[FLham] Sample Letter

Fri, 21 Jun 2002 18:31:20 -0400

I  think Brian's letter is very good, however, we need to give the Congress
people a reason to support this measure not just a reason to protect our
rights.  We have the greatest reasons in the world for them to support
amateur radio.
We save the government money the amplify:
Hurricanes help
Disaster Work
Maritime nets
many many more
Let us sell benefits not just self interest
George Mann
KJ4UW Precinct 20 Committee Man
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
Behalf Of Brian Carling
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 7:42 AM
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: [FLham] Sample Letter

Here's a better written sample letter to your congresscritter than the
MESSED-UP-
looking one that is on the ARRL web site:

Your Name
Your Callsign
Your Address

6/16/2002

Dear Congressman FILL IN NAME,
I urge you to co-sponsor H. R. 4720,  The Amateur Radio Emergency
Communications Consistency Act, sponsored by Rep. Steve Israel.

The bill would alleviate a problem facing many federally licensed Amateur
Radio
operators living within development communities who are subject to
unreasonable
restrictions or outright prohibitions regarding the installation of external
antennas.
Under current law, the FCC applies a policy which instructs states and
localities
that they must reasonably accommodate Amateur Radio antennas.

The policy, however, fails to address situations affecting private land-use
groups.
Rep. Israel's bill would ensure consistent application of these regulations.

In Florida many amateur radio operators cannot use their stations
effectively if
they live under regulations of land-use groups that are more restrictive
than the
regulations in Florida Statutes 91-28, Sections 125.0185 and 166.0435, which
apply to counties and municipalities. We need to make the regulations
permitted
for land-use groups consistent
with those of counties and municipalities in Florida. The Federal
legislation would
do so and benefit the entire U. S. as well as our State which is
particularly prone
to having communications systems destroyed by frequent hurricanes.

Therefore, I urge you to co-sponsor H. R. 4720, The Amateur Radio Emergency
Communications Act.

Sincerely,

Your Name
Your Town

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