When I was VP of
the Muskegon ARC I asked the City to recognize the amateur radio
community for the important services its provided for so many decades.
This they agreed to do. Here I am, donned in club T-shirt, accepting the
honor on behalf of all Muskegon hams, (many are in the crowd with
identical blue shirts).
This is a close-up of the
plaque we were given. It now hangs with other memorabilia in our clubhouse
(W8AHO - north of River Rd on Scenic Drive).
Besides giving us the plaque, Muskegon proclaimed the last week in June "Amateur Radio Week" and announces as much every year in the Muskegon Chronicle. This news blurb coincides nicely with Field Day which (everyone knows) is also the last weekend in June.
I can see us doing the same sort of thing here at GVSU. Many of our students are hams who volunteer their time and equipment to the community.
You can sense our satisfaction by Larry's expression. BTW, with a call like W8LZ (Larry Zwalocki) you know he's been active for a while (necessarily more than 25 years and an extra-class when these calls were issued in 1978).