All your friends wish you well in a successful high profile endeavor. Many members currently use these 12 V batteries in their shacks as a backup and for emergency use in the field. They have approximately 1 year ups commercial use being replaced on a planned cycling program making them an excellent value for HAM use with a lot of service life left in them. Thanks for the idea Joe. Amateur Radio has a place in every community as an alternate emergency communications system.
Common objectives produce results.
The support of ARRL Field Staff to keep abreast of all emergency related techniques is a great advantage. The 'PR' is of national scope with the best input from areas that have a great number of emergencies during the course of a year filters down through ARRL bulletins and training material. With this information the best applications can be selected for our local program. Having stated the above and combining it with a county government agency receptive to having a third layer of amateur radio emergency communications support is a winning combination. Amateur equipment at government facilities is purchased and owned by Chester County or municipal entities.