Harold, Out of curiosity, what (if any) relativity would your discussions with Army MARS have toward AFMARS and NAVMARCORPMARS? I believe they are now under the same Chief MARS, but am not sure. Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director Great Lakes Division, ARRL 5065 Bethany Rd. Mason, OH 45040 Tel. 513-459-0142; E-mail k8je@arrl.org -----Original Message----- From: Kramer, Harold, WJ1B [mailto:wj1b@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 12:58 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:14420] MARS Hi, FYI -MARS, Dave Patton and I have been conducting ongoing discussions with Lawrence "Grant" Hays, AAA9E/WB6OTS, of Army MARS regarding the relationship between MARS and the ARRL. These discussions began at Dayton when Dave Sumner, Dave Patton and I had an informal meeting with Grant the new Army Mars Chief, Kathy Harrison, AAA9A. We have discussed many ways that we can work together and we hope to have some specific proposals in the future. Harold Harold Kramer, WJ1B Chief Operating Officer ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 860 594 0220 www.arrl.org/ <http://www.arrl.org/> hkramer@arrl.org <mailto:hkramer@arrl.org>