OREGON LATEST STATE TO PROCLAIM 'AMATEUR RADIO MONTH'

In the US, Oregon has become the latest state to proclaim June to be "Amateur Radio Month." Gov. Tina Kotek issued the proclamation in time for ARRL Field Day, which is taking place in the US and Canada on the 28th and 29th of June. The state is a busy place on the ham radio map, both for hosting the convention of the Northwest Division of the ARRL and its location on an earthquake fault line that keeps emergency responders alert. Governors in Hawaii and New Hampshire recently issued similar proclamations in their respective states.