[CTSARA] Cool: Ham Radio Antenna Bill:

[Jonathan Solomon]

Chris, very well put. There are some generic forms out on the web which
might help when writing a letter. I'll look and post a few unless someone
beats me too it.

Here in CT CCRs and HOAs aren't as big as other places (like where I came
from in MD) but i think it's still important.

On Wednesday, July 2, 2014, Chris- KB1QXR <kb1qxr at arrl.net> wrote:

> One thought when dealing with congress-
>
> A change.org petition is nice, but even if the goal of 1500 people sign
> it,
> this has limited impact on any particular congressperson because many or
> most of those people may not be in the congressperson's district and thus
> cannot vote for said congressperson.  Put differently- if I'm a
> representative from Connecticut, I'm not terribly interested in something
> Texans care about unless Connecticut residents also care about it.  And
> neither me nor my staff will have time to sort through the list of
> signatures to see if any are from CT.  So if the bill isn't on my
> legislative agenda and I can't trade a vote with someone else over it, I
> will probably ignore it.
>
>
> So if you care about this issue, sign the petition sure.  But more
> importantly, contact your congressperson directly.  You can find their info
> using this site:
> http://www.contactingthecongress.org/
> Note that as a House bill, you most want to contact (write or call) your
> Representative, who has the most direct access to this bill.
>
> Most people who care about an issue will never speak up about it.  So for
> everyone who signs an online petition, X people must care, for everyone who
> writes in, Y people must care, and if someone actually calls on the phone,
> they must be really pissed off so a whole LOT of people must care about it.
> Point is- writing or calling have much more effect.
>
>
> When making such contacts, shorter is better.  You don't need to make a
> large argument, just get your voice counted.  Simply explain that you're an
> FCC-licensed ham radio operator, and in times of emergency like Hurricane
> Katrina, ham radio provides essential communications, which requires
> antennas.  This bill would help ensure the ability of hams to have their
> antennas, and you therefore fully support the bill and encourage the
> Representative to co-sponsor the bill and vote in favor of it.  That's it.
>
> Skip the long speech about the evils of CC&Rs, or how heroic ham radio
> operators make a habit of rescuing starving disabled orphan puppies, or how
> you made lots of QSOs on Field Day.  They don't care.  What matters is 1.
> Why the bill matters to you, 2. That you support it, 3. That's it.
>
>
> If you write, expect a fairly generic reply.  The reply is irrelevant, the
> important thing is whichever intern opened your letter marked off that bill
> in the computer as 'a constituent wrote in in support'.
>
>
> Hope some of you find that useful.
> 73,
> Chris KB1QXR
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *Jack Roland* <ke0vh at q.com <javascript:;>>
> Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2014
> Subject: Cool: Ham Radio Antenna Bill:
> To: Jack Roland <ke0vh at q.com <javascript:;>>
>
>
> Greetings all, here is something we can all help with!
>
> Many hams across the country live in new development which are governed by
> CC&Rs. CC&Rs are Codes, Covenants, and Restrictions and they are killers
> for
> ham radio. Most CC&Rs prohibit the installation of ham antennas and as you
> all are aware, you can't operate HF without a good antenna. The FCC
> determined that states, counties, and cities can't prohibit the erection of
> antennas but did not carry their edict to cover CC&Rs, leaving that change
> for guidance from the U.S. Congress. There is currently a bill in the House
> of Representatives to allow a reasonable accommodation for a ham antenna
> for
> someone who is governed by CC&Rs. We all know someone who is affected by
> the
> restrictions but now we can do something to help. There is a petition at
> change.org that requests that the House pass the bill and we need every
> ham
> in the country to sign it. Please forward this link to all your ham friends
> (or anyone else you think might sign it). You can sign the petition.
>
>
>
> http://www.change.org/petitions/u-s-house-of-representatives-co-sponsor-hr-4
> 969-the-amateur-radio-parity-act-of-2014
>
> -- Jack E. Roland
> KE0VH
> www.qsl.net/ke0vh
> www.qsl.net/ke0vh/sbehamnet
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