[HIham] [koolau-arc] Form letter for Amateur Radio exemption for Honolulu Cell Phone Bill available at the Geek Meet, Sunday 10:00am - 2:00 pm

[Dennis Egge]

Thanks for providing the detailed status.  I was under the mistaken 
impression that this Bill would NOT allow concurrent operation of licensed 
amateur radios and motor vehicles.  When do we appear at the next hearing? I 
just returned from a two-month US Mainland adventure, so I'm sort of out of 
the loop

Dennis

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Hashiro" <rhashiro at hawaiiantel.net>
To: "Ham Radio in Hawai'i" <hiham at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: <koolau-arc at googlegroups.com>; "HamRadioHawaii" 
<hamradiohawaii at yahoogroups.com>; "EARC" <WH6CZB_EARC at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: [HIham] [koolau-arc] Form letter for Amateur Radio exemption 
for Honolulu Cell Phone Bill available at the Geek Meet, Sunday 10:00am - 
2:00 pm


>
> I'm not sure which staffer you're referring to, but the bottom line is a
> staffer that works with the City Council HAS taken care of us.  That
> exemption language was included in a discussion and a meeting between
> KH7U, KH6MEI and AH6RH with the Transportation/Planning Committee Chair
> person, and the result of that meeting has gone through the process and
> has led up to being included in the official version coming out of the
> second Transportation/Planning Committee meeting, which is heading to
> the Council's Third Reading.
>
> 1)  That exemption language has been entered and passed the
> Transportation/Planning Committee as Bill 4, CD2 FD1, Okino's version,
> as it exempts both two-way mobile radio used in the scope and
> fulfillment of work-related duties, and amateur radio.  So we want to
> testify that we support this version.
>
> 2)  Apo's version replaces the text of the infraction with holding the
> mobile electronic device near the ear.  Normally, this would exclude a
> handheld two-way radio microphone, but for the interest of clarity,
> we're asking for a clear exemption so that both the two-way radio users
> at work and amateur radio users would be covered.  So we want to testify
> that we support Apo's version with a clear exemption for two-way and
> amateur radio.  It's likely that Apo's version might not be considered
> in the full Council -- but really, anything can happen.  Someone could
> walk in a third version on Wednesday morning.
>
> 3)  At this time, there is no CD3 version -- either proposed or passed.
> It would appear as CD2, FD and a number.
>
> None of this is effective and a done deal until we see what happens at
> Third Reading.  That's why we want to communicate our support for these
> versions of Bill 4, as described above.
>
> I'll update this web page with the above information later tonight.  I'm
> late for a function this evening.
>
> http://www.qsl.net/ah6rh/am-radio/cellular-phone-ordinance.html
>
>
> The Third Reading will be held on Wed, Apr 22 at 10:00 am.
>
>
> Ron H
>
> Dennis Egge wrote:
>> Those of us who testified in the beginning were assured by a staffer that
>> amateur radio operators would "be taken care of", so now we are asking 
>> for
>> an exemption?  I testified that we were licensed by the FCC to operate 
>> our
>> mobile equipment safely; I know, I'm being cynical.
>> So, the way read in CD3, who will be authorized to pick up a microphone 
>> and
>> talk into it while operating a motor vehicle in Hawaii?  It would seem,
>> practically no-one.  Maybe we just need our licenses and a training 
>> course
>> the government would be required to offer HPD and HFD employees, for
>> example?
>>
>> Dennis (KH7MU)
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ron Hashiro" <rhashiro at hawaiiantel.net>
>> To: "Ham Radio in Hawai'i" <hiham at mailman.qth.net>; "HamRadioHawaii"
>> <hamradiohawaii at yahoogroups.com>; "EARC" <WH6CZB_EARC at yahoogroups.com>;
>> "KARC" <koolau-arc at googlegroups.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 9:09 PM
>> Subject: [koolau-arc] Form letter for Amateur Radio exemption for 
>> Honolulu
>> Cell Phone Bill available at the Geek Meet, Sunday 10:00am - 2:00 pm
>>
>>
>>
>>> Oahu Hams,
>>>
>>> If you wish to support the exemption for amateur radio in the current
>>> proposed mobile cellular telephone bill that will under go it's Third
>>> and possibly final reading before it heads to the Mayor's desk for
>>> approval, stop by the Geek Meet at Magic Island, Sunday from 10:00 am to
>>> 2:00 pm.
>>>
>>> You can add your name to the letter that will be submitted to the City
>>> Council, supporting the proposed bills with the exemption for amateur
>>> radio.
>>>
>>> Talk-in frequency will be 146.88, but it may be manned intermittently,
>>> as we'll have lots of visitors asking questions about amateur radio.
>>> Eric, NH6TY and I will be there.
>>>
>>> Ron H
>>>
>>>
>>> >>
>>>
>>
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> HIham mailing list
>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/hiham
>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>> Post: mailto:HIham at mailman.qth.net
>>
>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>>
>>
>
>
> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups 
> "Koolau ARC" group.
> To post to this group, send email to koolau-arc at googlegroups.com
> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to 
> koolau-arc+unsubscribe at googlegroups.com
> For more options, visit this group at 
> http://groups.google.com/group/koolau-arc?hl=en
> -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
>
>