[Ares-races] PRB-1 In Michigan

[Jeff Lake K8JSL]

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> > April 15, 2002
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> > Attention Michigan Amateur Radio Operators:
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> > A battle is about to be waged over the future of amateur radio
> > operations in Michigan and this is a Call To Arms! Cities and counties
> > all over the United States, including Michigan, have been passing laws
> > prohibiting or severely restricting the erection of amateur radio
> > towers. We must not allow this to continue here in Michigan.
> >
> > In 1998, Virginia was the first and only state to pass a specific tower
> > protection bill. Prior to that, five other states passed lesser generic
> > bills. Now we have sixteen states that have codified PRB-1 in their
> > state legislatures with our neighbors in Wisconsin being the latest.
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> > The states with local PRB-1 protection are Alaska, Florida, Idaho,
> > Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico,
> > Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and
> > Wyoming.
> >
> > Michigan hams have no such protection, but that's about to change. The
> > Michigan Section Leadership has formed a Work Group to forge ahead and
> > get an antenna bill passed in our state. We cannot do this alone, it is
> > a monumental project and we need help.
> >
> > Individuals that would like to help should contact me, but most
> > importantly we need the help of all of our Affiliated and Special
> > Service Clubs. We need a commitment to see this through. Clubs can help
> > by making information available to their membership and when the time is
> > right to send letters of support to our legislators. Clubs can help by
> > turning out members to attend committee sessions in Lansing in a show of
> > support. A similar bill in Tennessee was just defeated due to lack of
> > support.
> >
> > I appeal to every one of you to help us in this effort. Our ability to
> > erect antennas and operate on our bands will be seriously jeopardized if
> > we do nothing.
> >
> > I can be contacted at w8fqt@arrl.org or at 313 730-2111 and I will put
> > you in touch with our Work Group.
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> > Dick Mondro, W8FQT
> > ARRL, Michigan Section Manager
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> > ARRL Michigan Section
> > Section Manager: Richard J. Mondro, W8FQT
> > w8fqt@arrl.org
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> ****URGENT PLEASE READ ON****
> If your club or association has a web site we have created a webpage on
this
> subject. You can direct link to it
> at  http://www.k8jsl.net/prb1.htm
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> Please send an e-mail to webmaster@k8jsl.net and let us know where the
link
> is.
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