Senator Barry Goldwater, a ham with 60 odd years experience, made a special visit to Chen's home during his last trip to Taiwan in January.
更有趣的例子是，曾有多次和陳實忻在空中聊天的美國參議員高華德，在最近一次的訪華期間，還親自拜訪了陳實忻。高華德是位具有六十餘歷史的老「火腿」，也是美國國會山莊「火腿」社團的發起人。