[ADXA] Time to send in your letters!

[Bill]

Time to send in your letters!


From: ARRL Members Only Web site memberlist at www.arrl.org
Sent: Wed, February 23
Subject: HR607--URGENT!!!

As in all of these requests, keep your letters/emails concise,
emotion/demand free and on topic. Remember to emphasize our Service to
our communities with particular examples if you have them--'fostering
international goodwill' is far down the list when we're competing with
Public Safety.

A message from Dan Henderson N1ND, ARRL Regulatory Manager:

As you may have read, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) has introduced the
"Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011" and the bill has been
assigned HR 607 as its number.  The full story about the Bill's
introduction can be found on the ARRL web at
      
http://www.arrl.org/news/spectrum-management-bill-threatens-amateur-frequencies

As you will read, while the ARRL supports spectrum for the Public
Safety needs, we oppose HR 607 in its current form because of the
inclusion of the 420-440 MHz spectrum (most of the Amateur 70-cm UHF
allocation) as part of a spectrum swap.

At the request of ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, we are asking ARRL
members to contact their local Representative asking them to oppose HR
607 in its current form. Members should be directed to
http://www.arrl.org/sample-letters for resources tools to assist them
in their letter writing.  These include:

        A sample letter opposing HR 607 in its current form
        A link to the ARRL Webpage that gives the ARRL member the
contact information for their Members of Congress
        A link to information sending their letters to our Washington
lobbyist to hand-deliver to Capitol Hill

A couple of key points to remember when discussing our opposition to HR
607:

        We understand and support the principle that Public Safety and
First responders should have the D-Block frequencies.
        Our opposition to the bill stems from the inclusion of the
420-440 MHZ Amateur allocation as part of the proposed "frequency
swap".
      

Time is of the essence on this request, as the bill is gathering steam
in Congress. So please make your membership contacts as soon as
possible. Finally, please include my address n1nd at arrl.org in what you
distribute to the ARRL membership (for our records here at HQ.) 

Thanks for stepping up to the plate to assist with the direct threat to
our Amateur Radio spectrum. What you bring to the table helps us keep
this ship heading in the right direction.  Please contact me if you
have any problems or questions with this request. 

73

Dan Henderson, N1ND
Regulatory Information Manager
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio(tm)
860-594-0236
dhenderson at arrl.org