Dear OMs. The ARRL is trying to provide relief to Amateur radio operators living (or will be living) in antenna restricted areas.
I used the original ARRL form letter and I modified it to include my specific situation. Copy of my letter in TXT format is attached. If you care about this issues, forward a letter to your representative. Also, you may ask other amateurs do the same. You will find the original ARRL letter format on the ARRL web site for download. 73s Lou KE1F / ZF2LM =================================================================================================== Louis A. Mecseri 6 Canarsie Place Palm Coast, Florida 32137-8958 August 1, 2002 Rep. Ander Crenshaw United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Rep. Crenshaw, I urge you to co-sponsor H.R. 4720, the "Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Consistency Act," sponsored by Rep. Steve Israel. The bill would alleviate a problem facing many federally licensed Amateur Radio operators living within development communities who are subject to unreasonable restrictions or outright prohibitions regarding the installation of external antennas. Under current law, the FCC applies a policy that instructs states and localities that they must reasonably accommodate Amateur Radio antenna. The policy, however, fails to address situations affecting private land-use groups. Rep. Israel's bill would ensure consistent application of these regulations. This legislation seeks to insure that Amateur Radio operators are available for emergency communications in all sections of the country, regardless of whether they live in a development, such as a retirement community, or townhouse subdivision. Restrictions against antennas render Amateur Radio operators unable to utilize their licenses, which in turn may ultimately hinder their emergency communication role during times of disaster or national crisis. Amateur radio provides a vital public safety communications service to the public at no cost to taxpayers. The Flagler / Palm Coast area, amateur radio emergency communication system is very well developed. We provide a direct link to Flagler County OEC (Emergency Operation Center, in Bunnel) when severe weather or other disaster threatens our county. Long-range communications (Flagler to Tallahassee, New York, New Jersey, New England and other areas) is provided immediately after any hurricane or other natural disaster, regardless of the availability of computers, phones or electricity. I hope you will join Rep. Israel in co-sponsoring his bill. I look forward to hearing from you as you consider this important legislation. Sincerely, Lou Mecseri ============================================================================================================= Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
