[HIham] 420-440 MHz is safe

[Ron Hashiro]

The latest word in the fight to retain the 420-440 MHz.
It is safe.

Thanks to Bob, KH6ZZ who was among those submitting
testimony to Congress in the fight to retain the band.

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Date: 	20 May 2011 10:46:23 -0000
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        NLI Meets with Congressman King regarding HR 607 - 70cm is
        SAFE!!!
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            Thu May 19, 2011 12:45 pm (PDT)



    To The SECARRL YahooGroup-

    Please see the press release below. I led a delegation of Amateur
    Radio operators who met with Congressman Peter King (R-NY) this
    morning about HR 607. The press release is self-explanatory and
    should be of good news to many radio amateurs who utilize the
    70-centimeter band.

    A photo from the meeting will be available on the NLI website:
    nli.arrl.org

    Please contact me if you have any questions.

    73,
    Mike Lisenco N2YBB
    SM NLI

    --

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    Contact:
    Mike Lisenco, N2YBB
    n2ybb at arrl.org <mailto:n2ybb%40arrl.org>
    917-865-3538

    May 19, 2011, Massapequa Park, NY - A delegation of Amateur Radio
    operators from the Long Island / New York City area met this morning
    with Congressman Peter T. King (R-NY) to discuss his recent proposed
    legislation, HR 607, and its impact on Amateur Radio.

    Congressman King said that he fully understands and appreciates the
    importance of Amateur Radio and the service it provides to the
    community, and that he would see to the modification of the bill so
    that the 420 - 440 MHz band would be excluded from the spectrum to
    be auctioned. The delegation included Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, ARRL
    Section Manager for New York City / Long Island (NLI), Peter
    Portanova, WB2OQQ, NLI Local Government Liaison (LGL), George
    Tranos, N2GA, NLI State Government Liaison (SGL), and Jim Mezey,
    W2KFV, NLI ARES Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC).

    "The Congressman went on to explain that it was never his intention
    to remove the 70 centimeter band from Amateur use. He further asked
    us to `get the word out' and inform the Amateur Radio community that
    70 centimeters is not in jeopardy," said Lisenco.

    Lisenco, Mezey and Tranos spoke about the importance of Amateur
    Radio emergency communications while Portanova, who is also the
    local AMSAT representative, addressed satellite and other amateur
    use of the 70 centimeter band.

    The Congressman was very receptive to the group, who also extended
    an invitation to attend Field Day locations in his District.

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