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REASONABLY WELL WITH A SMARTPHONE.  POST THIS MATERIAL TO YOUR GROUPS
FACEBOOK PAGE OR TWITTER FEED, OR SEND IT DIRECTLY TO MEDIA OUTLETS WITH A
COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IT DEPICTS.  BE WELL GROOMED AND NICELY
DRESSED APPEARANCE IS CREDIBILITY.  IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO A
QUESTION, WAIT UNTIL YOU CAN CONFIRM A CORRECT ANSWER, RATHER THAN GIVING
INCORRECT INFORMATION.  KEEP YOUR ARRL FIELD ORGANIZATION SECTION MANAGERS,
SECTION AND DISTRICT EMERGENCY COORDINATORS, AND ARRL HQ INFORMED ON WHAT
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YOUR GROUP IS DOING.  TIMING IS EVERYTHING.  AFTER ACTION REPORTS DONT HELP
PROMOTING AMATEUR RADIO TO THE MEDIA REAL TIME INFO DURING A DISASTER DOES.
THE COLORADO FLOODING PIOS IN ACTION DURING THE FLOODING IN NORTHERN
COLORADO IN SEPTEMBER 2013, MEMBERS OF COLORADO ARES DEPLOYED IN SEVERAL
COUNTIES AT THEIR OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.  THEIR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE
THEIR ACTIVITIES, WHICH INCLUDED UTILIZING FACEBOOK AND TWITTER, AS WELL AS
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