AMATEUR RADIO MONTH
JUNE 2022
WHEREAS, Amateur Radio represents an organized, volunteer communications public service asset, duly authorized by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, and through research and experimentation, Amateur Radio has contributed to the advancement of radio technology; and
WHEREAS, The New Hampshire Section of the American Radio Relay League (NH ARRL) has a Memorandum of Understanding with New Hampshire’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management to provide backup communications capabilities in times of disaster; and
WHEREAS, Licensed Amateur Radio operators in New Hampshire, using skills developed through practice and radio equipment built or purchased themselves, form a vital communications network under the auspices of the American Radio Relay League – New Hampshire Amateur Radio Emergency Service (NH-ARES) program; and
WHEREAS, The Amateur Radio Emergency Service continues to work toward providing critical communications assets for the public good, in times of local and national emergencies and at numerous non-profit public service events held throughout the year; and
WHEREAS, beyond providing public emergency assistance, New Hampshire’s Radio Amateurs contribute to international friendship and good will by way of their daily communications throughout the world in pursuit of their education and skill- and
WHEREAS, during the weekend of June 25-26, New Hampshire Amateur Radio operators will join thousands of other amateurs throughout the United States and the world in sharpening their operating skills under emergency conditions in an annual preparedness exercise known as “Field Day;”
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CHRISTOPHER T. SUNUNU, GOVERNOR of the State of New Hampshire, do hereby proclaim JUNE 2022 as AMATEUR RADIO MONTH in the State of New Hampshire, and call this to the attention of all citizens.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the State of New Hampshire to be affixed this 24th day of May, 2022.
Christopher T. Sununu