[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Time to sound the alarm

[Robert Anderson]

I'll send a letter.  Hand written;  those are the ones that get read.

Robert Anderson KJ4RBD
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Annandale, VA  22003

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On Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 9:46 PM KA4GFY <ka4gfy at cox.net> wrote:

> I have been watching the VA General Assembly website since before the
> legislators went to Richmond.  The original 4 bills aiming to outlaw use of
> handheld wireless devices ( HB 377, HB 387, SB 136 and SB 160) have been
> combined/revised with other bills.
>
> SB 160 still survives and allows for an exemption for amateur and citizens
> band radio operators.  However, up until today (4 Feb, 2020), HB 874 also
> exempted amateur and citizens band operators.  That exemption was struck
> out TODAY.
>
> Its time to send your State Senators and Delegates email/letters and phone
> calls to tell them to put this back in or vote it down.
>
> We raised a ruckus two years ago about this and it died down, but
> remember, there is a whole new crew in there this year with some really way
> out ideas.  They can/will do some irreversible damage in the next two years.
>
> Senator Soroviel and Delegate Sickles will be hearing from me tomorrow.
>
> Using a two way radio was NEVER a problem until the proliferation of
> cellphones.
>
> 73, Rich, KA4GFY
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