL Chartered Special
Services Club -I am currently serving as President
of this fine group of hams. We are active in Field
Day and many public service opportunities. I have
been fortunate enough to organize two ARISS events
while VP, one of which included the mission with Richard
Garriott.
I am also an ARRL VE and have been certified to teach
and administer exams for the ARECC Level 1 and Level
2 courses.
As
our Public Information Coordinator I have worked closely
with ARRL to constantly get the message out about
ham radio to the general public. I have been fortunate
to work with several dedicated PIO's in the section
to assist in these efforts.
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| Professional
Interest |
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addition to amateur radio I am also involved in community
outreach and response by becoming a member of the City
of Austin CERT program and working with the City of
Cedar Park police Citizen's Police Academy Alumni group.
Through these two organizations we have provided disaster
prepardness awareness and assistance to the community. |
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| The
future of Amateur Radio |
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many who predicted otherwise, Amateur Radio is a growing
hobby in the United States and the world. Many become
licensed because they want to be involved in ARES and
we need to continue to provide outreach programs to
find and recruit these folks into the hobby. Once licensed
we need to mentor our new members and ensure they feel
welcomed into the "club" and become the future
leaders of our clubs and our ARES groups. |
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| Issues
Facing ARES and the Section |
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will be many challenges facing ARES in the near future.
We will be addressing both Federal and State credentialing
requirements, legislative battles, increased training
requirements and the ever-changing needs of our served
agencies. The Section will not be able to ignore these
issues and it is vital we work and prepare as a cohesive
team to address these issues and continue to provide
the high level of response that STX has time and time
again. I look forward to working with each of you on
setting and meeting these goals. |
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| My
Goal |
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Although
ARES seems to get the most notice, there are many
areas that the Section is involved with. I want to
work with key members in each of these areas and seek
ways we can continue to provide, and indeed improve,
our services in the South Texas Section. With your
support, we can build a team to accomplish these goals.
I need your vote to make it happens.
Please
vote for me, Lee Cooper, W5LHC for South Texas Section
Manager.
Thanks
and 73,
Lee, W5LHC
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