[Dx-qsl] Info

[Murray Green]

    Note DX related but interesting. From the ARRL Web page. The last
    sentence of the second paragraph

is of interest to those residing areas that have restricted antenna 
covenants.
73 Murray K3BEQ
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    Payroll Tax Bill Includes Provision for Amateur Radio Study

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02/17/2012

A bill that passed both the House and the Senate today includes a 
provision for a study of the uses and capabilities of Amateur Radio 
Service communications in emergencies and disaster relief.

If passed into law, Section 6414 (/see below for text/) of the /Middle 
Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012/ mandates the completion 
of the study, with a report of the findings to the House Committee on 
Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation. This study would “use the expertise of stakeholder 
entities and organizations” to recommend how to best use radio amateurs 
in emergency communications and disaster relief efforts, and how to best 
utilize the Amateur Radio Service in coordination with the federal 
government in these efforts. In addition, the study would also discuss 
the effects of unreasonable or unnecessary private land use restrictions 
on residential antenna installations and recommend ways to remove such 
impediments.

The bill passed the House with a 293-132 victory. In the Senate, it 
passed by a 60-36 vote. According to the */Los Angeles Times/* 
<http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-payroll-tax-cut-senate-20120217,0,1156758.story>, 
President Obama is expected to sign the bill "quickly."