Rather than using the ARRL language, on the fly, I rewrote their letter to this: (feel free to use or modify).
As a constituent and one of more than 51,544 FCC - licensedAmateur Radio Operators in the State of Texas, I am writing to ask that you do not support S. 1534 in it's current form.It places undue burdens on the amateurs it seeks to protect. The Bill does not balance the interests of all parties. It ensures that community associations permiteffective outdoor antennas, but does not provide direction, achievabletechnical standards, or reasonable time limits on approval. It does not define reasonable written rulesconcerning the installation, placement, and aesthetic impact of externalamateur service station antennas. It requires notification to the association and their priorapproval of antenna installations, so Amateurs will be required to removecurrent installations pending approval. The rights and responsibilities of community associations andassociation residents are so completely protected by the terms of this billthat it will set back Amateur radio rather than promote it. I ask that you insist that S. 1534 be revised to clarify and define the approval process,standards and timeline before it leaves committee and before it goes to theSenate floor for a vote. Thank you for your consideration. From: ke5ith via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> To: bvarc@bvarc.org Cc: ke5ith <ke...@ke5ith.com> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 2:52 AM Subject: [BVARC] Fwd: ARRL Request to Contact Your US Senators Supporting S 1534 - the Amateur Radio Parity Act I am sure many of you have seen this email from ARRL. I would like to hear comments from others on their thoughts on this bill. If I understand the bill correctly it still gives HOAs final say to antenna installation. I don't like that personally. It also requires you to notify the HOA if you already have antennas up and get approval from the HOA in order to keep them. KeithKe5ithKeep a song in your heart and a smile on your face. Begin forwarded message: From: "ARRL Web site" <memberl...@www.arrl.org> Date: July 26, 2017 at 11:10:07 CDT To: ke...@ke5ith.com Subject: ARRL Request to Contact Your US Senators Supporting S 1534 - the Amateur Radio Parity Act <!--#yiv6472558812 .yiv6472558812EmailQuote {margin-left:1pt;padding-left:4pt;border-left:#800000 2px solid;}-->Dear ARRL member, I am writing to you today because we are at a crossroad in our efforts to obtain passage of The Amateur Radio Parity Act. Our legislative efforts scored a major victory in our campaign when The Amateur Radio Parity Act, S. 1534 now moves to the Senate, where we need every Senator to approve the bill. This is the companion Bill to H.R. 555, which passed in the House of Representativesin January. You are one of over 730,000 licensed Amateur Radio Operators living in the United States. Many of you already live in deed-restricted communities, and that number grows daily. NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL HAMS TO GET INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS! • If you want to have effective outdoor antennas but are not currently allowed to do so by your Home Owner’s Association, SEND THESE EMAILS TODAY!! • If you already have outdoor antennas, but want to support your fellow hams, SEND THESE EMAILS TODAY!! • If you want to preserve your ability to install effective outdoor antennas on property that you own, SEND THESE EMAILS TODAY!! We need you to reach out to your Senators TODAY! Right away. Help us in the effort. Please go to this linked website and follow the prompts: https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urge-us-senate-to-support-amateur-radio-parity-act Thank you. 73,Rick- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Rick Roderick, K5URPresidentARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio® ABOUT THIS E-MAILThis e-mail was sent by ARRL, and contains timely information of importance to all radio amateurs. It was sent by ARRL to current members. Your email address was not shared with any third party. To unsubscribe from messages, go to: http://p1k.arrl.org/oo/e67aed5064a526dca7c9be3a4aa66a7c _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Message delivered to k5...@yahoo.com
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