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Show Amateur Radio Fans Effect New Organization At a dinner held at El Escal-ante Escal-ante Hotel on Thursday evening Dec. 27, officers were elected to represent those interested in the amateur radio field In southern Utah. Kepresentatives from B-a. ver, Milford, Iron County Civil Defense. KSUB and TCTV man-agement man-agement were in attendance. J. T. Jacobs, who has. been the FCC examiner for novice, standard stan-dard and general class radio licenses li-censes since his arrival in Cedar Ce-dar City, acted as the temporary chairman for the organization meeting. He discussed with those attending the apparent and growing need for an organization of this kind In this area, especially es-pecially in view of the widespread wide-spread interest that has been manifest in the past two or three years. It has been felt for some time that the formation of a group of this kind would help to provide pro-vide a means of bringing common com-mon problems to a means of solution so-lution with a minimum of delay. de-lay. Dr. L. V. Broadbent was elect-ed elect-ed president of this group, Andrew An-drew Terry of Beaver was elect-1 ed vice president, and V. C.I Frame of Cedar City secretary.' Under the direction of the new officers a name for the organization organi-zation Is to be,, chosen and presented pre-sented to the group at a latt r date and It is hoped that an affiliation af-filiation with the national parent organization, the American Radio Ra-dio Relay League, can soon be effected. By virtue of the examinations given by representatives of the Federal Communications Com-mislon, Com-mislon, each amateur who obtains ob-tains a license to operate? a station sta-tion Is under pledge to self, to community and nation. There have been 20 or more who have passed license examinations to operate stations In Cedajr City In the past three1 years. Py the end of 1955 there were above 125.000 of these stations operated by amateurs in the United States, and this number has increased by leaps and bounds since then. During World War II the help from amateur operators to the Army, Navy, Red Cross, disaster areas, and to community and nation. was unparalleled and Is now an Integral part of local i and national riefenM A In rh cae with the parent American Relay Radio League. It Is the desire of those interested In southern Utah to onerate and serve in such a manner as to Justify their existence. |
