[InHam] OT: A direct threat to our Amateur Radio spectrum

[Paul Webster]

> Hello everyone,

(Yeah, I know this is off topic! 

Yeah, I know that you all already received this already. 

But DAMNIT!!!!!They already took a chunk of our 220MC band. 

Now, they want an even bigger chunk of our 440MC band!!!!!

WHATS NEXT???? The 50MC band???? The 900MC band???? The 10M band????

I will not go down W/O a fight!!!!

I will not allow anyone to say that I didn't do my part to save the 440MC band!!!!

I just fired off my email letters to my reps to congress via the ARRL's Rep in Washington DC & strongly urge you all to do the same!!!!

Thank you.) 
> 
> At the request of ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, we are
> asking ARRL
> members to contact their local Representative asking them
> to oppose HR
> 607 in its current form. 
> 
> If you go to http://www.arrl.org/sample-letters you
> will find resource
> tools to assist you in your letter writing.  These
> include:
> 
>         A sample letter opposing HR 607
> in its current form
>         A link to the ARRL Webpage that
> gives the ARRL member the
> contact information for their Members of Congress
>         A link to information sending
> their letters to our Washington
> lobbyist to hand-deliver to Capitol Hill
> 
> A couple of key points to remember when discussing our
> opposition to HR
> 607:
> 
>         We understand and support the
> principle that Public Safety and
> First responders should have the D-Block frequencies.
>         Our opposition to the bill
> stems from the inclusion of the
> 420-440 MHZ Amateur allocation as part of the proposed
> "frequency
> swap".
>        
> 
> Time is of the essence on this request, as the bill is
> gathering steam
> in Congress.
> 
>         Once you have finished editing
> your letter, we request that you
> send it to our Washington representative at Chwat &
> Co.  This allows
> your letter to be hand-delivered to the appropriate
> legislative offices
> without a lengthy delay.  It takes between 6 and 8
> weeks for letters
> mailed through the regular US mail to clear security
> screening off-site
> before being delivered to Congressional office. 
> 
> By US Mail - Send to:
>                
>              
>    John Chwat
>                
>              
>    Chwat & Co.
>                
>              
>    625 Slaters Lane
>                
>              
>    Suite 103
>                
>              
>    Alexandria, VA 22314
> 
> By Fax - Send to: 703-684-7594
> 
> You may also send a signed letter via email to:  arrl at chwatco.com
> 
> Due to the urgency of this matter, I would recommend that
> you either
> send it by Fax or E-mail as this would be faster. 
> 
> Thanks and 73
> John, W3ML
> Indiana Section Manager
> 
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> Section Manager: John M Poindexter, W3ML
> w3ml at arrl.org
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73/75 de ka9jwx, Paul Lewis Webster
SKCC #5322
John 3:16
Long:-87.334L (-87*20'3"W)
Lat:41.4967N (41*29'48"N)
EN61HL
Merrillville, Indiana, 46410-3503, USA 
;-)

--- On Tue, 2/22/11, ARRL Members Only Web site <memberlist at www.arrl.org> wrote:

> From: ARRL Members Only Web site <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
> Subject: A direct threat to our Amateur Radio spectrum
> To: ka9jwx at yahoo.com
> Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 7:14 PM